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18 Aug 2014

Sin and Repentance, Love and Pride

᾽Ειπεν ὁ ἀββας ᾽Ηλιας ὁ τῆς διακονιας· Τι ἰσχύει ἁμαρτια, ὅπου ἐστι μετάνοια; και τι ὠφελει ἀγάπη, ἔνθα ὑπερηφανια; 

᾽Αποφθεγματα των ἀγιων γεροντων, Παλλαδιος

Father Elias said to a deacon, 'How does sin prevail where there is repentance? Of what use is love where there is pride?'

Sayings of the Fathers, Palladius of Galatia

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