"If you are fond of dressing elegantly, or……" — John of Kronstadt
"If you are fond of dressing elegantly, or when you put on your clothes, think of the incorruptible garment of righteousness in which our souls should be arrayed, or of Jesus Christ Who is our spiritual raiment, as it is said: 'For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ' (Gal. 3:27)."
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John of Kronstadt
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75 Quotes by John of Kronstadt
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It is necessary to rouse the heart to pray, otherwise it will become quite dry. The attributes of prayer must…
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...people mostly pray as if there were no God with them, or as if He did not heed their prayers.…
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When you say a prayer, He (The Holy Spirit) is in every word of it, and like a Holy Fire,…
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When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember…
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Christ is our hope, our cleansing and santification, our resurrection, life and repose. He alone is what we all need,…
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Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of…
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The man who is poor in spirit desires and says with his whole heart, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom…
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Every man on earth is sick with the fever of sin, with the blindness of sin and is overcome with…
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It would seem, after this, that even when living upon earth we must live as if in the heavenly kingdom,…
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Wherefore is this? Because our common enemy, the Devil, endeavours with all his might to oppose the intentions of the…
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Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them all the means to attain this; whilst the…
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Christ taught us truth; the Devil teaches us falsehood, and strives in every way to contradict every truth; devising various…
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