Theodore also said, ‘Humility and the fear of God surpass all the other virtues.’ ‘The gateway is humility: our predecessors…
By your divine authority, O Lord, raise up my soul, as once you raised up the paralytic, for my soul…
A hermit said, ‘I would rather be defeated and humble than win and be proud.’ – Sayings of the Desert…
“As a royal guard or armor bearer stands in the king’s presence in constant readiness, so the soul must be…
“As a royal guard or armor bearer stands in the king’s presence in constant readiness, so the soul must be…
“I’m not cut out for being in the world. I’m made for the desert. In the desert, whatever you do,…
orthodox-imperium: “God overcomes the order of nature wherever He wills. Likewise, he who wants to bear the Cross of Christ…
monastic-imperium: “God overcomes the order of nature wherever He wills. Likewise, he who wants to bear the Cross of Christ…
Macarius was once returning to his cell from the marsh carrying palm leaves. The devil met him by the way,…
“A number of ascetic who disappeared into the desert achieved this purity, this perfection…They dissolved in tears before God…” –…
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