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 … [Read more...]
