Blessed is he who, though maligned and disparaged every day for the Lord’s sake, constrains himself to be patient. . .
Blessed is the monk who regards himself hourly deserving every dishonor and disparagement.
Blessed is he who mortifies his will to the end, and leaves the care of himself to his director in the Lord; for he will be placed at the right hand of the Crucified.
St. John of the Ladder
