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Posted on 10/07/201810/07/2018 by stmarystmosesretreathouse

أحب الصلاة كل حين،لكى
يستنيــر قلبك بالله
مارإسحق السرياني

Love prayer at all times so that God enlightens your heart.

-St. Ephraim the Syrian

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monks learning

#40

إذا حسبت التحقـير كالإكـــرام
واللوم كالمديح والفقر كالثراء
فإنك لا تمـوت.
الأنبا مقاريوس الكبير

If you consider offense as honor, blame as praise, and poverty as richness, you shall not die.

-St. Macarius the Great

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers
monks learning

#39

إن الراهب غريب في أرض غريبــــــــة،
فإذا أراد أن يجد راحــــة فعليـــه أن لا
ُيشغل نفسه بأي شئ فيهــــــا.
القديس أرسانيوس

The monk is a sojourner in a strange land. If he wants to find true comfort, he must not occupy himself with anything in it.

-St. Arsenius

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  • Gallery
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