Distraction is the Beginning of All Evil (St Ignatius Brianchaninov) | Mobile Phone Addiction | Orthodox Christian Art PosterThe sons of the world believe distraction to be blameless, but the Holy Fathers recognize it as the beginning of all evil. + St Ignatius Brianchaninov, The Field

and still the coming of the bridegroom is delayed

And who will declare His generation

listlessness [apathy] - by patience

often accompanied by similar Greek monograms for "Jesus" (IC = ΙΗΣΟΥΣ) and "Christ" (XC = ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ)

Let the priests

- 1 Peter 4:7

and the devil

keep the commandments

With Thy Cross the entire earth is pierced

We watch the signs of the times in order to recognize Christ when He comes

At that point I had lost all faith in people

setting aside Thine own will