A treasury of the Church
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One Lord, one faith, one baptism. Sayings of the saints — East and West, ancient and modern — gathered as a single choir, to be tasted slowly.
September’s gathering · a fresh selection each month
The whole choir of the Great Tradition.
“When we live the worship of the Church, we live within the world the Scriptures themselves describe.”
“We become what we worship.”
“Do not seek to be loved; seek to love. The one who loves is the one who is at rest.”
“Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours.”
“Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.”
“To come to the knowledge you have not, you must go by a way in which you know not.”
“Prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.”
“Watchfulness is a continual fixing of one’s gaze on the Jesus Prayer.”
“Our heart is restless, until it rests in You.”
“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and around you thousands will be saved.”
“Prayer is keeping company with God.”
“Holiness is not an addition to our humanity. It is humanity made whole in Christ.”
“In the evening of life, we shall be judged on love alone.”
“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away. God alone is enough.”
“We are formed by what we love, and we love what we behold.”
“The aim of the Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.”
“That they may all be one… so that the world may believe.” — John 17:21