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Archangel Michael Logo

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

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

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

The study of divine principles teaches knowledge of God to the person who lives in truth, longing and reverence.

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

St. Gregory the Dialogist wrote about what price we have to pay to acquire the Kingdom of Heaven. It has no exact price. Everyone has to give everything he has. The Apostle Peter gave his nets & received the heavenly kingdom; the widow gave two mites; whoever has a million dollars, let him give that; & whoever has nothing, let him give his freedom.

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

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

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

If they will praise you, you must remain silent—do not say anything.

When you pray fervently, watch, for there will be temptations. This happens to everyone.

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

Make the body serve the commandments, keeping it so far as possible free from sickness and sensual pleasure.

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

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.

We must observe ourselves closely and miss no opportunity to assist our neighbor.

Love and self-control purify the soul.

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

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

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