There was a man named Dakias who lived in a mountain in Jerusalem. He did not pray with anyone at all, and suddenly he dared to serve the Mass […]
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Five Continue reading »
Question: “Tell me, Father, how a person monitors his heart, how he fights against Satan, and whether he should block the entrance to speech.”
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Six Continue reading »
Abba Sissawis Al-Saidi: It was said about him that he was living in Ghaydah, and another old man was sick in Al-Siq, and when he heard that, he was sad, because
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Seven Continue reading »
A sheikh said: “I know a person from the people of Al-Qalali who fasted the entire Easter Friday, so when the time for the meeting was on the eve of...
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Eight Continue reading »
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.”
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,
Abba Ayoub, Abba Pimin, their brothers, and Abba Barsanuphius Continue reading »
