The wrath of God is a painful sensation for those whom He chastises. And it becomes a painful sensation when...
The way to acquire peace is as follows: forget entirely your fall and the sin and give yourself over to...
No fasting from food is of any benefit to those who don’t fast from their other feelings, because those who...
The heart is the eye of human existence. The clearer it is, the quicker, farther and more clearly it sees....
Patience in trials is a sure way of uniting ourselves to God. Complaining separates us from God, so patience forges...
Give something to God as a “thank you” present, for the fact that you’re one of those who can give charity...
When you see somebody becoming rich through wrong-doing and then living prosperously, sigh and weep for them. Because this wealth...
All the trials which the love of God sends us are so that we can acquire patience and become like...
The Lord didn’t live among people in order to besmirch them, but to cleanse them. He never sullied anyone, but,...
Sin never appears as it really is, naked, abstract, because if it did, it wouldn’t deceive people’s minds so easily...
If you allow the thought that you can rely on your own powers and proceed in that vein, then pride...
The indolent, the idle and the lazy are not all right with God. Laziness isn’t a good thing at all....
You can hide yourself more easily from the wind than from the sight of God. All the secrets of humanity...
God will behave towards us in the same way as we behave to our brothers and sisters. We’ll be measured...
I think it is only right to stress that the holy New Martyrs were the outstanding resistance fighters during the...
When those who have sinned and seen all the great evil that they themselves have caused and the consequences thereof,...
Just as we wish for God to love us, to forgive us, to overlook our errors, to watch over us...
Just like Him Christ is within you through frequent Holy Communion, then you must become like Him. You must be...
God’s providence Nothing happens without God’s providence, and wherever there’s God’s providence it’s certain that whatever happens, however bitter it...
Don’t foster sorrows iosif isihastul authDon’t foster sorrows in your heart because the joy of the evil one is sorrow...
