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Not many tread this path (Saint Macarius of Egypt)

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After suffering great torments and displaying fortitude unto death, the holy martyrs became worthy of crowns and glory. The greater and harsher the tortures they were subjected to, the more glory and boldness they acquired before God. In the same way, provided they’re patient to the end and don’t complain, souls which have been delivered into all kinds of sorrows (either from other people or from bodily ills) will be given the same crowns and the same boldness as the martyrs. And they’ll not only enjoy all this from God in the future, but even here they’ll be granted the consolation of the Holy Spirit. Given that the path which leads to heavenly life is indeed narrow and full of ...

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One hand builds, the other destroys (Saint John of Kronstadt)

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Alms-giving is a good and God-pleasing virtue, if, at the same time, you make sure you free your heart of pride, wickedness, envy, greed, deceit and the other passions. Unless people make an effort to cleanse their heart and if they put their trust simply in their works of charity, then they’re not much better off. Because what they build with one hand, they knock down with the other.

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