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11 Feb 2017

Desiring the Priesthood


Τινές σέ φασιν ἱερωσύνης ἐρᾷν, πράγματος ἀνεφίκτου πολλοῖς, σοὶ δὲ καὶ μάλιστα· ἢ τοίνυν τὸν σαυτοῦ Βίον διόρθωσαι, ἣ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῶν ἀψαύστων σοι ἀνακτόρων ἀπόστηθι.

Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος Του Πηλουσιώτου, Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολή ΚΒ' , Ζωσιμῳ

They say that you desire the priesthood, which is a thing untouchable to you and to many. Either, then, improve your life or take your desire far from the holy places not to be touched by you.


Saint Isidore of Pelusium, Book 1, Letter 22, To Zosimus

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