Words from the Saints -- September 29, 2022
Gerald Largent
"He who wishes to purify his faults purifies them with tears and he who wishes to acquire virtues, acquires them with tears." --St. Poemen
"Firmly control anger and desire, and you will speedily rid yourself of evil thoughts." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"He who is under the power of sin cannot by himself prevail over the will of the flesh, because he suffers continual stimulation in all his members." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Oh, what unfathomable goodness! And oh, what an incomparable gift! How then can we fail to love him? How fail to cherish him? How fail to cling to him unceasingly? So that if we were not so disposed, heaven would instantly cry out against us, earth would groan, the very stones would condemn our utter insensibility." --St. Theodore the Studite
"The soul of a humble man is like the sea: throw a stone into the sea--for a moment it will ruffle the surface a little, and then sink to the bottom. Thus do afflictions disappear down into the heart of the humble man, because the strength of the Lord is with him." --St. Silouan of Mount Athos