Page: Quotes, Prayer (how), Prayer (when), Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin)
In times of affliction, unceasingly call out to the merciful God in prayer. The unceasing invocation of the name of God in prayer is a treatment for the soul which kills not only the passions, but even their very operation. As a doctor finds the necessary medicine, and it works in such a way that the sick person does not understand, in just the same way the name of God, when you call upon it, kills all the passions, although we don’t know how this happens.
— Saint Barsanuphius the Great (Sixth Century)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Struggle (with Sin)
The soul is like a ship: sometimes it is sunk by a mighty swell from without, sometimes from within because the bilge is overflowing. So too are we sometimes lost through sinful practices on the outside, sometimes defiled by logismoi [evil thoughts] within. So we must watch out for the attacks of the spirits from outside and drain off the impurities of the logismoi within.
–Saint Synkletike (a Desert Mother) (d. 350)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin)
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy, anger and sloth; alms to covetousness.
–Saint Richard of Chichester (c. 1197-1253)
Augustine (354-430), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Struggle (with Sin)
Before God can deliver us we must undeceive ourselves.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Discipleship, Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Struggle (with Sin)
To subdue the spirit is harder than to afflict the flesh
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin)
Temptation is not a sin but playing with temptation invites sin.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
