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A collection of scriptural meditations from Saints and Fathers of the Church.

Self-control and strenuous effort curb desire; stillness and intense longing for God wither it.

Any man who thinks that he can solve his own problems is like a bird which intends to fly without wings.

If you lay down rules for yourself, do not disobey yourself; for he who cheats himself is self-deluded.

Strive to love every man equally, and you will simultaneously expel all the passions.

Keep close to Jesus.

Just as desire and rage multiply our sins, so self-control and humility erase them.

Pray and sigh, pleading with God Himself to grant you zeal and inclination: for without Him we are good for no task whatsoever.

The Fathers used to say, “If temptation befall thee in the place thou dost inhabit, desert not the place in the time of temptation: for if thou dost, wheresoever thou goest, thou shalt find what thou fliest before thee.”

Strive to obtain sincere awe and tenderness of heart by meditating upon the economy of salvation.

Self-love -- that is, friendship for the body -- is the source of evil in the soul.

Nothing causes a man to sin so often as his tongue.

Strive to love every man equally, and you will simultaneously expel all the passions.

Pride is known by its deeds as a tree is known by its fruits.

Temptations are permitted so that we may learn what is in our heart.

Spiritual reading and prayer purify the intellect, while love and self-control purify the soul's passionate aspect.

He who fears God will pay careful attention to his soul and will free himself from communion with evil.

The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself.

Humility has such power that it inclines even the hard of heart. For God, the lover of humility, works through the humble.

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Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

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