A brother went to the cell of Abba Arsenius at Scete and, l… - Arsenius the Great

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A brother went to the cell of Abba Arsenius at Scete and, looking through the window, saw the elder as though he were all fire, for the brother was worthy to see [this.]
When he knocked, the elder came out and saw the brother looking astounded. “Have you been knocking for long?” he said to him.
“You didn’t see anything here?”
but he said: “No.”
The elder conversed with him and sent him on his way.

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Arsenius the Great was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers.

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Alternative Names: Arsenius • Saint Arsenius

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When Abba Arsenius was still in the palace, he prayed to God saying: “Lord, guide me as to how I can be saved,”
and there came to him a voice saying: “Arsenius, flee from people and you shall be saved.”

A brother asked Abba Arsenius if he could hear a saying from him.
The elder said to him: “As much as you are able, strive so that what goes on inside you be godly and you conquer your external passions.”

They also used to say of him that on Saturday night when Sunday was about to dawn he used to put the sun behind him and stretch out his hands to heaven, praying until the sun shone on his face; and then he would sit down.

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