The Weight of Judgment
An Illustrated Story from the Desert Fathers
I’ve been thinking for quite a while about doing a book of illustrated stories from the Desert Fathers. I finally sat down and actually did one. I think I’m going to do more.
If you have a favorite Desert Father story, put it in the comments and it might become part of the book I’ll create over the next few months.
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Hy eldest son Shepherd, who's patron is Abba Poemen, was gifted at his baptism an original icon of the saint. The icon depicts a monk sleeping with his head in the lap of Abba Poemen, taken from this saying:
Some old men went to Abba Poemen and asked, “If we see brothers sleeping during the common prayer, should we wake them?” Abba Poemen answered, “If I see my brother sleeping, I put his head on my knees and let him rest.” Then one old man spoke up, “And how do you explain yourself before God?” Abba Poemen replied, “I say to God: You have said, ‘First take the beam out of your own eye and then you will be able to remove the splinter from the eye of your brother.’ ”
St. Sisoes the Great and St. Moses the Black!