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Sunday January 11 2026, 14H55
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When Abba Poemen heard that Abba Nastir was dwelling in the coenobium he desired greatly to see him, and he told his Abba that he ought to send him to go and visit him, but he refused to send him by himself, and he would not let him go. Now a few days afterwards the steward of the coenobium, who had certain thoughts, persuaded Abba to send him to Abba Nastir, and he dismissed him, saying, 'Take this brother with you, and send me an old man because of him; and because I could not trust myself to send him alone I did not send him at all.' Now when the steward had come to the old man N astir, he told him his thoughts, and Abba Nastir healed him. And afterwards the old man asked Abba Poemen, saying, ' From where have you gotten such humility that whensoever it happens that there be trouble in the coenobium you do not speak, and do not interfere to put an end to contention?' And the old man having pressed the brother, Abba Poemen answered and said to him, ' Forgive me, father ! When I first entered the coenobium I said to my mind, I and the donkey are one. As the ass is beaten and speaks not, and is cursed and makes no answer, so also act you, according to what the blessed David said, ' I was a beast with you.' ' (Psalm lxxiii, 22).
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