Homilies on the Christian Life · Lecture 011
Sayings of the Saints (Part 3)
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos speaks on Saint Anthony the Great's teaching about hardship, the soul, and communion with God, with references to Acts 2, Psalm 103, and Matthew 6:11. He argues that deprivation teaches the value of blessings, and that eternal goods cannot be pursued together with every temporary comfort. The soul in the body is likened to a child in the womb: death liberates, but an unprepared soul cannot dwell with God, just as a premature infant cannot survive outside the womb. Completion of the soul is said to occur through repentance, confession, and frequent Holy Communion, while evil persons are treated as occasions that reveal patience and longsuffering.
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