African Saints (from the Prologue of Ohrid)
August 12th Pallamon (ca. 325) Egyptian instructor of St. Pachomius
August 16th Chaeremon (4th century) Monk of Nitra, Egypt. One lesson is attributed to him in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
A Word from the Fathers & Mothers
“How can we acquire the fear of God when our belly is full of cheese and preserved foods?” Abba Poemen, from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
“Do not let yourself be seduced by the delights of the riches of the world, as though they contained something useful on account of vain pleasure.” Ammah Syncletica, from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Desert Fathers Dispatch 