Saint Antony of the Desert by St Athanasius Basketball this veil invites a deeper

this veil invites a deeper interior posture of prayer and recollection

who cleanses us of our sins and elevates us into the Trinity’s own life as adopted children of the Father

and to his great missionary work in California

detached from earthly comforts

Why darkness covered the earth after Jesus spoke his fourth word

Saint Antony of the Desert by St Athanasius Basketball this veil invites a deeperNo one can claim to be seeking the monastic ideal who does not seek to imitate St. Antony of the Desert, justly called "the Great." Holy Abba Antony was the second of the Desert Fathers, learning from the primordial hermit himself, St. Paul the First Hermit. Illustrious in holiness, glorious in asceticism, magnificent in miracles, resolute against temptation, St. Antony remains unsurpassed by any monk as the greatest of Abbots, the original "Anthony"