Saint John Chrysostom Quotes

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.

There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.

Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.

Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.

We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love their follow men, to regard this present age as nothing, we instill virtue in their souls, and reveal the image of God within them.

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

When you are before the altar where Christ reposes, you ought no longer to think that you are amongst men; but believe that there are troops of angels and archangels standing by you, and trembling with respect before the sovereign Master of Heaven and earth. Therefore, when you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration.

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'

God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.

It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary.

The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.

God asks little, but He gives much.

Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings.

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.

A comprehended god is no god.

Faithfulness in little things is a big thing.