On the Future Judgment
-St. Basil the Great When you, O man, are tempted to rush into any sin, then call to mind that fearful and unbearable tribunal of Christ, where the Judge shall sit upon a high and exalted throne, and all creation…
Church Father Basil the Great
On Patience and Magnanimity
-St. Basil the Great Let no one, because of the evils he has suffered, dare to think or say that there is no Providence at all governing our affairs, nor let him blame the care and judgment of the Master;…
On Sorrow and Despondency
-St. Basil the Great When I see the wicked prospering, while you, godly men, are worn out and falling into despair because of ceaseless afflictions, I am filled with sorrow. But when again I call to mind the mighty hand…
On Death.
-St. Basil the Great. A wondrous thing, O beloved! How each of us, soon after leaving the maternal womb, is carried forward, bound by the flow of time, ever leaving behind the day just lived, yet utterly powerless, however much…
On Fasting
-St. Basil the Great When generals draw up their armies, they customarily deliver exhortatory speeches before the battle; and such exhortation has so great a power that many soldiers thereby come to despise even death itself. In the same way,…
Golden-mouth. Homily 38. Thursday of the Fourth Week.
On Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent: The Command of Our Holy Fathers, Found in the Wisdom of Saint Basil the Great, Concerning Humility. Listen, brethren and beloved ones, to the voice of the great high priest, who speaks,…
Golden-mouth. Homily 41. Saturday of the Fourth Week.
On Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent: A Teaching of Saint Basil and the Message of the Angel to the Faithful The Angel of the Lord proclaims a message from God to those who suppose themselves to be faithful…
Golden-mouth. Homily 38. Thursday of the Fourth Week.
On Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent: The Command of Our Holy Fathers, Found in the Wisdom of Saint Basil the Great, Concerning Humility. Listen, brethren and beloved ones, to the voice of the great high priest, who speaks,…
Golden-mouth. Homily 41. Saturday of the Fourth Week.
On Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent: A Teaching of Saint Basil and the Message of the Angel to the Faithful The Angel of the Lord proclaims a message from God to those who suppose themselves to be faithful…
On Prayer
-St. Basil the Great Prayer, brothers, should not be placed in words alone, but rather in the disposition of the soul and in good deeds performed unceasingly throughout one’s life. Do not think that God requires verbal petitions from us:…