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Wednesday July 30 2025, 07H00
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They used to say that on one occasion Abba Macarius was passing along the road when Satan met him, and the Devil wished to cut him down with the scythe which he held in his hand, but he was unable to do so, and he said to him, Macarius, I am dragged along by you with great force, but I cannot overcome you. Now, behold, everything which you do I can do also. you fastest, and I never eat at all. you watch, and I never go to sleep, and there is one thing only wherein you do conquer me.' Then Macarius said to him, 'And what is that?' And Satan said, 'It is your humility, for it is because of this that I cannot vanquish you'; then Macarius spread out his hands in prayer, and the Devil was no more seen.
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