• Vespers: Saturdays 5PM
  • Divine Liturgy: Sundays 9:30AM
Archangel Michael Logo

Quotes

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.

It is an insult to the intelligence to be subject to what lacks intelligence and to concern itself with shameful desires.

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

The person who is unaffected by the things of this world loves stillness; and he who loves no human thing loves all men.

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

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

Patient endurance is the soul's struggle for virtue; where there is struggle for virtue, self-indulgence is banished.

All sin is due to sensual pleasure, all forgiveness to hardship and distress.

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

You were commanded to keep the body as a servant, not to be unnaturally enslaved to its pleasures.

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

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

Worldly virtues promote human glory, spiritual virtues the glory of God.

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

The soul's health consists in dispassion and spiritual knowledge; no slave to sensual pleasure can attain it.

Long-suffering and readiness to forgive curb anger; love and compassion wither it.

Keep the commandments, and you will find peace; love God, and you will attain spiritual knowledge.

Fear of the Lord conquers desire, and distress that accords with God's will repulses sensual pleasure.

Filtered (45)
Filters
Search By Keyword
Filter By
See more See less
Topics (Love, Anger, Confession, etc.)
See more See less
Show (45)
Cancel
Parish

Mailing Address

Archangel Michael Orthodox Church
5025 E. Mill Rd
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

Email, Phone, and Fax

[email protected]
440-526-5192 (Phone)