Desert Fathers of the Church – 13 Quotes 1 – The brothers praised a monk before Abba Anthony the monk came to see him, Anthony wanted to know how he would bear insults; and seeing that he could not bear them at all, he said to him, ‘You are like a village magnificently decorated on the outside […]
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7 Spiritual Quotes by Saint Anthony the Great
7 Spiritual Quotes by Saint Anthony the Great The Action of Divine Providence Providence is manifested in events which occur in accordance with divine necessity — such as the daily rising and setting of the sun, and the yielding of fruits by the earth. Law, similarly, is manifested in events which occur in accordance with […]
A Letter of Anthony the Great to the desert monks
Letter I: A Letter of Anthony the Solitary and Chief of Solitaries to the brethren dwelling in every place Anthony the monk, whose life Athanasius bishop of Alexandria wrote a long work upon, sent seven letters in Coptic to various monasteries, letters truly apostolic in idea and language, and which have been translated into Greek. […]
10 Inspiration Sayings from St. Anthony the Great
Read below 10 Inspiration Sayings from St. Anthony theGreat. These 10 Inspiration Sayings are selected from the collection The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, translated by Sr Benedicta Ward SLG. 1. When the holy Abba Anthony lived in the desert he was beset by accidie, and attacked by many sinful thoughts. He said to God, […]