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The Sixth Wednesday of Great Lent: On Why We Must Reproach Ourselves

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on January 25, 2022 By Abba Dorotheos Let us investigate how it is that sometimes, if a person hears something unkind, they’re able to let it go without becoming upset, whereas at other times, they hear something and are immediately offended. What’s the reason behind this difference? Is there only one cause or many? The way I see it is that there are many, but there’s one which engenders all the rest, so to

30 Days and 38 Sayings of Saint Anthony (Days 26-30, Sayings 29-38)

DAY TWENTY-SIX 29.  A brother in a monastery was falsely accused of fornication and he arose and went to Father Anthony.  The brothers also came from the monastery to correct him and bring him back.  They set about proving that he had done this thing, but he defended himself and denied that he had done anything of the kind.  Now Father Paphnutius happened to be there, and he told them this parable:  “I have seen