Church Fathers V3 - Fr George Grube - Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox ...
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+ He who fears to suffer cannot belong to Him who suffered.<br />
- Tertullian<br />
+ Blessed are those who bear afflictions with thankfulness.<br />
- Sayings of the Desert <strong>Fathers</strong><br />
+ Order your soul. Reduce your desires. Live in charity. Mingle within Christian<br />
community. Obey the laws. Trust in Almighty God.<br />
- Sf. Augustine<br />
+ Voluntary pain is a higher thing than involuntary comfort.<br />
- St. Gregory of Nazianzus<br />
+ What saint has ever gained his or her crown without first contending for it?<br />
- St. Jerome<br />
+ The beginning of my life has been well- ordered. Now, may I win God’s grace<br />
to race to the end of my life without hindrance.<br />
- St. Ignatius of Antioch<br />
+ Each of us who enter the arena of the Faith are committed to contend against<br />
evil spirits.<br />
- Pope Gregory of Rome<br />
+ Demons only injure those who fear them. However, the demons fear the<br />
righteous, the worshipers of God.<br />
- Lactantius<br />
+ Do not be surprised if you fall every day; do not abandon hope, but stand<br />
your ground courageously. And surely the angel who protects you will honor<br />
your patience.<br />
- St. John of the Ladder<br />
+ Our enemy is sealed up within ourselves; an internal warfare is waged daily<br />
by us. If we are victorious, all external things will be made weak, and everything<br />
will be made peaceful and subdued for the soldier of Christ.<br />
- Sf. John Cassian<br />
+ Wipe away from your mind every earthly care, for you are now contending for<br />
your soul. You should utterly abandon all the things of this world. The things you<br />
forsake are insignificant, but great is what the Lord gives. Forsake what is in the<br />
present, and put your trust only in what is to come.<br />
- St. Cyril of Jerusalem<br />
+ Christ’s athlete, after gaining victory over his rebellious flesh, after casting it<br />
underfoot - is carried aloft as triumphing on high.<br />
- St. John Cassian<br />
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