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

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

Listlessness is an apathy of soul; and a soul becomes apathetic when sick with self-indulgence.

Blessed stillness gives birth to blessed children: self-control, love and pure prayer.

If you are not willing to repent through freely choosing to suffer, unsought sufferings will providentially be imposed on you.

A man who submits to the statutes of the fathers, reaches his goal before he has made a single step.

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We are sons of God or of Satan according to whether we conform to goodness or to evil.

Concern for one's soul means hardship and humility, for through these God forgives us all our sins.

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

Spiritual freedom is release from the passions; without Christ’s mercy you cannot attain it.

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

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

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

Praise God continually with spiritual hymns and always remain in meditation and in this way you will be able to bear the burden of the temptations that come upon you. A traveler who is carrying a heavy load pauses from time to time and draws in deep breaths; it makes the journey easier and the burden lighter.

It is better to eat meat and drink wine and not to eat the flesh of one's brethren through slander.

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

Break the bonds of your friendship for the body and give it only what is absolutely necessary.

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

If you abandon God and are a slave to the passions, you cannot reap God's mercy.

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5025 E. Mill Rd
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

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