by St. Isaac the Syrian "Make me worthy, O Lord, to know and love Thee, not with knowledge from the exercise of a scattered nous; but make me worthy of that knowledge whereby, beholding Thee, the nous glorifies Thy nature, in divine vision which robs the mind of awareness of the world. … [Read more...]
Evangelical Love and the Priesthood
by St. John of Kronstadt The priest must in the first place acquire, through God’s grace, evangelical love; he needs this love every minute, every second… But he needs this love especially during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy which is wholly the mystery of infinite, divine love for th … [Read more...]
