Lives of Saints - July

”Saints are worthy of all pios praise, for they are our spiritual fathers, who have taken the wreath of victory in heavens and pray for the entire world. They sing ceaselessly with the angels and take our prayers and tears to the Heavenly Father. Therefore, let us love them, read their life and miracles with piety, ask for their help when we are in need and follow their example of sacrifice and faith with determination. The Saints are our parents, friends and men of prayer on earth and in heaven, and without God's mercy, without the intercession of the Mother of God and their prayers, no one can ve saved.”

(fragment from Introduction, by Archimandrite Ioanichie Bălan)