Loving and Yiefding

'Observe again that Paul has exhorted husbands and wives to reciprocity. . . To love therefore, is the husband's part, to yield pertains to the other side. If, then, each one contributes his own part, all stand firm. From being loved, the wife too becomes loving; and from her being submissive, the husband learns to yield.'

St. John Chrysostom (HT:Holy Fathers)

True Affluence

But those who are satisfied with what they have, and pleased with their own possessions, and do not have their eyes on the substance of others, even if they are the poorest of all, should be considered the richest of all. For whoever has no need of others' property but is happy to be self-sufficient is the most affluent of all."

        +St. John Chrysostom. (HT Holy Fathers)

Saintly Romance

St John Chrysostom's Romantic Words For Husbands To Tell their Wives:

Pay Attention!

About to begin a series of homilies on the Gospel of Matthew, St. John Chrys­ostom warns his congregation to pay careful attention.

We are on the point of entering (if God permits it) a city of gold, and more precious than any gold. Let us mark her foundations, and her gates of sapphire and pearl—for we have an excellent guide in Matthew. His is the gate through which we shall now enter, and we need to be very diligent. For if he sees anyone not paying attention, he throws him out of the city.Yes, for the city is most royal and glorious—not like the cities among us, where there’s a marketplace and royal courts, for there everything is the court of the King. So let us open the gates of our mind. Let us open our ears, and—with great trembling—as we are about to set foot on the threshold, let us worship the King who is in it.

–St. John Chrysostom, Homily 1 on Matthew, 17

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The Place of Refuge for Every Worry

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