Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Offsite Post: ‘Four Fair Flowers’

 

Four fair flowers of the desert,

John, Heraclemon,

Andrew, and Theophilus,

Fled the busy city

For the empty

Wilderness of Egypt,

Where they could pursue

Union with God

Undistracted

Through ceaseless prayers and praise.

 

Four fragrant flowers of the desert,

Their bodies fed by God

From beautiful fruit trees

And with crystal water from a spring;

 . . .

The rest is at https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/four-fair-flowers/.

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A prose account of the life of these four holy desert dwellers is here:

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/02/103459-saints-john-heraclemon-andrew-and-theophilus-of-egypt

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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!

Anathema to the Union!

1 comment:

  1. Mr Garlington - I'm with the Albert Sidney Johnston SCV Camp in Houston and have read some of your articles on Abbeville. Would like to invite you to make a presentation at one of our monthly meetings if you are able. Would like to discuss. I can be reached at 713 304 2673 or rshivers@grandislelng.com. Sincerely, Robert M Shivers

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