“Marriage is not between two but three, the husband, the wife and God. And for it to be successful the three must perfectly cooperate and become a Holy Trinity.”
Fr Demosthenes Nicolaou
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“A good marriage is like a castle. When husband and wife truly love and respect each other no one can overcome them.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“The husband and the wife should be like the hand and the eye. When the hand hurst, the eyes should be crying. And when the eyes cry, the hand should wipe away the tears.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“There is no relationship between human beings so close as that of a husband and wife, if they are united as they ought to be.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Marriage is the key of moderation and harmony of desires, the seal of a deep friendship… United in the flesh, one spirit, they urge each other on by the good of their mutual love. For marriage does not remove God, but brings all closer to Him, for it is God Himself Who draws us to it.”
Saint Gregory the Theologian
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“If a man and woman marry in order to be companions on the journey through Earth to Heaven, then their union will bring great joy to themselves and to others.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“When someone marries, he does so in order that his wife may be his helper for Salvation. He must show love, and they must struggle for their Salvation.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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“Remember from the moment you marry, he says, you will have much pain, you will suffer, and your life will be a Cross, but a Cross blossoming with flowers. Your marriage will have its joys, its smiles, and its beautiful things. But during the days of sunshine, remember that all the lovely flowers conceal a Cross, which can emerge into your sunshine at any moment.”
Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra
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“Children are gifts from God… When people marry and God gives children, they should Glorify God. If God does not give children, they should be calm and not worry.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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“Marriage is more than human. It is… a miniature kingdom, which is the little house of the Lord.”
Saint Clement of Alexandria
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“The aim of marriage is for the couple to collaborate with God, so that they will give birth to sons and daughters of God. Prayer is needed when choosing. In order for them to make a good choice, much Prayer is needed that the suitable person may be given for this purpose.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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To someone who decided to dissolve his marriage because his mother-in-law intervened indiscriminately in his house, the Elder said the following: “A wife you cannot break away from easily. God gave her to you, and with her you will suffer.”
Saint George Karslides
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“The union of husband and wife is a great Mystery, which images the bond between Christ and His Church.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together. Men will take up arms and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love. Saint Paul would not speak so earnestly about this subject without serious reason; why else would he say, ‘Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord’? Because when harmony prevails, the children are raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbours, friends, and relatives praise the result. Great benefits, both of families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise, however, everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside-down.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“True love between a man and a woman can only be found when God is at the Center of their lives.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“When we speak of the wife obeying the husband we normally think of obedience in military or political terms, the husband giving orders and the wife obeying them. But while this type of obedience may be appropriate in the army, it is ridiculous in the intimate relationship of marriage. The obedient wife does not wait for orders. Rather, she tires to discern her husband’s needs and feelings, and responds in love. When she sees her husband is weary, she encourages him to rest; when she sees him agitated, she soothes him; when he is ill, she nurses and comforts him; when he is happy and elated, she shares his joy. Yet such obedience should not be confined to the wife; the husband should be obedient in the same way. When she is weary, he should relieve her of her work; when she is sad, she should cherish her, holding her gently in his arm; when she is filled with good cheer, he should also share her good cheer. Thus a good marriage is not a matter of one partner obeying the other, but of both partners obeying each other.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Marriage is a great and wonderful Mystery, one of the greatest Mysteries of God’s dispensation. A pure and honourable marriage, in the fear of God, is indeed a vessel of the Holy Spirit.”
Saint Nikolai Velimivoric
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Some people criticized the Monk Saint George Karslides because he danced at a wedding.
“Why were you surprised and upset that you were told I danced? Yes, 400 Angels came there and danced and it became so joyous, would I not dance too? The groom was 19 years old and the bride was 18 and it was as Christ and the Church wanted them to be, that is why it became such a Spiritual festival.”
When the Mystery of Marriage took place in the Church, the Elder Saint George Karslides took part together with the Priest of our village. When the Mystery was over and the Elder went to bless the Newlyweds, he said:
“The Holy Dove, the Holy Spirit, was the first to come down and kiss the Crowns, and He Blessed you.”
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“A husband and wife should be like two wings of a bird, working together to soar towards God.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“If God had designed woman as man’s master, He would have taken her from his head; if as his slave, He would have taken her from his feet; but as He designed her for his companion and equal, He took her from his side.”
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
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“When husband and wife Pray together, satan flees from the house.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Spouses must always strive to preserve their love throughout their life; they should sacrifice themselves for each other… If there is love there is sacrifice.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“Don’t ever talk to your wife badly because sometimes the tongue kills and destroys love.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“Marriage is a school for Virtue, where patience, forgiveness, and love are learned and practiced daily. It is a Divine workshop where two Souls are forged into one, in the image of Christ.”
Saint Theodore the Studite
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“Do not hope in the world. Be careful in your social interactions. Never listen to what the world is telling you. Temptations come; we’re human. The devil has many feet, altars and traps. Everything will be faced during marriage with love, meekness and patience. Have faith in God and Prayer and everything will go according to the Will of God.”
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia
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“Do not grieve over your lack of money, but rather, over your lack of virtue: it is virtue that wins the heart of a woman, not wealth or status.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“The Sacrament of Marriage is a Sacrament like Baptism. If you are not “born again” within the other’s heart, and the other in your heart, it is as if God is absent. Of course He is present, but he sees you and sorrows. He cannot help you, because you have shut Him out, without knowing it.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“The husband and wife must lay virtue, and not passion, as the foundation of their love, that is, when the husband sees any fault in his wife, he must nudge her meekly, and the wife must submit to her husband in this. Likewise when a wife sees some fault in her husband, she must exhort him, and he is obliged to hear her. In this manner their love will be faithful and unbroken, and thereby having mutually composed their happiness, they shall take pleasure in the virtue.”
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
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“The purpose of Christian marriage is for people to reach unselfish love and cut off their own will, and thence to reach God.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex