You are the happy ones, you who remain within the Church through your faith, you who hold fast to the foundations of the faith that were handed down to you from the Apostolical Tradition; and if, on several occasions, an execrable jealousy attempted to shake it, it did not succeed.
They are the ones who departed from it in the present crisis. (...) Catholics faithful to Tradition, even when reduced to a handful, these are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ. Saint Athanasius
He who prays receives great benefits from his prayer, even before receiving what he is asking for. Prayer calms the troubles of the soul, soothes anger, drives jealousy, turns cupidity off, diminishes and withers attachment to worldly possessions, gives deep peace to the spirit, and finally, raises all the way to Heaven.
(Saint John Chrysostom - On Psalm 129, No 1)
When you have sinned, weep over your fault, not because you shall be chastised for it, which is not a reason, but because you have offended your Lord who is so good, so loving, so concerned with your salvation that for you he delivered his own Son. Groan for this reason, and groan unceasingly...
(Saint John Chrysostom - 4th Homely on the 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians, No 6)
