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You don’t become holy by fighting evil but by love — St Porphyrios

23 July 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Porphyrios the Kapsokalyvite

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You don’t become holy by fighting evil. Let evil be. Look towards Christ and that will save you. What makes a person saintly is love!

— /Wounded by Love/

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