St Justin Popovich | It is through asceticism that the intellect of a saint becomes pure, clear, and discerning.

It is through asceticism that the intellect of a saint becomes pure, clear, and discerning.

“Purity of soul was an original charism of our nature. Until it has been purified from the passions, the soul has not been healed of the sickness of sin and cannot attain to the glory that it lost through transgression. If a man becomes worthy of purification—or health of soul—his intellect then truly receives into itself joy through spiritual awareness, for he becomes a son of God and a brother of Christ.”


St Justin Popovich