Words from the Saints -- October 2, 2025
Gerald Largent
"Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude." --St. John Chrysostom
"The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. The soul that has learned of God’s grace to pray, feels love and compassion for every created thing, and in particular for mankind, for whom the Lord suffered on the Cross, and His soul was heavy for every one of us." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos
"If you believe in the Gospel that you like, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe in, but yourself." --St. Augustine of Hippo
"When self-will and ease become habitual, they overthrow a man." --St. Poemen
"Presumption and boastfulness are causes of blasphemy. Greed and self-esteem are causes of cruelty and hypocrisy." --St. Kosmas Aitolos