St. Ignatius of Antioch: Epistle to the Smyrnaeans
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, to the church of God the Father and of Jesus Christ the Beloved … to the church which is in Smyrna of Asia…
Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, to the church of God the Father and of Jesus Christ the Beloved … to the church which is in Smyrna of Asia…
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, to the church of God the Father and of Jesus Christ, which is in Philadelphia of Asia…
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, unto her that hath found mercy in the bountifulness of the Father Most High and of Jesus Christ His only Son; to the church … in the country of the region of the Romans …
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, unto her that is beloved by God the Father of Jesus Christ; to the holy church which is in Tralles of Asia …
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, … I salute the church which is in Magnesia on the Mæander, and I wish her abundant greeting in God the Father and in Jesus Christ.
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Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, unto her which hath been blessed in greatness through the plenitude of God the Father … unto the church which is in Ephesus.
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Therefore the Dead is risen, He who was “free among the dead,” and deliverer of the dead. He patiently endured the shame of the crown of thorns; He has risen to crown Himself with the diadem of victory over death. —Catechetical Lectures, 14.1
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The study of all Patristic books helps to warm your soul and increase your struggle to imitate the saints. At the same time, they will leave you with a sense of great humility, provided that you will compare yourself with the saints. —First Epistle, “For Novices”
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Make it a rule for yourself from now on, that you will never pray haphazardly. Nothing offends the Lord more than this. It is better to recite a few of the set prayers with the fear of God and reverence than to recite all of them haphazardly. It is better even to fall down on…
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He who hung the earth is hanging.He who fixed the heavens in place has been fixed in place.He who laid the foundations of the universe has been laid on a tree.The master has been profaned.God has been murdered.The King of Israel has been destroyed by an Israelite right hand. —On Pascha, §96