One should not think about the doings of God when one’s stomach is full; on a full stomach there can be no vision of the Divine mysteries.
Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him: because…
Do not let pass any opportunity to pray for anyone, either at his request or at the request of his relatives, friends, of those who esteem him, or of his acquaintances. The Lord…
The Church, through the church and Divine service, acts upon the entire man, educates him wholly; acts upon his…
The world’s in a state of inertia, it’s in a deep sleep of sin. Fast asleep. God wakes us up with…
God sees what each of us has in our soul, what our heart is attached to for most of the course of our life. If the Lord had given us the ability to read the depths of the human heart, then we’d certainly turn away our eyes in horror at the host of sins and iniquities we’d see there. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
For God, the world’s nothing more than an insignificant spider’s web. Equally insignificant is our body. Yet every particle of matter is testament to wisdom and is preserved with wisdom, with the eternal laws of wisdom. All of us owe our very existence to divine wisdom. My death and decomposition show what an insignificant spider’s web I am. “Saint John Kronstadtskij”
The heavy, soul-destroying burden of the heart will flee quickly. You’ll feel relief and you’ll be convinced that there are evil spirits flying around us and ever seeking our downfall. They besmirch our hearts with the poison of dark and evil thoughts. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
If you don’t want to be enslaved to the passions and the devil on a daily basis, you have to set yourself an aim that you’ll always bear in mind and that you’ll try to achieve, overcoming all obstacles through the Lord’s assistance. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
Pusillanimity and disbelief are very infernal attitudes, especially for people who’ve felt the miraculous intervention of our God and Savior. Alas, what a sinner I am. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
The purer a heart is, the larger and more open it is, and the more easily it finds space to accommodate more people. The more sinful it is, the more it contracts, shuts down, and so it can find room for only a few. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
Watch yourself, especially your passions in your family life, because that’s where they show themselves most freely. Outside the house, some of these are usually covered up by other, more ‘respectable’, behavior. But at home, you can’t conceal those passions that undermine your spiritual integrity. “Saint John of Kronstadt”
Peace is the integrity and health of the soul. Losing your peace means losing your spiritual health. based on Saint John of Kronstadt