“The signs that a person has patience and humility are tears, contrition of soul before God, flight into stillness and patient recourse to God, a diligent enquiry into the Scriptures and a desire, based on faith, to accomplish God’s purpose. When, on the other hand, a person lacks patience and humility, the signs of this [...]
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St. Peter of Damascus on Patience and Humility
Posted in Humility, Patience, St. Peter of Damascus on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Patrum Vitae
Posted in Humility on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“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.”
