Holy Fathers Quotes about Distress, Chastity and Purity

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1. The spiritual translation of the word tribulations means blessings and crowns, and this is the spiritual language, and whoever translates it gets tired. (His Holiness Pope Shenouda III)

2. If God wants to comfort his true children, he does not remove temptations from them, but rather gives them strength to be patient with them. (St. Isaac the Syrian)

3. If temptation comes upon you, do not seek its cause, but bear it without sorrow (St. Mark)

4. Whoever wants victory over trials without prayer and patience, his distress will increase because of it. (St. Mark)

5. As much as the sadness and distress, the consolation will be, because God does not give a great talent except with a great experience. (St. Isaac the Syrian)

6. If you think that you can walk the way of the Lord without trials, know that you are walking outside and far from Him and not in the footsteps of the saints. (St. Isaac the Syrian)

7. The sorrows sent to us are nothing but God’s care for us. (St. Isaac the Syrian)

Holy Fathers Quotes about Distress, Chastity and Purity

Holy Fathers Quotes about Chastity and Purity

1. The bride of Christ cannot be an adulteress, but she is pure and undefiled. (Saint Cyprian)

2. Get tired of reading the Bible, as it rids you of impurity. (Fr Anthony)

3. A piece of wood that has been burned and eaten by blazes perishes completely, and so also the human heart is purified by the fear of God, and thus the lusts of the body perish and its bones dry up. (Saint Macarius the Great)

4. Do not think about the old sin that you did, lest it is renewed against you. (Fr Anthony)

5. Do not fulfill the lusts of the flesh, lest you be deprived of the goods of the spirit. (Saint Macarius the Great)

6. Be careful of the purity of your body and the purity of your heart, for if you verify its attainment, you will see God your Lord. (FR Pachomius)

7. Let the fatigue of your bodies be what you desire and be loved by you, and do not give in to decadence and laziness so that you will regret it on the Day of Resurrection. (Saint Macarius the Great)

8. Do not enjoy your bodies in this easy time with food, drink, and sleep, lest you be deprived of eternal and indescribable good. (Saint Macarius the Great)

9. Be the strong of the heart and fight like the mighty in the war of lust. Put away the weakness of the heart, lest laziness and weak faith tempt you, so that your enemies – the devils, covet you. Make your heart like a lion. (Fr Pachomius)

10. Things that protect young people from bad thinking: reading in the holy books, putting up with laziness, getting up at night to pray, and always being humble. (Saint Moses the Black)

11. Lust does not overcome us because it is stronger than us; Rather, it is because of our helplessness and complacency… because she would not dare to fight you if you did not authorize her. (Saint Philoxinus)

12. If you weaken one day, know that you have forgotten the power of God. (His Holiness Pope Shenouda III)

13. Grant me, my Lord and King, Jesus Christ, a good day free from filth and sin.. Do not forget me and do not stand far from me. (Fr Bishoy)

14. Beware of impurity, for it separates man from God. (Fr Pachomius)

15. If we are children of God, if we have begun to be his temples, if we receive his Holy Spirit, we must live in holiness and spirituality. (Saint Cyprian)

16. He who neglects the chastity of his body is ashamed of his prayers. (Saint Moses the Black)