In the morning the brethren carried him to his cell, and he lay there crippled for a whole year. After he recovered, the monk with firm resolve confessed to the hegoumen, that he would continue with his ascetic struggles.
But the Lord Himself put limits to this toil which lasted for many years: Abba Isidore blessed his disciple and told him that the passions had already left him. The Elder commanded him to receive the Holy Mysteries, and to go to his own cell in peace. From that time, Saint Moses received from the Lord power over demons. Accounts about his exploits spread among the monks and even beyond the bounds of the wilderness.
The governor of the land wanted to see the saint.
The Strong Saint Abba Moses
When he heard of this, Saint Moses decided to hide from any visitors, and he departed his own cell. Along the way he met servants of the governor, who asked him how to get to the cell of the desert-dweller Moses. The monk answered them: After many years of monastic exploits, Saint Moses was ordained deacon. Once, the bishop decided to test him and he bade the clergy to drive him out of the altar, reviling him as an unworthy Ethiopian.
In all humility, the monk accepted the abuse. Having put him to the test, the bishop then ordained Saint Moses to the priesthood. Saint Moses labored for fifteen years in this rank, and gathered 75 disciples around himself. When the saint reached the age of 75, he warned his monks that soon brigands would descend upon the skete and murder all those who remained there.
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Moses the Ethiopian, who stretched out his hands unto God in a life of repentance for the wanton deeds of his youth. There is much we can learn from the life of St. Moses as we strive to throw off our own wanton deeds and passions in preparation for receiving our Lord in the Holy Mysteries, and for drawing nearer to Him on a daily basis, awaiting His Second and Glorious Coming in which we hope to be resurrected unto eternal life.
The troparion for St. Moses gives us an insightful look at his life and the virtues he displayed to the glory of God:. Thou didst abandon the Egypt of the passions, O Father, Ascending the mount of the virtues with fervent faith, Taking the Cross of Christ upon thy shoulders; And being glorified in godly works, Thou didst prov to be a model for monastics, O summit of the fathers.
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Pray unceasingly with them that our souls may find mercy! We see in his troparion that St. Moses is glorified for fleeing from the Pharaoh in his own soul and climbing upwards to God by his lived faith through which he acquired many virtues. Sinai where he encountered the living God.
This ascent is also heavily used by the Church to typify our own journey towards union with God. Being expelled from servitude to his master because of a murder he committed in his younger days, St. Moses joined himself to a band of robbers which he quickly came to lead due to his extremely harsh character and great physical strength. He became even more of a hardened sinner in this band, as they committed numerous robberies and murders, but by the grace of God he took refuge in a monastery near Alexandria one day to hide from local authorities, where he was overwhelmed by the great piety of the monastic community.
The Humility of St. Moses the Ethiopian
He fervently begged them with many tears to allow him to join their community, and eventually the monks were convinced of his sincerity, and he began a life of strict obedience to the abbot. If you love me, keep my commandments John The life of saint Moses is a proof that no matter how far away our life is from God, there is hope of returning to God and falling in love with Christ. Whether thieves or murderers Tamer Michiel rated it it was amazing Jan 02, Keith rated it it was amazing Apr 03, Evans abuogo rated it it was amazing Sep 07, Eric rated it liked it Sep 20, McEvoy rated it really liked it Nov 28, Sincerae marked it as to-read Sep 10, Sherry Mikhail marked it as to-read Apr 04, Juliana Mikhail marked it as to-read Apr 04, Tesfaye Alemu added it Sep 01, Henrietta H marked it as to-read Apr 20, Eirini Habib marked it as to-read Jun 30, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.