Words from the Saints -- February 9, 2023
Gerald Largent
"Every evil is a sickness of soul, but virtue offers the cause of its health." --St. Basil the Great
"The man ensnared by pride will need God's help, since man is of no use to him." --St. John Climacus
"Do not listen to talk about other people's sins. For through such listening the form of these sins is imprinted on you." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Love, unchangeable tranquility and our adoption as children of God are different from each other only in name. As light, fire and flame are present in the selfsame operation, so are these three manifestations of the Spirit. When someone is completely permeated with the love of God, the brightness of his soul is reflected by his whole personality as if in a mirror. Therefore the one who loves God also loves his brother or sister. Indeed, the second love is the proof of the first." --St. John Climacus
"Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven." --St. Jerome
"A son of God is a person who through wisdom, power and righteousness has become like God." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"Love sinners, but hate their works, and do not despise them for their faults, lest you be tempted by the same. Remember that you share the earthly nature of Adam and that you are clothed with his infirmity." --St. Isaac the Syrian