#athony

[asmallorthodoxblog]

Do good to the one who wrongs you and you will make God your friend.

Speak no evil of your enemy to anyone. Accustom yourself to love, to purity, to patience, to self-control, and to things such as these. For this is the knowledge of God: to follow Him with humility and through such means.

-Saint Anthony the Great

[whatisa-legacy]

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“She will leave you.”

With the countdown to the wedding on and more planning now coming around more than it seemed like it had before Anthony had been counting down the days until his bachelor party weekend, giving his brother and Oak full reign on what they were going to do.

They had decided on Vegas, and while it was cliche they also knew that it was where they would have the most fun, wanting to get Anthony away from New York and everything he had been stuck helping with as they got closer to the day he and Jasmine had been dreaming of. Leaving Jasmine was the most difficult part, Jasmine urging him to have fun and let loose one more time before he was a married man.

The first night goes well, the group adjusting to the time change and clubbing until the early hours of the morning. While the guys had made loose plans on what they could do while they were in Vegas nothing had really been set in stone, the guys laying around the suite they had rented as they tried to plan their first full day out.

“We could go to a strip club tonight,” Anthony says, teasing evident in his voice as he laughs, looking around the room. Thankfully everyone seems to realize he doesn’t mean what he’s saying, Mario shaking his head as he laughs.

“God, if she ever finds out that you did something like that,” Mario begins, looking over to his younger brother, “She will leave you.”

“I know,” Anthony smiles, sitting up further in his chair as he looks around the room, noticing how some people were looking up things that they could do other than clubbing and gambling. “I was just thinking of ridiculous things to do in Vegas. I really don’t care what we decide though, just the last weekend away is enough for me,” He shrugs, the guys nodding.

“So, Anthony, you have no idea on what you want to do tonight?” Oak questions, Anthony looking over and shaking his head.

“Preferably something that won’t upset my fiancé enough that she’ll call off the wedding when we get back home,” Anthony laughs, the guys all laughing as they slowly started getting ready for the day, the night coming together the more they found things near them that were fun for everyone to do.

They ended up going for a nice dinner and out clubbing again, and while the guys had wished that they planned a little better for things to do they saw that Anthony seemed like he was having the time of his life, and that was all they really wanted for one of the last weekends they would have with him before he got married.

[asmallorthodoxblog]

On the perspective on life of those who want to follow Christ

Those who know God are full of all goodwill and, desiring heavenly things, despise earthly ones. Such people do not please many, nor do many things please them. Therefore, they are not only hated, but also mocked by many foolish people.

They, however, endure all things in poverty, knowing that what seems evil to many is good for them.

For he who understands heavenly things believes God, knowing that all are the creations of His will. But he who does not understand them never believes that the world is the creation of God and that it was made for the salvation of man.

-St. Anthony the Great, Philokalia vol I

[nicatoons]

thank you @askninbyfrits​ :) 

[dark-side-of-the-moon-explorer]

Centuries are what it meant to me A cemetery where I marry the sea Stranger things could never change my mind I've got to take it on the otherside Take it on the otherside Take it on take it on

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