From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Five
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 Four
They mentioned about one of the brothers that he was next door to a distinguished sheikh, so he used to enter his cell every day and steal what he found.
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Three
He also said: “If we loved God as we love our friends, we would be blessed, because I saw someone who grieved his friend, and he did not even find peace.”
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Two
It was said that one of the fathers was sitting in the distant prairie and was silent, and one day his student asked him, saying: “Why, father?”
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part One
Let the brother who stays with you be like a son and a disciple, and if he makes a mistake and spoils something, admonish him and reveal to him his mistake so that he does not return.
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.”
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,
2:9 - The spiritual meaning of fasting
History of Fasting: Introduction Fasting is a human phenomenon that has been associated with all religions. Its forms and concepts are as diverse as these religions. And in Christianity it occupies
2:8 – Preparing for Communion
The prayer, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” This is the “Kinonicon” (το κοινωνικόν), that is, the hymn in preparation for the “Kinonia” κοινωνία - Communion. Her frequency
The twenty-first meeting: with Father Jonas (1) - Rest during the Pentecost
1- Introduction Before I start presenting this debate with this great man “Father Theonas”, I think it is best to
Book Five: On the Spirit of Gluttony
The sin of gluttony and not eating! God created man to work in heaven (Genesis 2:15), not to bow down with all his physical and psychological being beneath
Selections from the articles of Saint Aphrahat, 1-4
نشرت مكتبة المشرق سلسلة “التراث السرياني” جاء فيها: 2. د. بولس الفغالي: أفراهاط الحكيم الفارسي، 1986. المقالة الأولى عن الإيمان