SO GOOD QUOTES

St. Theophan the Recluse (1800s), in a homily to a group of nuns at a Convent which he oversaw, wrote: “For he who refuses to give in to passions and sinful desires does the same as he who refuses to bow down and worship idols. He who refused to worship idols was given over to external sufferings, while he who refuses to satisfy the passions actually wounds himself and forces his heart to suffer until the passions quiet down in him. Victory over passions is a self-inflicted spiritual martyrdom, which is performed invisibly in the heart but is nevertheless very painful.”

Sainthood and Martyrdom in the Modern World