+ Blessed Lent Have you fallen into sin? Let us rise again then, late though it be, beloved, let us rise again, and let us stand nobly…Do not despair. But you ask, “What if the wounds are severe?” Nothing is incurable, for great is our Physician. But only let...
+ Blessed Lent A brother asked St. Anthony: “Which commandment should I keep in order to please God? He replied: “Set the Lord constantly before your eyes, at all times, and everywhere you go. And before any task, recite a section from the Holy Books that your works may...
+ Blessed Lent “If an architect were to tell you that your house would soon fall, would you not remove [your goods] before you indulged in your vain lamentations? The Builder of the world tells you the world will soon fall, and will you not believe it? Hear the...
+ Blessed Lent Have you sinned? Seek the Lord and be strengthened in the hope of Him. Seek His face by repentance at all times, and you will be sanctified by the holiness of His face, and you will be purified from your unrighteousness. Hurry to the Lord, for...
+ When the Lord was going through Jericho to Jerusalem for His Holy Passion, a very noble and notable man of Jericho, Zacchaeus, desired to see the Lord but was unable to do so because he was “little of stature.” So Zacchaeus made himself a laughing stock and climbed...
+ Blessed Jonah’s Fast “The king [of Nineveh] conquered enemies with a display of valor and mighty strength. He, the king, conquered God, however, by humility.” – Maximus of Turin “We hear that Jonah prayed in the belly of the whale and that God heard his prayer. From...
+ Most of all, let us make sure to prefer one another in honor, to account for others better than one’s self, not deeming this to be a lessening of yourself. If you prefer another in honor, you have honored yourself more. On all occasions, let us yield...
+ Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled…” (John 6:26). It is as if Christ said, “You seek Me to satisfy the flesh, not the...
+ Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.” (John 9:3) One might ask, “Did the blind man suffer for the glory of God?” Tell me, what wrong did he suffer? Rather, I assert that he...
+ He must increase, but I must decrease. What is this? He must be exalted, but I must be humbled. How is Jesus to increase? How is God to increase? The Perfect does not increase. God neither increases nor decreases. For if He increases, He is not perfect;...
