Quotes - Archangel Michael Orthodox Church

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

Deeds

A man is neither saved nor lost by the place he is in, but is saved or lost by his deeds. Neither a holy place nor a holy state is of use to him who does not fulfill the commandments of the Lord.

St. Niphon

Humility

The way of humility is this: self-control, prayer, and thinking yourself inferior to all creatures.

Abba Tithoes

Animals, Saints

Obedience with abstinence gives men control over wild beasts.

Abba Antony

Tongue

True escape from the world is for a person to know how to control his tongue, wherever he might be.

Abba Tithoes