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Quotes on Orthodoxy / St. Seraphim of Sarov

“It is necessary to rouse the heart to pray.”

It is necessary to rouse the heart to pray, otherwise it will become quite dry. The attributes of prayer must be: love of God, sincerity, and simplicity.

St. Seraphim of Sarov, Spiritual Instructions no. 25. Little Russian Philokalia Vol. 1


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