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• Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and…
• You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same'…
• The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at…
• We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him, and…
• Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the…
• Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state…
• ... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not…
• ... you must hasten to oppose pernicious pride of mind, before it penetrates into the marrow of your bones. Resist it, curb…
• ... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite…
• The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show…
• Watch yourself with all diligence, lest the enemy steals near and robs you, depriving you of this great treasure, which is inner…
• When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to…

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