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- When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God…
- It would seem, after this, that even when living upon earth we must live as if in the heavenly kingdom, dwelling there in anticipation by…
- Do not be irritated either with those who sin or those who offend; do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbour,…
- Worthless is the charity of the man who bestows it unwillingly, because material charity is not his, but God's gift, while only the disposition of…
- The accursed one does not allow the eye of the heart to see the Lord or His saints. He darkens our heart in every way.…
- When you pray either aloud or to yourself for others ? for instance, for the members of your household or for strangers, even though they…
- Firmly believe that the Lord is at all times everything to you. During prayer He is the power and the fulfillment in the Holy Spirit…
- When you see your body wasted away through sickness, do not murmur against God, but say: 'The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;…
- Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon it as unnecessary…
- The best moments on earth are those during which we meditate upon heavenly things in general, when we recognize or defend the truth, that heavenly…
- When hungry, do not throw yourself upon food - else you will overload your heart and body. Eat slowly, without avidity, with reflection to the…
- How can it be other than right to worship the Body of the Lord, all-holy and all-reverend as it is, announced as it was by…
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