St. Symeon, following St. Paul, certainly speaks of himself when he confesses: “I know a man who would desire the salvation of his brothers with such ardor… that he would not even wish to enter the kingdom of heaven if in so doing he would have to separate himself from them.
St. Symeon (as quoted in [...]
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St. Symeon on Love
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St. Nilus on Love
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Such a passionate lover “does not condemn either sinners or the children of this world… He desires to love and venerate all without any distinction”, for “after God he esteems all men as God himself”.
St. Nilus (Quoted in Ages of the Spiritual Life)
Divine Love
Posted in Love and Mercy, St. Isaac the Syrian on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“What is a charitable heart? It is a heart inflamed with charity for the entire creation, for men, birds, beasts, evil spirits, all creatures… moved by an infinite pity that is awakened in the hearts of those who are like to God.”
St. Isaac the Syrian
(Quoted in Paul Evdokimov’s Ages of the Spiritual Life)
Love and Mercy
Posted in Love and Mercy, St. Dorotheos, St. Isaac the Syrian on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gospel ascetic is a witness and an apostle. That is why the monastic tradition, later than that of the desert, dwelt upon the letters of St. John, and insisted on love of neighbor and the ascesis of the heart. It is striking in its excess, not of fear, but of overflowing love and of [...]
From Patrum Vitae
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“If you see a young novice mounting by his own will to heaven, seize him by the feet and throw him on the ground, because his action would be of no value to him.”
