From the Fathers …

So that we might joyfully encounter the Lord upon his glorious Second Coming, let us learn to encounter Him here, especially in the Holy Mysteries.

— St. John of Kronstadt

Seeking to please men destroys not only our love toward God, but even our remembrance of God.
— Holy Hierarch St. Ignaty Brianchaninov

To be angry is part of human nature, but to suppress one’s anger is part of a Christian’s nature.
— Blessed St. Jerome of Stridon

Taken from the monthly bulletin of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Washington, DC.