The Life of St. Mary of Egypt

 THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT

+ 522 A. D.

St. Sophronius explains reasons for writing this work.

“It is good to hide the secret of a king, but it is glorious to reveal the works of God” (Tobit 12:7). So said the Archangel Raphael to Tobit when he performed the wonderful healing of his blindness. Actually, not to keep the secret of a king is perilous and a terrible risk, but to be silent about the works of God is injurious to the soul. Read more…