The thief who received the kingdom. . .
of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is ours through the grace and mercy of God.
— John Cassian
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Do not dispute the over the truth with. . .
“Do not dispute the over the truth with someone who does not know the truth; but from the person who is eager to know the truth, do not withold words from him”
— St. Isaac of Nineveh. [Keph I.14] (From the Wisdom of St. Isaac the Syrian)
I beg and beesech you. . .
I beg and beesech you, Lord: grant to all who have gone astray a true knowledge of you, so that each and every one may come to know your glory.
+ St. Isaac of Nineveh , from The Prayers of St. Isaac the Syrian
In truth, to know oneself. . .
In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another’s sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
-St Basil The Great
To lovers of the. . .
To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him.”
St. Basil The Great
One who knows oneself, knows. . .
“One who knows oneself, knows God: and one who knows God is worthy to worship Him as is right. Therefore, my beloveds in the Lord, know yourselves.”
— St. Anthony the Great
St. John Chrysostom: When, then, you make the sign of the cross. . .
When, then, you make the sign of the cross on the forehead, arm yourself with a saintly boldness, and reinstall your soul in its old liberty; for you are not ignorant that the cross is a prize beyond all price.
Consider what is the price given for your ransom, and you will never more be slave to any man on earth. This reward and ransom is the cross. You should not then, carelessly make the sign on the forehead, but you should impress it on your heart with the love of a fervent faith. Nothing impure will dare to molest you on seeing the weapon, which overcometh all things.
+ St. John Chrysostom
