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Practice

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Administrator

4. Practice where the body is concerned consists of fasting and vigil; where the mouth is concerned it consists of psalmody. But prayer is better than psalmody, and silence is more valuable than speech. In the case of the hands, … Continue reading →

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Sing Psalms Out Loud

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Administrator

For the remembrance of God, keeping its fervor because the voice is restrained, enables the heart to have thoughts that bring tears and are peaceful …. Continue reading →

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Before Thy Wonders

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Administrator

For Thou, Lord, who dost transcend all goodness, hast filled my soul with every blessing… Continue reading →

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Fruits

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Administrator

By these fruits you may know the tree (cf. Matt. 12:33), and in this way you will certainly recognize what kind of spirit you have to deal with…. Continue reading →

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What lies within our power

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Administrator

61. Among the things that lie within our power are the virtues of prayer and silence; among the things that depend for the most part not on us, but on the constitution of the body, are fasting and vigil. Hence … Continue reading →

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Distracted as by Frogs

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Administrator

But in the dispassionate there is silence and great quiescence of both thought and intellection during prayer. Continue reading →

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Abba Aresenius in Prayer

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Administrator

When sitting down to work he always had a little basin on his lap to catch the tears which continually flowed from his eyes because of the longing he had for the life eternal. Continue reading →

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The Word of the Cross

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Administrator

He descended not from the Cross, not because He could not, but because He would not. For Him Whom the tyranny of death restrained not, how could the nails of the Cross restrain? Continue reading →

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What is the gravest sin?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Administrator

The man who repents of heresy is at once cleansed by turning to God with his whole personality. Continue reading →

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Intelligence

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Administrator

An intelligent person is not merely someone who has the power of speech, for this is common to all men… Continue reading →

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