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21 Oct 2024

Perfect Prayer

Οὐκ ἔστι προσευχὴ τελεία προσευχὴχωρὶς νοητῆς ἐπικλήσεως· ἀπερισπάστως δὲ βοώσης ἐννοίας ἐπακούει ὁ Κύριος.

Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Τῶν Οἰομένων Ἐξ Ἔργων Δικαιοῦσθαι

Source: Migne PG 65.936b
There is no perfect prayer without the crying out of the soul, for the Lord attends to the cry of the soul.

Saint Mark The Ascetic, On Those Who Think Themselves Justified By Works

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