desert fathers – Page 9 – One Voice United

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Macarius said, ‘If we remember the evil that men have done us, we close our minds to the power of … More

Abbot Marcarius said: If, wishing to correct another, you are moved to anger, you gratify your own passion. Do not … More

Once at a feast day in Cellia the brothers were eating their meal in church. But one of them said … More

The monks praised a brother to Antony. Antony went to him and tested him to see if he could endure … More

There was a hermit who was often ill. But one year he did not fall ill and he was very … More

heartandlungs66: Abbot Pambo questioned about Abbot Anthony saying: What ought I to do? And the elder replied: Have no confidence … More

Someone brought a hermit who was a leper some money and said, ‘Take this to spend, for you are old … More

A brother asked a hermit, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ He took off his clothes, and put a … More

“They said of Helladius that he lived twenty years in his cell, and did not once raise his eyes to … More