The sweetness of prayer is one thing, - Isaac the Syrian

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The sweetness of prayer is one thing,

Isaac the Syrian

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About Isaac the Syrian

Isaac of Nineveh (c. 613 – c. 700), also known as Saint Isaac the Syrian, Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar, was a 7th-century bishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on . Isaac of Nineveh's works are divided into the First Part, Second Part (discovered in 1983), Third Part (discovered in the 21st century), and Fifth Part (discovered in the 21st century).

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Alternative Names: Saint Isaac the Syrian • St. Isaac the Syrian • Saint Isaac of Nineveh • Abba Isaac • Isaac Syrus • Isaac of Qatar • Mar Isaac the Syrian • Isaac of Nineveh

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When he is held worthy of the prayer of understanding,

A desolate place, because of the great barrenness that reigns there, causes us to acquire a deadness of heart <to the world>,

That the intellect should <find itself> standing during the office or in prayer continually, again and again,

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