"The whole earth is a living icon of……" — John of Damascus
"The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God. ... I do not worship matter. I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake, who willed to take His abode in matter, who worked out my salvation through matter. Never will I cease honoring the matter which wrought my salvation! I honor it, but not as God. Because of this I salute all remaining matter with reverence, because God has filled it with his grace and power. Through it my salvation has come to me."
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26 Quotes by John of Damascus
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Christ the Lord is risen. Our joy that hath no end.
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He who does not believe according to the tradition of the Catholic Church is an unbeliever.
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