Saved by the Graves

Illustrated Sayings of the Desert Fathers #5

A brother went to Abba Macarius….

There are several versions of this story. This is adapted from a story of Abba Macarius of Egypt (4th century), in “Give Me a Word”, Popular Patristic Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2014, p.186.

Previous “Illustrated Sayings” can be found in my blog:

#1 The Weight of Judgment

#2 The Pilgrimage

#3 The Monk Who Kept a Woman in His Cell

#4 You Will Be Like God