Words from the Saints -- January 19, 2023
Gerald Largent
"When God revealed himself, he united himself with our mortal nature in order to deify humanity through this close relation with deity. Since this is so, through his flesh, constituted by bread and wine, he implants himself in all believers." --St. Gregory of Nyssa
"When you sin, blame your thought, not your action. For had your intellect not run ahead, your body would not have followed." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"From a pleasure-loving heart arise unhealthy thoughts and words; and from the smoke of a fire we recognize the fuel." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"The promised land is the kingdom of heaven whose ambassadors are dispassion and spiritual knowledge." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquility of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes." --St. Dorotheus