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Abba Poemen, The Moderate Ascetic - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Many of the Desert Fathers experimented with harsh ascetic regimens, severely limiting their sleep and their intake of food and drink. For example, Abba Arsenius claimed that “it is enough for a monk, if he is a real fighter, to sleep only one hour”; Abba Dioscorus boasted that he never ate cooked food or fruit …

Asceticism - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Asceticism is to live with satisfaction on your minimal needs without experiencing delight and getting away from materialism. St. Paul the Apostle reminded his disciple Timothy in his first epistle, “But godliness with contentment is great gain”; “And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.” and “But those who desire to be …

Saint Abraam Of Fayoum - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

The life of this saint is a poured ointment and a sweet incense accepted by God... He appeared as an angel among men… My mouth is sanctified when I utter the name of Anba Abraam, and my pen is blessed when I write about him.... and my soul is humiliated before him, and gets smaller …

Three Friends - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

There was a man that had three friends, then came a messenger from the king to call upon him. And when he asked this man to go with him to meet the King, the man became baffled and confused, and said to the messenger, "I have a very dear friend whom I love very much, …

My dear beloved children, monks and nuns of our Coptic Orthodox monasteries in the Egyptian deserts and the lands of immigration; May the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). As we celebrate the commemoration of the departure of the patron saint of our monasteries, …

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