"I have always something to repent for after having talked, but have never been sorry for having been silent" Saint Arsenius the Great
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Saint Makarios of Egypt
Indeed, it is becoming man that if he fasts or keeps the night vigil, or prays or does anything of good, he should attribute it all to the Lord, and say, "If God had not empowered me, I could never have fasted or prayed or left the world." In this way, God sees your good… Continue reading Saint Makarios of Egypt
St. John of Chrysostom
Do you want to work miracles also like the disciples? Be rid of transgressions and you have accomplished it. Yes, for sin is a great demon, beloved. And if you exterminate sin, you have performed a greater thing than they who drive out ten thousand demons. Saint John of Chrysostom the Golden Mouth
Learn Boldness from Sinners
“It is amazing that religious people are shy of being religious while sinners are bold and daring in sinning and condemning spiritualities.” ~H.H Pope Shenouda
You are Mad, You are not Like us
“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, ‘You are mad, you are not like us.” -Saint Anthony the Great
Striking at a Shadow
He [or she] who lives virtuously cannot be injured by any hardship or be deprived of their inward pleasure. For being supported by favorable hopes, nothing will be able to throw [the Christian] into dejection. What is there that anyone can possibly do to cause the noble-minded Christian to become sorrowful? Take away his [or… Continue reading Striking at a Shadow
Fathers in Iconography 