“Love is always on the Cross. Because Christ is on the Cross.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“We cannot love without suffering. The greatest pain is to love until the very end.”
Saint Sophrony of Essex
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“The Gospel does not fit into logic. The Gospel is a Cross, it is Love, it is Sacrifice.”
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
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“Compassion is the sensitivity of good Souls who love their neighbours. Compassionate people suffer with those in pain and regard any trouble afflicting their neighbour as their own. They hasten to help and are relieved when those who are suffering gain respite. They want to expunge unhappiness from the world and to spread joy and gladness to every corner of it.”
Saint Nektarios of Aegina
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“Love sacrifices itself, and does not feel that the sacrifice is giving but rather receiving.”
Saint Nikolai Velimivoric
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“The genuineness of a friend is shown at a time of trial, if he shares the distress you suffer.”
Saint Thalassios the Libyan
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