Words from the Saints -- July 21, 2022
Gerald Largent
"These three things God requires of all the baptized: right faith in the heart, truth on the tongue, abstinence in the body." --St. Gregory the Theologian
"Arise, O soul that has grown old in sins, and renew yourself with repentance. From contrition and tears mix yourself an ointment and heal the wounds of the fallen image in you." --St. Ephraim the Syrian
"Those who have grieved the Holy Spirit...will, according to one of the Evangelists, be completely 'cut asunder', which means utter separation from the Spirit:...the eternal alienation of the soul from the spirit...Thus 'in hell there is no one who confesses, no one in death who remembers God,' because the help of the Spirit is no longer available." --St. Basil the Great
"There are three things which produce love of material wealth: self-indulgence, self-esteem and lack of faith. Lack of faith is more dangerous than the other two." --St. Maximos the Confessor