Originally posted on Contemplative in the Mud:
Almsgiving heals the irascible part of the soul; fasting extinguishes the concupiscible part; and prayer purifies the mind and prepares it for the contemplation of reality. Saint Maximus the Confessor![]()
Almsgiving heals the irascible part of the soul; fasting extinguishes the concupiscible part; and prayer purifies the mind and prepares it for the contemplation of reality. Saint Maximus the Confessor
