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ON THE BETRAYAL OF JUDAS By St. John Chrysostom. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him unto you? (Mt 26:14-15). These words seem to he clear and not to hint at anything more, bur if…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςWealth doesn’t destroy and neither does poverty. What does destroy is bad intentions, which cannot use either of these states properly. Intentions beget more intentions and just as a flame burns more fiercely the more it’s fed with wood, the same is true of intentions. Evil and virtue aren’t the result of nature, but of…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςTHER WILD BEASTS OF OUR PASSIONS by St. John Chrysostom, fourth century The beasts of our passions How frivolous is the man who sees that his house is falling apart and instead of fixing it and shoring it up, he instead takes care of the yard around the house. How…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςTranslation of the relics of St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople Commemorated on January 27 St John Chrysostom O Lord Jesus Christ, open Thou the eyes of my heart, that I may hear Thy word and understand and do Thy will, for I am a sojourner upon the earth. Hide not Thy commandments from…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSt. John Chrysostom Archbishop of Constantinople on November 13 The mouth of a just man distils wisdom; the lips of men know graces. The mouth of the wise meditates wisdom; …There is the wondrous vision which St. Cyril of Alexandia saw: The uncle of the Patriarch of Alexandria Theophilos had St. Chrysostom as his enemy…Once he…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςby St. John Chrysostom We shall now say something about the present feast. Many celebrate the feastdays and know their designations, but the cause for which they were established they know not. Thus concerning this, that the present feast is called Theophany — everyone knows; but what this is — Theophany, and whether it be…
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