Selected from the saint's letters; sections on Islam and Muslims. by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov Vainly and erroneously you think and say that virtuous... Muslims will be saved, that is they will join intercourse with God! Vainly you consider the contrary notion a novelty, a brief error! No! Such … [Read more...]
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent
by St. Ignatius BrianchaninovA reminder about wrapping up Lent.Prayer is good with fasting and alms (Tob. 12:8),[1]said the Archangel Raphael to Tobit. Such a great work is fasting! It is good, it is the only door through which sinners can depart from their fleshly state and enter into the saving … [Read more...]
One Place is Appointed for Christians to Offer Their Sacrifices
by St. Ignatius BrianchaninovAs it is natural for the destitute to beg, it is natural for man, who has been reduced to poverty by the fall, to pray.Prayer is fallen and repentant man turning towards God. Prayer is the weeping of fallen and repentant man before God. Prayer is fallen man, slain by … [Read more...]
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