Daily Reflection for October 31, 2023

Amma Matrona said, "We carry ourselves wherever we go and we cannot escape…


Daily Reflection for October 30, 2023

A hermit said, ‘I never wanted work to be useful to me while causing loss to my…


Daily Reflection for October 29, 2023

A brother said to a hermit, ‘If I see a monk about whom I have heard that he is…


Daily Reflection for October 28, 2023

Abba Macarius said, "If you reprove someone, you yourself get carried away by…


Daily Reflection for October 27, 2023

It was said of Abba Macarius the Egyptian that one day when he was going up…


Daily Reflection for October 26, 2023

When Abba Macarius was returning from the marsh to his cell one day carrying…


Daily Reflection for October 25, 2023

He also said that when Abba Macarius received all the brethren in simplicity,…


Daily Reflection for October 24, 2023

Concerning the devastation of Scetis, Abba Macarius said to the brethren, "When…


Daily Reflection for October 23, 2023

Amma Sarah also said, "I put out my foot to ascend the ladder, and I place…


Daily Reflection for October 22, 2023

Another time, two old men, great anchorites, came to the district of Pelusia to…