John Chrysostom quotes - page 2

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave. (John Chrysostom)
The one who gets up and keeps going after every fall reaches paradise. View quote
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To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.' View quote
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Prayer is such a powerful force that it can overcome the power of fire, it can tame the wrath of lions, it can cause wars to cease, it can stop storms, it can expel demons, it can open the gates of heaven, it can break the bonds of death... View quote
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It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary. View quote
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Of all the afflictions that burden the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be healed by the Holy Scriptures. View quote
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The priesthood was not abolished with the coming of Christ, but rather it was transformed. For as the shadows give way to the light, so the Old Covenant gives way to the New, in which the true High Priest, Christ Himself, offers the eternal sacrifice. And those who serve Him now do so not in the blood of bulls and goats, but in the grace of the Spirit and the unbloody sacrifice of the altar. View quote
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We baptize even infants, though they are not defiled by sins, so they too may be given holiness, righteousness, adoption, inheritance, brotherhood with Christ, and membership in Him. View quote
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Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead. View quote
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God asks little, but He gives much. View quote
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As the sun is light to the body, so prayer is light to the soul. If it is a great deprivation for a blind man not to see the sun, how great a deprivation is it for a Christian not to pray often, that by prayer he may bring the light of Christ into his soul? (John Chrysostom)
The devil loves no one as much as drunkards, because no one fulfills his evil will as thoroughly as a drunkard. View quote
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Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is. View quote
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Paul commands: 'Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the Traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.' From this it is clear that they did not hand down everything by letter, but there is much also that was not written. Like that which was written, the unwritten too is worthy of belief. So let us regard the Tradition of the Church also as worthy of belief. Is it a Tradition? Seek no further. View quote
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It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling alone or seated in your shop ... while buying or selling ... or even while cooking. View quote
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Fathers and Mothers: go and lead your child by the hand into the Church. View quote
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There is nothing more powerful than a virtuous and wise wife to put down pride and to soothe grief and to charm away every ill. View quote
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Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow,but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance. View quote
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Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my daily consolation, my daily joy, my source of rich and inexhaustible joy in life. View quote
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Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power. View quote
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What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world. (John Chrysostom)
Better bread with salt in peace and without sorrow than many expensive dishes in grief and suffering. View quote
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Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. View quote
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You can set up an altar to God in your minds by means of prayer. And so it is fitting to pray at your trade, on a journey, standing at a counter or sitting at your handicraft. View quote
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We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance in supplication; to be humbled; to be reminded of our sins. View quote
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John Chrysostom

Occupation: Clergyman
Born: 349
Died: 407
Quotes count: 271
Wikipedia: John Chrysostom

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