What each man honours before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God.
OrigenWhen a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity.
OrigenThe physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us.
OrigenEvery soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sin. . . . In the Church, baptism is given for the remission of sins, and, according to the usage of the Church, baptism is given even to infants. If there were nothing in infants which required the remission of sins and nothing in them pertinent to forgiveness, the grace of baptism would seem superfluous
Origen