“What the Soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Every success in anything, we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet saying, ‘Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your Name give Glory.’ (Psalm 1113:9)”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“There would be no need for sermons, if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words, if we bore witness with our deeds. There would be no pagans, if we were true Christians.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Do not help the devil to spread his kingdom.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So Pray that I may never fall into the trap of impressing people with clever speech, but instead I may learn to speak with humility, desiring only to impress people with Christ Himself.”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
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“Everything seems dark and difficult to a person without Christ.”
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
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“Others, out of… “kindness” say: ‘Don’t tell the heretics they are in error, let’s show love instead.’ And so they destroy everything. If such people had lived in the early years of Christianity, we wouldn’t have even one Saint.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“Everyone looks for the good, therefore everyone looks for God.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“We should not think that we achieve success in preaching through our own devices, but we should rely entirely on God.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“When Christ comes within us, then we live only the good; we live love for the entire world. Evil, sin, and hatred disappear on their own; they can’t remain, there is no place for them.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“The spread of Christ’s Faith ought to be near and precious to the heart of every Orthodox Christian.”
Saint Tikhon, the Patriarch of Moscow
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“When your mind isn’t distracted by worldly things and is united to God, then the ‘Good morning’ you say will be like giving a blessing.”
Mother Gavrilia
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“Of all good things the most important for me is that God’s Name should be Glorified through my life.”
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
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“A Christian must be courteous to all. His words and deeds should breathe with the Grace of the Holy Spirit, which abides in his Soul, so that in this way he might Glorify the Name of God.”
Saint Nektarios of Aegina
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“The rose does not speak but puts forth a strong fragrance. We, too, should put forth fragrance, pour forth spiritual fragrance, and the fragrance of Christ. The fragrance of our deeds should be heard from far around: good, pure, and righteous deeds, full of love. Only thus can the Kingdom of God appear within our hearts, appearing not through words but with power.”
Saint Luke the Surgeon, Archbishop of Simferopel
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“Let us Glorify God, not by our Faith alone, but also by our life, since otherwise it would not be Glory, but blasphemy”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Those who profess to be Christ’s will be recognised by their actions. For what matters is not a momentary act of professing, but being persistently motivated by Faith.”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
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“Be a help to your friends, kind to the ones with whom you live, gentle to your servant, patient with those who are troublesome, loving towards the lowly, comforting those in trouble, visiting those in affliction, never despising anyone, gracious in friendship, cheerful in answering others, courteous, approachable to everyone, never speaking your own praises, nor getting others to speak of them, never taking part in unbecoming conversations, and concealing where you may whatever gifts you possess.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“Don’t say many words, may the be few and blessed. Love God, and your heart will shine like the sun.”
Saint Sophia Kleisoura the Eldress
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“Keep in mind that you must always be setting an example through your moral life and your actions.”
Saint Anthony the Great
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“The Lord chose the Apostles, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. Every Christian is chosen – chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His Omnipresence, through the preaching and fulfilment of His Commandments, and through a readiness to Confess one’s Faith in Him. In those circles where such a Confession is made, it is a loud sermon for all to hear. Every Christian has the power to heal infirmities – not of others, but his own, and not of the body, but of the Soul – that is, sins and sinful habits – and to cast out devils, rejecting evil thoughts sown by them, and extinguishing the excitement of passions enflamed by them.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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“We do not think about how to change the world with our own powers. We strive to receive strength from God in order to act at all times with love.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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“The Grace of the All-Holy Spirit makes a person send out rays.”
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
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“A Christian should be an Alleluia from head to foot”
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
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“Establish yourself in God and then you will be helpful to others.”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“Dead Faith, or Confessing Christ merely out of unwilling necessity, is something of which the demons are capable. Such faith will only add to a person’s greater condemnation at the Judgment of Christ. The unclean spirit cried out to the Lord: ‘Let us alone! What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? We know Who You are – the Holy One of God” [Mark 1:24]. Faith in the Gospels must be living; one must believe with the mind and the heart, Confess the Faith with one’s lips, and express and prove it with one’s life.”
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov
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“What a fine image the faithful make. How wonderful their joy is. Its beauty wins you over and expresses their Faith in God. And the serenity which permeates them expresses the peace in their Soul.”
Saint Nektarios of Aegina
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“Let us live in such a way that we may be a model of life for those who wish to do good, and a light to those who sit in darkness.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“Nothing does so much turn our life upside down, as delay and procrastination in the performance of our good works. Nay, this has often caused us to lose all.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“A Christian is an imitator of Christ in thought, word and deed, as far as this is humanly possible, and he believes rightly and blamelessly in the Holy Trinity.”
Saint John Climacus
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“Even though knowledge is true, it is still not firmly established if unaccompanied by works. For everything is established by being put into practice.”
Saint Mark the Ascetic
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“There is nothing better than peace in Christ, for it brings victory over all the evil spirits on Earth and in the air. When peace dwells in a man’s heart it enables him to contemplate the Grace of the Holy Spirit from within. He who dwells in peace collects Spiritual gifts as it were with a scoop, and he sheds the light of knowledge on others. All our thoughts, all our desires, all our efforts, all our actions should make us say constantly with the Church: ‘O Lord, give us peace!’ When a man lives in peace, God reveals Mysteries to him…”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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