“Blessed is the one who, exalted by love, has become a city founded upon a mountain, from which the enemy, when he saw it, withdrew in fear, trembling at its security in the Lord.”
+
+
“Blessed the one who has become a good Spiritual net and caught many for the Good Lord, such a one will greatly praised by the Lord!”
“Blessed the one who has become like a noble warrior in the Lord’s work, rousing the idle, encouraging the faint-hearted in the way of the Lord.”
“Blessed is the one who continually humbles himself willingly; he will be Crowned by the One Who willingly humbled Himself for our sake.”
“Blessed the one who seated in his cell, like a noble warrior, guards the treasure of the Kingdom, that is his body with his Soul, blameless in the Lord.”
“Blessed the one who farms fair and good thoughts each day and by hope conquers the wicked passion of despondency, by which the Lord’s ascetics are warred upon.”
“Blessed the one who honours the Saints and loves his neighbour and has banished envy from his own Soul; envy through which Cain became his brothers’ murderer!”
“Blessed is the one who is fired by the fear of God, ever having in himself the fervour of the Holy Spirit, and who has burned up the thorns and thistles of the thoughts.”
“Blessed is he who like a fire is ablaze with Love.”
“Blessed is he who is a stranger to anger and irritability, for anger does not
beget a man of God’s truth.”
“Blessed the one who loves repentance that saves sinners and has not thought of doing ill, like someone ungrateful before God our Saviour!”
“Blessed is the one who has not been worsted by the passion of despondency like a coward, but has found perfect endurance, by which all the Saints received their Crowns.”
“Blessed is the one who is fired by the fear of God, ever having in himself the fervour of the Holy Spirit, and who has burned up the thorns and thistles of the thoughts.”
“Blessed is he who is charitable to the poor, for he will find many to defend him at the judgement.”