Week 6 - Monday

Bible Passage

Matthew 15:11

Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

Commentary

Paradise of the Fathers

Having withdrawn to the solitary life he made the same prayer again and he heard a voice saying to him, “Arsenius, flee, be silent, pray always, for these are the source of sinlessness.”

It was said of Abba Agathon that for three years he lived with a stone in his mouth, until he had learnt to keep silence.