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This life has been given for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits – St Isaac

7 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Isaac the Syrian

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This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.

— /The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian/ (Boston, MA: Holy Transfiguration Monastery)

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