Having witnessed all the good things that spring forth from patience, let us not lose courage when we are hit by misfortunes—no matter how difficult they may be. For there is no human in misfortune who cannot find consolation from Job’s example.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Just as the letters on a page are meaningless to a child who has not learned to read, so it is with the Christian mystery. Unbelievers are deaf to what they hear, whereas the experience of the Spirit empowers believers to perceive its hidden meaning.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
So now I have shown you the five paths of repentance. First, condemnation of sins. Second, forgiving the sins of those near us. Third, prayer. Fourth, almsgiving. Fifth, humility. So do not be idle, but every day advance along all these paths at once.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
There is nothing more powerful than a person praying well.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
