Envy consumes…
As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Humility is…
Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Belong to God,,,
You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God.
— Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
To attain heaven…
If we are to attain to the kingdom of Heaven, it is not enough to abandon wickedness, but there must be abundant practice of that which is good also. To be delivered indeed from hell we must abstain from wickedness; but to attain to the kingdom we must cleave fast to virtue.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Steadfast in prayer…
Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining the desires of our heart, when God so wills it, is not worse than to receive it; for we know not as He does, what is profitable to us.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Clothed in Christ…
We who have once for all clothed ourselves in Christ, and have been made worthy to have him dwelling within us, may show everyone, if we choose, simply by the strict discipline of our life and without saying a word, the power of him who dwells in us.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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