Inspirational Quotes by John Chrysostom
“If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.”
“By the cross we know the gravity of sin and the greatness of God's love toward us.”
topics: The Cross
“It is a shame for a man to desire honor only because of his noble progenitors, and not to deserve it by his own virtue.”
topics: Virtue
“Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy.”
topics: Wealth
“Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my daily consolation, my daily joy, my source of rich and inexhaustible joy in life.”
“Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts.”
topics: Reasoning
“Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.”
“The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven, assuaged diseases, repelled frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.”
topics: Prayer
“Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.”
topics: Prayer
“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.”
“En consecuencia, no ofrezcas a Dios ovejas ni terneros, sino ofrécete a ti mismo en holocausto: que esto es presentarle una hostia viva.”
“¿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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Advierte cómo cuando alguno sujeta las cosas espirituales a sus propios modos de pensar, inclusive dice ridiculeces, y parece delirar y estar ebrio, por andar escrutando, contra lo que a Dios agrada, las sentencias y no prestar su asentimiento a la fe.”
“Si te parece, encerremos bajo llave a un hombre; y ahí alimentémoslo y satisfagamos todos los placeres del vientre hasta lo sumo sin que él haya de caminar y sin que le permitamos hacer cosa alguna. Que goce de una mesa bien dispuesta, de lecho y de placeres perpetuos. ¿Puede haber algo más miserable que ese género de vida?”
“lo mismo sucede con el alma. Pues cuando ya purificada no hay pasiones del ánimo que la conturben, ve con claridad lo que se ha de ver; pero cuando manchada con muchas pasiones, pierde su primera virtud, no puede fácilmente elevarse a lo sublime, sino que al punto se cansa y desfallece y se entrega al sueño y a la desidia, y deja de lado lo que toca a llevar una vida honrada y virtuosa, y ya no escucha con diligencia.”
“¡Transportemos nuestras riquezas, coloquémoslas allá! No necesitaremos de asnos ni de camellos ni de carros ni de naves para ese transporte: Dios nos libró de semejante dificultad. Solamente necesitamos de los pobres, de los cojos, de los ciegos, de los enfermos. A ellos se les ha encomendado semejante transporte. Ellos son los que transfieren las riquezas al cielo. Ellos son los que conducen a quienes tales riquezas poseen a la herencia de los bienes eternos.”
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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.