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

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

SIMPLICITY

The Father loves simplicity. In the Gospel we hear how Jesus rejoices in this: “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it has pleased you to do” (Lk 10:21).

Simplicity does not mean lack of intelligence; it means simplicity of heart.

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