Words from the Saints -- October 13, 2022
Gerald Largent
"Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies." --St. Ambrose of Milan
"Let us strive to fulfill the commandments so that we may be freed from the passions; and let us struggle to grasp divine doctrine so that we may be found worthy of spiritual knowledge." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"Every good comes providentially from God. However, it quietly leaves those who are ungrateful, unfeeling and idle." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Faith bears fear of perdition; fear of perdition bears abstinence from passion; this abstinence bears patience in tribulation; patience bears hope in God; hope in God bears indifference to worldly matters; this disregard for worldly things bears love for God, which is the highest of all the virtues." --St. Nicodemos of Mt Athos
"If the Holy Spirit is peace of soul, as He is said to be, and as He is in reality, and if anger is disturbance of heart, as it actually is and as it is said to be, then nothing so prevents His presence in us as anger." --St. John Climacus