Wisdom from the Fathers

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• Wisdom from the Fathers

An Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles by St. John Chrysostom

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The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, - Acts 1:1...

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“A dog is better than I am, for he has love and does not judge.” Abba Xanthias

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• To Ponder
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“There is love like a small lamp, which goes out when the oil is consumed; or like a stream which dries up when it doesn’t rain. But there is a love that is like a mighty spring gushing up out of the earth; it keeps flowing forever, and is inexhaustible.” – St. Isaac the Syrian

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YEARS ARE NOT NEEDED FOR TRUE REPENTANCE AND NOT DAYS BUT ONLY AN INSTANT.

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ST. AMBROSE OF OPTINA

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“Whoever calls himself ‘universal bishop’, or desires this title, is by his pride the precursor to the antichrist.” – St. Gregory the Great

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“How many pains have you ever taken that you might find one of the Saints who was willing to be your importunate intercessor to the Lord?” St. Basil the Great

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A PRAYER OF DAILY CONFESSION FOR A PERSON ENTERING ON THE WAY OF SALVATION From the writing of Saint Dimitry, Metropolitan of Rostov.

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“Be crucified, but do not crucify others.” -St. Isaac the Syrian

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“The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men” – St. Isaac the Syrian

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SERMON ON THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY -St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete

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