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28th AUGUST: ST MOSES THE STRONG [DESERT FATHER]
1. St Moses, [who lived in the 4th century, was born of sub-saharan African parentage in Abyssinia]. Born in slavery, his master drove him from his household. He then became a highway robber, and,
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1. St Moses, [who lived in the 4th century, was born of sub-saharan African parentage in Abyssinia]. Born in slavery, his master drove him from his household. He then became a highway robber, and,
#StMoses #Aug28 #Christianity
2. at the head of a band of brigands, was the terror of the country round the frontiers of Egypt.
But a miraculous conversion ensued. Touched by Divine Grace, Moses became a model of penitence, and after some time gained admittance to the monastery
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But a miraculous conversion ensued. Touched by Divine Grace, Moses became a model of penitence, and after some time gained admittance to the monastery
#God #saints #grace
3. of the Solitaries at Scete in Lower Egypt.
There, his austere life and the heavenly favours he received placed him in the first rank among the Fathers of the Desert. Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, raised him to the priesthood.
There, his austere life and the heavenly favours he received placed him in the first rank among the Fathers of the Desert. Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, raised him to the priesthood.
