LENTEN ITINERARY | Day 12: “The fight against greed and wrath”

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Continuing the theme of fighting against vices, we will talk today about greed and wrath.

  1. The fight against greed 

John Cassian points out that this vice should be easier to fight, because its object is not rooted in our nature. However, if we have given greed a place, then, according to Cassian, it becomes a vice even more dangerous than the others, which is difficult to get rid of. St. Paul also states that “The love of money is the root of all evils” (1 Tim 6:10), because it can become the fuel for various other vices. Read More

“WHOEVER ABIDES IN THE TEACHING…”

262nd Meditation

 “Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son” (2 Jn 1:9).

Our Heavenly Father has shown us a sure way to remain in communion with Him. Holy Scripture urges us again and again to hold fast to the doctrine that has been revealed to us. St. Paul even states that though an angel should come down from heaven and preach to us a gospel other than the one we have received, “let him be accursed” (Gal 1:8). No false doctrine must find a place in us, so that communion with our Father may unfold in the fullness of truth. Read More