All the saints loved the dangers that proved their confidence in God. They offered no defense to those who wished in whatever way to wound or kill them; nor did they weaken in the face of any painful context that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reflection
Since you have been baptized into Christ, you have put on Christ, you have been conformed to the Son of God…. Everything has been worked in you by imitation, because you are images of Christ. He washed in the river … Continue reading
Let us strive to comprehend the mystery. The reason God is in the flesh is to kill the death that lurks there. As diseases are cured by medicines and assimilated by the body, and as darkness in a house is … Continue reading
Let no one delay in coming to the supper. Let us put aside all idle wicked excuses, and come to supper in which our souls are fed. Let no swelling of pride keep us back, or lift us above ourselves; … Continue reading
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Feast of St. Nicholas
Give me, Lord, Nicholas as my intercessor, your great confessor whom you had glorified with the name of blessed throughout the world. Saint Nicholas, I pray to you through Him who has made your name venerated throughout the world; do … Continue reading
Supposing two men come to a city without food, money, or a change of clothes. Who do you think would welcome them, where would they find an open door? Who would want to know them? What sort of lodging would … Continue reading
What words can adequately describe God’s gifts? They are so numerous that they defy enumeration. They are so great that any one of them demands our total gratitude in response. Yet even though we cannot speak of it worthily, there … Continue reading
Even without anyone to instruct us we are quite able, on the basis of what we see, live and feel, to understand how our body is formed. Its own nature teaches us. It may be useful, nonetheless, to consult experts … Continue reading
Those who believe in one God the Father Almighty ought to believe in His only-begotten Son. Jesus says: “I am the door. No one can come to the Father but by me” (Jn 10: 9;14: 6). Anyone who does not … Continue reading
The mark of Christ’s sheep is their willingness to hear and obey, just as the sign of those who are not His is their disobedience. We take the word “hear” to imply obedience to what has been said. People who … Continue reading