Words from the Saints -- June 11, 2026
Gerald Largent
“The road to the Kingdom is narrow, but it is filled with the footprints of the saints.” --St. Nicholas Velimirovich
“Christ asks from us not perfection, but humility and repentance.” --St. Paisios the Athonite
“The saints were not made saints because they were without weakness, but because they did not despair in the struggle.” --St. John Chrysostom
“Permit me to be an imitator of the suffering of my God.” --St. Ignatius of Antioch
“Do not fear the struggle. Where there is no struggle, there is no virtue.” --St. Theophan the Recluse
“The saints are lights in the world because they first became aflame with the love of God.” --St. Basil the Great
“The pure heart becomes a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.” --St. Nektarios of Aegina
“The Christian’s glory is not in earthly honor, but in faithfulness to Christ.” --St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
“The soul that truly loves God counts every trial as gain.” --St. Macarius the Great