This man went to an elder Tabaisi who was residing in the wilderness, and he became his disciple. It happened that his teacher gave him a dry branch and ordered him to […]

He said: O Beloved, if you have left the false world and brought yourself closer to God in order to repent for your past sins, then beware of turning back from what you did.

Saint Macarius the Great said: “When you begin to pray, be careful to be steadfast lest you deliver your vessel into the hands of your enemies. Because they desire kidnapping

A man named Qarion had a young son named Zechariah. He came to Scetis and became a monk with him and his son. He raised his son there

It was said that the great father, Abba Musa Al-Aswad, was brutally killed for adultery at times. So he got up and went to Abba Isidore and complained

It was said about the great saint Abba Agathon: Some people went to him when they heard about his great contributions and his many supplications. They wanted to try it, so they said

It was reported from Saint Arsanius that he was from Great Rome and was one of its best philosophers. His father was one of the nobles of the court close to me

From the words of Saint Isaac: “A monk is a person who has completely left the world, as well as his country and relatives, and moved to monasteries or prairies, to sit

From the words of Saint Clemades, a commandment for those who want to enter the monastic profession: “Listen, my son, to my words and memorize them. And know that you are from now on

It was reported on the authority of Saint Pachomius: His father, from the Upper Egypt, was an idol worshiper. On the same day, Pachomius enlisted in the king's soldiers. So it happened

جاء عن القديس مقاريوس المصري أنه قال: إني في حالِ شبابي كنتُ جالساً في قلايةٍ في مصرَ، فأمسكوني وجعلوني قساً

قال القديس أنطونيوس: «رأسُ الحكمةِ مخافةُ اللهِ. كما أنّ الضوءَ إذا دخل إلى بيتٍ مُظلمٍ طرد ظُلمَتَه وأنارَه، هكذا خوفُ