2 January

It’s the feast day of Seraphim of Sarov (1754-1833).

“Well before joining a monastery, I was in trade. And I’m telling you that not the one piling up goods and then selling them hastily is a good tradesman but the one who buys cheap and sells high gaining profit… Think same of profit eternal, of the Grace of the Holy Spirit. Fasting, prayer, virginity and all other virtues are not the goal of Christian life… but the goal is the grace of the Holy Spirit coming forth with them, and its acquisition, or accumulation, is our only objective.”

Also: St. Seraphim