Desert Fathers and Mothers Garden

The Sayings of the Fathers

The Sayings of the Fathers, arranged according to Budge’s two books.

Book I

  1. On Flight from Men and Silent Contemplation
  2. On Fasting and Abstinence
  3. On Reading of the Scriptures, Night Vigils, the Service of the Psalms, and Constant Prayer
  4. On Weeping and Mourning for Sins
  5. On Voluntary Poverty
  6. On Patient Endurance
  7. On Obedience to God and Man
  8. On Watchfulness of Thought, Word, and Deed
  9. On Love, Charity, and Hospitality
  10. On Humility
  11. On Fornication
  12. On the Acceptance of Repentance
  13. On the Fathers Who Wrought Wonders
  14. On the Greatness of the Ascetic Life

Book II

  1. Questions and Answers on the Rule of Life
  2. Questions and Answers by the Fathers and Monks, Nos. 540-577
  3. Questions and Answers on the Visions of the Mind, Nos. 578-603

Appendix

Appendix, Nos. 604–706