Monastic life above everything is a life of continuous prayer. A layman can do everything that a monk does, except...
Prayer & Psalmody
Pray as is fitting and without trouble, practise psalmody with understanding (Ps. 46: 8) and harmony, and you will be...
On The Relaxation Of The Fast During The 50 Days
Abba Theonas visited us in our cell, and when evening prayers were over and we had been sitting for a...
St Shenoute’s Life and Times
When Shenoute was born in the middle of the fourth century C.E., Coptic literature barely existed. Only a century had...
Fasting & Prayer
In the name of the living, holy God, Creator of the bodies and the souls, who made thanksgiving due upon...
Monastic Poverty In Evagrius’ Work
Evagrius’s ideal monk lives simply, at the edge of poverty, so to speak, accumulating only enough to support himself and...
Calling Shenoute A Prophet
I am not sure that Shenoute ever explicitly called himself a prophet, but others have used the label for him...
An Image of Salvation
The blessed man Abraham had a brother who lived close by, and he died, leaving a daughter aged seven. She...
Concerning Obedience
Rare are they who know the mystery of obedience. The obedient man is great in the sight of God. He...
A Spiritual Person Is An Obedient Person
The first thing is the blessing and obedience to the commandment of God. As it was said about Joseph the...