Return thanks…
We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
Repented of a sin…
If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
Gift of discernment…
Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbor, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
Many curses the…
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
The sanctifying Spirit…
The sun penetrates crystal and makes it more dazzling. In the same way, the sanctifying Spirit indwells in souls and makes them more radiant. They become like so many powerhouses beaming grace and love around them.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
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