Sayings of some saints on judgment - Part Two
It was reported that Father Eladius lived in Scetis for twenty years in a cell. He did not raise his eyes to look at its ceiling, and his food was always bread and salt.
Sayings of some saints on judgment - Part One
Saint Dorotheos said: There is nothing worse than judgment for man, because because of it he advances to evils and dwells in evils. So whoever condemns
Work, prayer and monastic life
One of the brothers visited Father Silvanus at Mount Sinai, and when he saw the brothers devoted to work, he said to the sheikh: “Do not work for stale food.”
Bishop Ammonius, Bishop and Saint Achillas
Bishop Ammonius the bishop: One of the brothers asked him to say a word to him, and the sheikh said: “Go and always imagine in your mind the evildoers.”
Abba Ayoub, Abba Pimin, their brothers, and Abba Barsanuphius
It was said that they were seven brothers from the same family. All of them became Scetis monks. When the Berbers came and destroyed the Sqit in the first batch,
The God of Forgiveness - Consider the 129th Psalm
“For mercy comes from the Lord, and he will redeem Israel from all their sins.” Do our offenses against God hurt us? Yes, as much as we love him!
My Creator God - Meditate on Psalm 103
“O Lord my God, You have been greatly exalted.” The highest types of prayer are praises of glorification. They are above supplications for forgiveness and requests. Here the psalmist lifts up
Relying on God – Meditate on the 90th Psalm
“He who dwells in the help of the Most High, in the shelter of the God of heaven, dwells.” In the Great Sleep Prayer, we read six psalms before singing “He is with us.”
Heart Lifts - Meditate on the 83rd Psalm
“Blessed is the man whom You have helped, whose heart is lifted up, and placed in the valley of weeping, in the place where He has placed it.” About any lifts.
Prayer in Distress - Meditation on the Sixty-Second Psalm
Perhaps one of the most beautiful symbolic ancient Christian drawings is the image of deer rushing to a spring of water. The deer is a beautiful and fast animal that lives on...
Repentance Prayer – Meditation on the 50th Psalm
Can wisdom always choose the right situations in life? Yes, but among the free! How many people possessed wisdom? Solomon “the Wise”
Tears of Repentance – Meditation on the Sixth Psalm
The sixth psalm is an individual prayer for a person in severe distress, and the cause of this distress is his sin! What is more distressing than the people who