The Hermit Fathers by Fr Samaan El-Souriany

The Hermit Fathers by Fr Samaan El-Souriany

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The Hermit Fathers by Fr Samaan El-Souriany

The Hermit Fathers is an account of the virtuous asceticism and admirable ways of life of the holy and blessed wilderness fathers. They are meant to inspire and instruct those who want to imitate their heavenly lives, so that they may make progress on the way that leads to the kingdom of heaven. The holy fathers who were the initiators and masters of the blessed monastic way of life, being entirely on fire with divine and heavenly love and counting as nothing at all that men hold to be beautiful and estimable, trained themselves on earth to do nothing whatsoever out of vainglory. They hid themselves away, and by their supreme humility in keeping most of their good works hidden, they made progress on the way that leads to God. Moreover, no one has been able to describe their virtuous lives for us in detail, for those who have taken the greatest pains in this matter have only committed to writing a few fragments of their more admirable deeds and words. In this book you will find twenty eight examples of the lives of those Holy men and women which are sweeter than honey and honeycomb.
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ISBN 13 9780980517101
ISBN 10 0980517109
Title The Hermit Fathers
Author Fr Samaan El-Souriany
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St. Shenouda Monastery
Year published 2010-06-07
Number of pages 190
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