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Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian · St Theodota, Mother of Cosmas and Damian

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The devil is not only at odds with himself because of his diversity and because of his passions, but he does the same in others, as a murderer from time immemorial and a hater of good, covering himself with the darkness of indignation (so that in the darkness he can shoot (Ps. 10:2) at the common body of the Church); With what cunning and cunning, I think, he approaches each of us for the most part and secretly looks for a place in us where it would be convenient to break into, like a brave warrior breaks into a broken wall or into a broken formation (1). He (the devil) always pursues the human race with hatred and does not tolerate the earthly becoming heavenly, because for his own malice he was cast down from heaven to this earth. He, the unfortunate one, desired to have the glory of the first Beauty and the great royal honor of God himself, but instead of light he clothed himself in terrible darkness. That is why he always enjoys dark deeds and has dominion over dark sin. This perverted mind takes on a double image, spreading first one or the other network. He is either the deepest darkness, or, if you open him, he immediately turns into a bright angel and deceives minds with a gentle smile. This is why special care is needed so as not to encounter death instead of light. Even bad people can avoid a vicious life, because open vice is hateful to many. I praise the one who, with the sophisticated eyes of the spirit, denounces both the insidious and invisible enemy (2). You might be interested in:
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