Another said: “If a young man does not sleep while sitting, as long as he has the strength in his body, then he is incapable and negligent. Every young man lies on […]
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Ten Continue reading »
This is the chaste order beloved of the Lord: let a person’s eyes not wander here and there, let him look only ahead of him, and not speak.
Abba Youssef said to Abba Besir: “I cannot control my tongue.” The sheikh said: “If you speak, you will not feel comfortable.”
An old man said: “If you sit in your cell, do not be like a grave full of impurities, but be like a vessel full of precious gold.
A brother asked an old man: “O father, I desire to protect my heart.” The sheikh said to him: “How can you guard your heart and your mouth, which...
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 »
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
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
1- Introduction Before I start presenting this debate with this great man “Father Theonas”, I think it is best to
The twenty-first meeting: with Father Jonas (1) - Rest during the Pentecost Continue reading »
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
نشرت مكتبة المشرق سلسلة “التراث السرياني” جاء فيها: 2. د. بولس الفغالي: أفراهاط الحكيم الفارسي، 1986. المقالة الأولى عن الإيمان
Selections from the articles of Saint Aphrahat, 1-4 Continue reading »
