Order Quotes by John of Kronstadt

9 Order quotes by John of Kronstadt

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Kronstadt’s sermons blend devotion with disciplined practice. These nine short statements give you a quick insight into his perspective on maintaining order within religious life.

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A Christian must always be kind, gracious, and wise in order to conquer evil by good.

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In prayer and in every work of your life avoid suspicious ness, doubt and diabolical imaginations. Let your spiritual eye be single,…

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It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to…

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Our requests are necessary expressly to strengthen our faith, through which alone we can be saved. 'By grace are we saved through…

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Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto…

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Besides loving each other, we must bear with each other and pardon ? 'forgive them that trespass against us' ? in order…

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Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them all the means to attain this; whilst the Devil, who…

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He who is accustomed to give account of his life at confession here will not fear to give an answer at the…

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A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we…

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Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto death, and…

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Do not despise any man, however poor he may be; but behave with full respect and kindness to every well-intentioned man, especially to the…

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Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure…

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If you see the fury and hear the howling of the tempest, or read of shipwrecks, think of the storm of human passions causing…

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The man who is poor in spirit desires and says with his whole heart, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be…

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Everything that breathes, breathes by air and cannot live without air; similarly all reasonable free creatures live by the Holy Spirit, as though by…

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...people mostly pray as if there were no God with them, or as if He did not heed their prayers. Let us ascribe to…

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Wherefore is this? Because our common enemy, the Devil, endeavours with all his might to oppose the intentions of the God-man, Christ. He endeavours…

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How do we receive the highest mystery of Divine love to us ? the mystery of the Christian faith? With our mind, heart and…

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The heart is refined, spiritual, and heavenly by nature - guard it; do not overburden it, do not make it earthly, be temperate to…

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Your Lord is a God of mercy and bountifulness: be a source of mercy and bountifulness to your neighbors. If you will be such,…

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When you are in the temple, remember that you are in the living presence of the Lord God, that you stand before His face,…

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Christ taught us truth; the Devil teaches us falsehood, and strives in every way to contradict every truth; devising various calumnies against it.

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The Lord is the accomplishment of everything good that I think, feel and do.

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Prayer is spiritual breathing; when we pray we breathe in the Holy Spirit; praying in the Holy Spirit (Jd. 1:20). Thus, all church prayers…

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