Icon of the Three Macarii- Monastary of St. Macarius, Egypt.- This is the oldest icon in the monastary. St Macarius' monastary is one of the oldest monastaries in the world.
Coptic Icon of St. Macarius of Egypt... as one sees a bird flying may desire also to fly, but not having wings, it is impossible one should fly; just so one may be willing to be pure, and without blame, and without spot, and to be always with God; but has not wherewithal to compass it. One is willing to fly up into the divine air, and into the liberty of the Holy Spirit; but, unless one receive wings for that purpose, it can never be done.
Let us therefore beseech GOD that He would give us "the wings of the dove", His Holy Spirit, that so "we may fly to Him and be at rest"; and that He would separate the evil wind, and cause it to cease from us both in soul and body: for He only is able to bring it to pass. It is only " the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." He alone it is that showed this mercy to them that believe in Him, that they are redeemed from sin. And for those that wait for Him, and hope in Him, and seek after Him, will He work this unspeakable salvation.
St. Macarius of Egypt
St. Macarius and a Cherubim- Icon from Sinai (Getty collection)
Coptic icon of St. Macarius at the Monastary of St. Macarius
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