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Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347 – September 14, 407) was an early Church Father and Archbishop of Constantinople, renowned for his eloquent preaching and oratory, earning the epithet 'Chrysostom' meaning 'golden-mouthed.' Born in Antioch, he received a classical education and later became a hermit. His sermons emphasized moral reform, social justice, and biblical exegesis, often criticizing luxury and corruption. His conflicts with the imperial court and clergy led to multiple exiles, and he died during a forced march. His extensive writings, including homilies, commentaries, and letters, profoundly influenced Eastern Christianity. He is venerated as a saint and Doctor of the Church in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and other traditions.

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“Consider how august a privilege it is, when angels are present, and archangels throng around, when cherubim and seraphim encircle with their blaze the throne, that a mortal may approach with unrestrained confidence, and converse with heaven's dread Sovereign! O, what honor was ever conferred like this?”

May Heaven Prayer Honor Approach Angel Privilege Mortals Dread Thrones Sovereign August Converses Archangel

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“It may here be observed, that all who are offended by us are exposed to our view. But the rich man sees Lazarus not with any other righteous man, but in Abraham's bosom. For Abraham was full of love, but the man is convicted of cruelty. Abraham sitting before his door followed after those that passed by, and brought them into his house, the other turned away even them that abode within his gate.”

Men May House Views Rich Doors He Man Sitting Cruelty Gates Exposed Righteous Offended Bosoms Abraham Rich Man Abode Lazarus Righteous Man

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.”

Thinking May Remember Memories Deeds Arrogance Good Work Good Deeds Think Of You

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“God does not forsake you. It is because he wishes to increase your glory that oftentimes he permits you to fall sick. Keep up your courage so that you may also hear him say: Do you think I have dealt with you otherwise than that you may be shown to be just?”

Thinking May Doe Fall Wish Glory Sick Increase Permit Forsake

Book:Discourses Against Judaizing Christians (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 68)

Source: Discourses Against Judaizing Christians (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 68)

“How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment.”

Giving Should May Faces Shoes Communion Sacraments Garments Nourishment Eucharist Blessed Sacrament Catholic Saint Holy Communion Holy Eucharist Eucharistic Adoration

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering. By miracles you would make yourself debtor to Him, while by suffering He may become debtor to you. And even if sufferings had no other reward than being able to bear something for that God who loves you, is not this a great reward and a sufficient remuneration? Whoever loves, understands what I say.”

Ifs Giving Should May Doe Able Suffering Lord Love You Bears Miracle Raises Rewards Sufficient Debtors Great Reward Remuneration

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission of sins, but we have enumerated ten honors [it bestows]! For this reason we baptize even infants, though they are not defiled by [personal] sins, so that there may be given to them holiness, righteousness, adoption, inheritance, brotherhood with Christ, and that they may be his [Christ's] members”

Thinking May Reason Given Christ Sin Grace Honor Ten Members Benefits Holiness Heavenly Righteousness Brotherhood Adoption Infant Inheritance Baptism Remission

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Whatever you may do for your brother, being hungry, and a stranger, and naked, not even the devil will be able to despoil, but it will be laid up in an inviolabe treasure.”

May Able Christianity Brother Devil Stranger Treasure Hungry Naked Your Brother

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well.”

Ifs Wells May Inspiration Faith Left Dying Brother Catholic Tables Hunger Christian Inspirational Golden Satisfying Altars Your Brother Eucharistic Chalice Overloaded

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed.”

May Has Beens Soul Laughter Theologian

Book:Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: On The Epistle to the Hebrews

Source: Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: On The Epistle to the Hebrews

“No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.”

May Matter Christian Speak Anger Ruins Be You

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“We should not bear it with bad grace if the answer to our prayer is long delayed. Rather, let us, because of this, show great patience and resignation. For He delays for this reason: that we may offer Him a fitting occasion of honoring us through His divine providence.”

“The Eucharist is a fire that inflames us, that, like lions breathing fire, we may retire from the altar being made terrible to the devil.”

May Made Fire Terrible Devil Breathing Lions Retiring Altars Eucharist Breathing Fire

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.”

Thinking Men May Sin

Book:To the People of Antioch

Source: To the People of Antioch