Words from the Saints -- May 9, 2024
Gerald Largent
“The tongue of a back-biting soul is three-pronged: it injures the speaker, the listener and sometimes the person being maligned.” --St. Thalassios the Libyan
“It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.” --St. Ignatius of Antioch
"Live simply, honestly, always remember that God sees everything, and as for the rest, do not pay attention!" --Elder Anatoly Potapov of Optina
"The remembrance of God is suffering of heart endured in a spirit of devotion. But he who forgets God becomes self-indulgent and insensitive." --St. Mark the Ascetic