Men imitate the gods whom they adore, and to such miserable beings their crimes become their religion.
Cyprian of Carthage
Repentance
27 March 2026
He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his own sins,
St. Maximos the Confessor
Our Boast
11 March 2026
Seek nothing but to fear Him, to love Him, and to walk in all His ways. This is your boast, and this is your God.
St Gregory Palamas
Pride
9 March 2026
Pride is the extreme poverty of the soul that thinks itself to be rich and mistakes darkness for light.
St. John Climacus
Anima Christi
4 March 2026
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O Good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds hide me.
Permit me not to be separated from you.
From the wicked foe, defend me.
At the hour of my death, call me
and bid me come to you
That with your saints I may praise you
For ever and ever. Amen.
On Insolence
24 February 2026
He who is insolent towards men is insolent towards God, as many of us are. Respect in man the grand, inestimable image of God and be forbearing towards the faults and errors of fallen man, so that God may be forbearing towards your own, because the enemy of God and of mankind, being unable to vent his malice upon God, endeavours to vent it upon his image - man, as well as all his impurities, his darkness, pride, envy, etc. Respect, therefore, man and save him; watch yourself also, do not become irritable nor malicious, do not envy, do not offend, do not lie, do not commit adultery, do not steal, and so on.
St. John of Kronstadt
On Marriage
16 February 2026
The husband and wife should be like the hand and eye. When the hand hurts, the eyes should be crying, and when the eyes cry, the hand should wipe away the tears.
Saint John Chrysostomos
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