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Very rare icon of the Prophet Moses holding the Ten Commandments inscribed in Hebrew. Church of the Resurrection, Syros, Greece

"But when you hear of 'grace,' O man, do not think that the favour was given to the Virgin in vain, nor suppose the gift an empty honour. For the Virgin found grace with God because she made herself worthy of the Creator, because, having beautified her soul with the beauty of…

"O Gregory, in body a man, but in soul truly an angel! For your mouth, like that of a seraph, praises God and enlightens the whole world with the explanation of the holy faith. Therefore, receive me too, as I approach you with love and faith, and be my teacher and illuminator."…

‘Three things that please God are true faith in God with a pure heart, a simple life with a grateful spirit, and generosity inspired by charity.’ – St Ita of Killeedy

11th-century copy of the Life of Saint Mary of Egypt by Patriarch Sophronius of Jerusalem (Bib. Nat. Grec. 499, 299v)

"Seeing you in a grave, I am timid and frightened at your sight and I shed tears from my heart, bringing to my mind the debt that all people have to pay (that is, death), so I will suffer such an end. Ah, ah death, who is the one who can avoid you?" - Saint Sisoes at the grave of…

For all those interested, you can read the Life of Saint Jared in our collection of Saints of Ethiopia! scriptoriumpress.ca/#ethiopia