Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia quotes
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“Do you know what a great gift it is that God gave us the right to speak to Him every hour and moment, wherever we are? He always listens to us. This is the greatest honor we have. For this reason we must love God.”
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“It is a kind of self-projection of our sins when we insist on other people becoming good. In reality, we wish to become good, but because we are unable to, we demand it of others and insist on this.”
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“Life without Christ is not life. That's the way it is...If you don't see Christ in everything you do, you are without Christ.”
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“Christ is Everything. He is joy, He is life, He is light. He is the true light who makes man joyful, makes him soar with happiness; makes him see everything, everybody; makes him feel for everyone, to want everyone with him, everyone with Christ.”
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“It is a great art to succeed in having your soul sanctified. A person can become a saint anywhere. He can become a saint in Omonia Square, if he wants. At your work, whatever it may be, you can become a saint through meekness, patience, and love. Make a new start every day, with new resolution, with enthusiasm and love, prayer and silence - not with anxiety so that you get a pain in the chest.”
-- Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia
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Source : Brennan Manning, John Blase (2011). “All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir”, p.192, David C Cook
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