“And I will put my trust in Him, and through Him I shall be saved. For God is with us.”
The Service of the Great Compline
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“We want Christ. Let there be Martyrdom, let there be Martyrdom every day, let them beat us every day, twice and thrice a day; it doesn’t matter. The only thing that concerns us is to be with Christ.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“The righteous man is always pushed to the worst place and treated unjustly. But the more that people push him down, the more that God raises him up, just like a cork in water… the harder you push it down, the faster the water brings it up!”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“If you are suffering for your Faith in Christ, the Lives of the Saints will console you and encourage you and make you bold and give you wings, and your torments will be changed into joy.”
Saint Justin Popovich
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“You feel straitened upon Earth from all sides. Everything betrays you; your relations, friends, acquaintances, riches, the pleasures of the senses, your own body; all the elements – earth, water, fire, air, light – play you false. Cling, therefore, to God alone, ‘with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning’, (James 1:17) Who alone is Love.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“Let them burn your body, let them fry it, let them take your property. Don’t worry. Let them have these, they are not yours anyway. You only have need of Soul and Christ! These two, even if the entire world happens to fall on you, it cannot take these from you unless you give them up on your own.”
Saint Kosmas of Aitolia
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“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
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“If you are living sinfully, then no one bothers you, but if you begin to live righteously – immediately come tribulations, temptations, and insults.”
Saint Barsanuphius of Optina
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“The evil one cannot comprehend the joy we receive from the Spiritual life; for this reason he is jealous of us, he envies us and sets traps for us, and we become grieved and fall. We must struggle, because without struggles we do not obtain virtues”
Saint Ieronymos of Aegina
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“The devil is afraid of us when we Pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the Sign of the Cross.”
Saint Anthony the Great
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“There is no joy in this world without God.”
Saint Justin Popovich of Serbia
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“Those who wish to please God go through many sorrows.”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“You will lose nothing of what you have renounced for the Lord’s sake. For in its own time it will return to you greatly multiplied.”
Saint Mark the Ascetic
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“The true Christian is a warrior making his way through the regiments of the invisible enemy to his Heavenly homeland.”
Saint Herman of Alaska
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“I am the wheat of God and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of Christ.”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
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“Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, but to be with God even when trouble is present.”
Saint Isaac the Syrian
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“The mark of a Soul that loves wisdom always gives thanks to God. If you have suffered evil, give thanks and it is changed to good. He has not sinned who suffered the evil but he who has done the evil. Give thanks even in disease, lack of possessions, or false accusations. It is not we who are injured but those who are the authors of them.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Be joyful and cheerful because you have the blessing to be pious Orthodox Christians. On the other hand, you must cry and mourn for the impious, the godless, and the heretics who walk in darkness in the hands of the devil.”
Saint Kosmas the Aitolos
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“Those who clothe themselves with patience will see victory and the Glory of God. For those who love the Lord, even the straitest and narrowest path is more than wide enough. The greatest pain is a light yoke and the most violent death a joyous wedding service.”
Saint Nikolai Velimivoric
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“Let your heart never be afraid of the size of evil before your eyes. The size of thy God is above every size. You’ll win for sure, only trust in God and love God.”
Saint Nikolai Velimivoric
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“When your intellect is concentrated on the love of God you will pay little attention to visible things and will regard even your own body as something alien.”
Saint Maximus the Confessor
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“We should not be put off in the Spiritual life by any power of the enemy. On the contrary, we should depend on the Words of God: “Do not fear with their fear and do not be troubled, for God is with us. Sanctify the Lord your God and He shall be your fear” (Isaiah 8:12-13).”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“The difficulties faced each day by worldly people serve as their ‘monastic rule, and it is by them that they are purified. Such difficulties do far more good for people than any easy, worldly life, which does not help them either to get closer to God or to amass a Heavenly reward. This is why people must accept such difficulties as gifts from God.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“Pleasure is evidence of the wrong path, while sorrow is evidence of the right path. Whenever you think about this, rejoice, as crusaders of Truth!”
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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“It is impossible to escape tribulation in this world but the man who is given over to the Will of God bears tribulation easily, seeing it but putting his trust in the Lord, and so his tribulations pass.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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“If you remain silent and patient, no doubt you will see God’s help. Since He alone knows all, entrust yourself to Him without any doubt.”
Saint Moses of Optina
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“Afflictions for God’s sake are dearer to Him than any Prayer of sacrifice.”
Saint Isaac the Syrian
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“Remember, never to fear the power of evil more than your trust in the power and love of God.”
Apostle Hermas of the Seventy
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“If you follow the events in the outer world, do not lose sight of your inner world, your Soul; it is closer to you and dearer to you.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“We should not be put off in the Spiritual life by any power of the enemy. On the contrary, we should depend on the Words of God: “Do not fear with their fear and do not be troubled, for God is with us. Sanctify the Lord your God and He shall be your fear” (Isaiah 8:12-13).”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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