Words from the Saints -- June 12, 2025
Gerald Largent
"On this day the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples and turned them into men of fire. They were no longer the same—they became powerful, bold, and full of divine wisdom." --St. John Chrysostom
"The Spirit is the source of sanctification, spiritual light, and the source of every grace. Through Him, we become temples of the living God." --St. Basil the Great
"The Spirit descended upon the Lord in the form of a dove, to show that He was the same Spirit who now descends upon the Church at Pentecost in the form of tongues of fire." --St. Cyril of Jerusalem
"Where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; and where the Spirit of God is, there is the Church and all grace." --St. Irenaeus of Lyons
"Blessed is the soul that has been made worthy to become the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. In the Spirit, we see Christ; in Christ, we see the Father." --St. Ephraim the Syrian
"The coming of the Spirit fulfills the mystery of divine adoption, making those who receive Him sons of God by grace." --St. Maximus the Confessor
"The true aim of the Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. Pentecost is the beginning of that aim being fulfilled in the life of the Church." --St. Seraphim of Sarov