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St. Anthony's prideful thought answered by a blind shoemaker
What the video says
The speaker recounts a story about St. Anthony the Great, who experienced a logismos of pride, wondering if another ascetic in the desert fasted more than he did. God sent an angel to protect him and show him someone greater.
The angel took Anthony not deeper into the desert but to Alexandria, to a basement where a blind shoemaker lived. The shoemaker said he worked humbly, producing ten eggs a day, giving five to the poor and five to his children. Anthony was humbled and ceased the prideful reasoning.
Key moments
- The reasoning of pride is terrifying.
- The speaker refers to the Great Anthony, his fellow disciple, to explain the logismos of pride.
- Anthony himself had the thought: is there a greater ascetic who fasts more than he does?
- God sent an angel at night to protect him and show him someone greater.
- The angel took Anthony to Alexandria, not the inner desert.
- In a basement they met a blind shoemaker, a man of God.
- The shoemaker explained he works humbly, produces ten eggs daily, gives five to the poor and five to his children.
- Anthony was humbled and no longer entertained the prideful reasoning.
The post shares a story told by Elder Joachim, a monk of the Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros Skete of Prophet Elijah on Mount Athos. The elder recounts how St. Anthony the Great experienced a logismos of pride, wondering whether another ascetic in the desert fasted more strictly than he did. God sent an angel during the night to protect Anthony and show him someone greater.
The angel did not lead Anthony deeper into the desert but to Alexandria, to a basement where a blind shoemaker lived. The shoemaker explained that he worked humbly, producing ten eggs each day. He gave five eggs to the poor and kept five for his children.
Anthony was humbled by this encounter and ceased the prideful reasoning. The video appears on the YouTube channel "Friends of Byzantine Music" with a link provided. The post includes hashtags referencing logismoi, pride, faith, St. Anthony the Great, Christianity, Orthodoxy, Elder Joachim, and the Holy Skete of Prophet Elijah on Mount Athos.
Main points
- Elder Joachim of the Pantokratoros Skete recounts the story
- St. Anthony questioned whether another ascetic fasted more
- An angel took Anthony to a blind shoemaker in Alexandria
- The shoemaker made ten eggs daily, giving half to the poor
- Anthony was humbled and abandoned the prideful thought