Inspirational Quotes by John Chrysostom
“When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.”
“The bee is more honored than other animals not because she labors, but because she labors for others.”
“But now, instead of organs, Christians must use the body to praise God.”
“Though the waves and the sea and the anger of princes are roused against me, they are less to me than a spider’s web.”
“This is why God has allowed you to have more: not for you to waste on prostitutes, drink, fancy food, expensive clothes, and all other kinds of indolence, but for you to distribute to those in need.”
“Do not say I use what is mine: you use what is alien to you; the indulgent, selfish use makes what is yours something alien; that is why I call it alien good, because you use it with a hardened heart and claim that it is right, that you alone live from what is yours.”
“But first I want you to tell me this: do you know the power of love? Christ passed over all the marvellous works which were to be performed by the apostles and said, "By this shall men know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one another.”
“Seperti ngengat menggerogoti pakaian, begitu pula iri hati menggerogoti kita.”
“The merciful man is as a harbour to those who are in need; and the harbour receives all who are escaping shipwreck, and frees them from danger, whether they be evil or good; whatsoever kind of men they be that are in peril, it receives them into its shelter. You also, when you see a man suffering shipwreck on land through poverty, do not sit in judgment on him, nor require explanations, but relieve his distress.”
“How is it not absurd to send children out to trades, and to school, and to do all you can for these objects, and yet, not to “bring them up in the chastening and admonition of the Lord”?”
“Mercy is called by that name for this reason, that it gives even to the unworthy.”
“For You are holy, our God, and to You we give glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever...”
“Desde que existieron éste y los demás pescadores, las enseñanzas de Pitágoras y Platón, que antes obtenían el primer lugar, han quedado en silencio, y la mayor parte de la gente ni siquiera conoce esos nombres”
“By means of that which has been said, make yourselves better prepared to hear that which will be spoken on another occasion, and, if possible, remember all that has been said; and if that be not possible, I beg that, chiefest of all, you will remember constantly that not to share our own riches with the poor is a robbery of the poor, and a depriving them of their livelihood; and that that which we possess is not only our own, but also theirs. If our minds are disposed in accordance with this truth, we shall freely use all our possessions; we shall feed Christ while hungering here, and we shall lay up great treasures there; we shall, be enabled to attain future blessedness, by the grace and favour of our Lord, with whom, to the Father and the Holy Spirit, be glory, honour, might, now and ever, even to all eternity. Amen.”
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“Our Lord’s things they are, from whencesoever we may obtain them. And if we distribute to the needy we shall obtain for ourselves great abundance. And for this it is that God has permitted you to possess much,—not that you should spend it in fornication, in drunkenness, in gluttony, in rich clothing, or any other mode of luxury, but that you should distribute it to the needy. And just as if a receiver of taxes, having in charge the king’s property, should not distribute it to those for whom it is ordered, but should spend it for his own enjoyment, he would pay the penalty and come to ruin; thus also the rich man is, as it were, a receiver of goods which are destined to be dispensed to the poor—to those of his fellow-servants who are in want. If he then should spend upon himself more than he really needs, he will pay hereafter a heavy penalty. For the things he has are not his own, but are the things of his fellow-servants. 5. Let”
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“Ellos, apoyados en mentiras, echan mano de todos los medios para encubrir la vergüenza de sus afirmaciones; y nosotros, los que profesamos la verdad, no nos atrevemos ni aun a abrir la boca.”
“Ahora bien, este hombre bárbaro llenó el universo con su evangelio, corporalmente recorrió media Asia, es decir esa región en donde antes brotaban todos los doctos en las disciplinas helenas. Y por tal motivo se hace temible a los demonios, pues en medio de ellos resplandece y deshace sus oscuridades y derriba sus acrópolis; y en espíritu se retiró y subió a las regiones del cielo, como convenía a quien tales hazañas a cabo llevaba. Las opiniones de los griegos murieron, mientras que las doctrinas de Juan se hacen cada día más fúlgidas.”
“¿Qué será más útil: hablar de los asuntos y de los defectos de los vecinos, y andar con vana curiosidad inquiriendo las cosas ajenas, o más bien tratar de los ángeles y de lo tocante a nuestra propia utilidad? Al fin y al cabo lo del vecino para nada te toca, mientras que lo del Cielo es propio tuyo.”
“En consecuencia, no ofrezcas a Dios ovejas ni terneros, sino ofrécete a ti mismo en holocausto: que esto es presentarle una hostia viva.”
“Y no dijo que cargará sobre sí o que cargó sobre sí: Que carga sobre sí el pecado del mundo, porque es obra que continuamente está haciendo. No lo cargó únicamente en el momento de padecer; sino que desde entonces hasta ahora lo carga, no siempre crucificado (pues ofreció solamente un sacrificio por los pecados), sino que perpetuamente purifica al mundo mediante este sacrificio.”
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John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.