Saints and A Thought for the Day Saints of the Day Venerable John Cassian the Roman Venerable Basil the Confessor, companion of Prokopios of Decapolis; Hieromartyr Proterios, patriarch of Alexandria; Apostles Nympha and Euvoulos; New-martyr Kyranna. Venerable John Cassian the Roman

Thought for the Day Whereas love for God is the source and starting point of every virtue, love for the world is the cause of all evil. For that reason these two loves are at enmity with each other and destroy each other. As the Lord's brother declares: 'Friendship of the world is enmity to God. Whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God' (Jms. 4:4). And John, whom Christ loved, says, 'If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, is not of the Father' (cf. I Jn. 2:15-16). Let us take heed, brethren, lest by loving evil desires and being arrogant to one another, we fall away from our heavenly Father's love. For these two evils include every passion which separates us from God. – St. Gregory Palamas





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