When the Homily is about Immunology

Progenitors of the Passions and Virtues

A member of our Parish developed this chart based on The Ladder of Divine Ascent, a seventh century work by St. John Climacus. I find it particularly useful when taking the advice of Unseen Warfare to kill the passions by practicing their opposing virtues. One will also note, from the chart, that the "father" of the passions is PRIDE and the "father" of virtues is HUMILITY.

Having mentioned St. John Climacus' work, I have changed our icon to The Ladder of Divine Ascent which is of course based on his book.