January 17 Saint Anthony of the Desert Patriarch of Monastic Life (251-356) bekhit fahim 2 on Jan 29, 2014 Saint Anthony was born in the year 251, in Upper Egypt. Hearing at Mass the words, If you …More
January 17 Saint Anthony of the Desert Patriarch of Monastic Life (251-356)
bekhit fahim 2 on Jan 29, 2014 Saint Anthony was born in the year 251, in Upper Egypt. Hearing at Mass the words, If you would be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, he gave away all his vast possessions — staying only to see that his sister's education was completed — and retired into the desert. He then begged an aged hermit to teach him the spiritual life, and he also visited various solitaries, undertaking to copy the principal virtue of each.
To serve God more perfectly, Anthony immured himself in a ruin, building up the door so that none could enter. Here the devils assaulted him furiously, appearing as various monsters, and even wounding him severely; but his courage never failed, and he overcame them all by confidence in God and by the sign of the cross. One night, while Anthony was in his solitude, many devils scourged him so terribly that he lay as if dead. A friend found him in this …More
bekhit fahim 2 on Jan 29, 2014 Saint Anthony was born in the year 251, in Upper Egypt. Hearing at Mass the words, If you would be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, he gave away all his vast possessions — staying only to see that his sister's education was completed — and retired into the desert. He then begged an aged hermit to teach him the spiritual life, and he also visited various solitaries, undertaking to copy the principal virtue of each.
To serve God more perfectly, Anthony immured himself in a ruin, building up the door so that none could enter. Here the devils assaulted him furiously, appearing as various monsters, and even wounding him severely; but his courage never failed, and he overcame them all by confidence in God and by the sign of the cross. One night, while Anthony was in his solitude, many devils scourged him so terribly that he lay as if dead. A friend found him in this …More
St Antony of the desert was a spiritual giant. I recall a good parish priest in his homily said that we should daily go to a place that is quiet, without distractions and just meditate and find God in quiet solitude. This is not only for monks but the faithful as well.