-St. Basil the Great “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable” (2 Tim. 3:16), written by the Holy Spirit so that in it, as in a common infirmary for souls, all we humans might find healing—each for our own…
-St. Basil the Great A twofold horror grips my mind because of you, brother: for on one side, a certain merciless stirring of the spirit drives me into the sin of hating mankind; on the other, my desire to grieve…
-St. Basil the Great. Beloved, the enemy of truth wages a great and manifold war against us every day. He does so, as you know, by turning our own desires into arrows against us, drawing strength from us to…
-St. Basil the Great When I enter the house of an unjust man and see it gleaming with various adornments, I conclude that the master of the house has acquired nothing more honorable than what is visible, adorning lifeless things…
-St. Basil the Great Wells, when drawn from, yield more abundant streams; so too, hoarding wealth is fruitless, while its movement and distribution are beneficial to all and fruitful. Yet I am astonished that, after devising countless and useless expenses,…
-St. Basil the Great If you, O man, marvel at coins for their value, consider how much more glorious it is to be called a father by countless children than to possess countless coins in a purse. For coins, even…
-St. Basil the Great. Those who have forsaken all worldly cares must diligently guard their souls, so as not to cast out thoughts of God or obscure the memory of His wonders with vain imaginings. Instead, through ceaseless and…
-St. Basil the Great. When so many discourses, through which I have unceasingly instructed you in times past, and throughout the seven weeks of the fast, day and night proclaiming to you the Gospel of God’s grace, have brought you…
St. Basil the Great Our Lord Jesus Christ said to His Apostles: “Go ye and teach all nations, teaching them” (Matt. 28:19), not to observe one thing and neglect another, but to keep all that I have commanded you, that…