Desert Fathers
GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN
Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Alphabetical Collection — translated by Benedicta Ward, SLG
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1. Abba Gregory said, 'These three things God requires of all the baptized: right faith in the heart, truth on the tongue, temperance in the body.'
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2. He also said, 'The whole life of a man is but one single day for those who are working hard with longing.'
Translated by Benedicta Ward, SLG. Edition opa.patristics.desert-fathers.sayings-alphabetical-collection.en.