Sin is deadly…
What darkness, what madness, what sickness, what a terrible, deadly power is sin!
–Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)
Temptation is…
The principal characteristic of this present, temporal life is temptation.
–Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)
When you are tempted…
What I recommend most earnestly is not to lose heart when you are tempted. Do you wish to succeed? The best way is to reveal the temptations to your spiritual director immediately. The devil loves darkness. He always operates in the dark because he knows that if he is discovered he is beaten.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
The Devil’s favorite bait…
Remember that the devil’s favorite bait for leading one into sin is, ‘Oh that is nothing to worry about.’
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Wherever you go…
Amma Theodora said: A certain monk, afflicted by many sorrows, said to himself, “Leave this place.” With these words he began to put his sandals on his feet, and suddenly he saw the devil in the form of a man sitting in the corner of his cell. The devil was also putting on his sandals. He said to the monk, “Are you leaving here because of me? Well then, wherever you go, I will be there before you.
–Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807-1867)
No one exempt from temptation…
No period of the Christian life is exempt from temptation. The temptations incident to the earlier stages are different from those incident to a later period, and are to be resisted in a different manner.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
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