The Lord does not say that the proof of his disciples’ faithfulness will be the working of wondrous miracles . . . What does He tell them? “You shall be known as my disciples if you love one another.”
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
— Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
There is still
time for endurance,
time for patience,
time for healing,
time for change.
Have you slipped? Rise up.
Have you sinned? Cease.
Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.
— Saint Basil (329-379)
Silence is the beginning of purifying the soul.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
