Fifty Spiritual Homilies of St Macarius the Egyptian


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(4.8 stars; 59 reviews)

Macarius the Great of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was one of the Desert Fathers of early Christian history. A wealth of wisdom and joy can be found in these homilies. (Summary by the Reader.) (11 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Homily 1 25:32 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 2 and 3 17:40 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 4 42:10 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 5 41:25 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 6 and 7 19:01 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 8 and 9 23:46 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 10 and 11 30:30 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homiles 12, 13, and 14 35:26 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 15, Part 1 35:27 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 15, Part 2 37:36 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 16 20:12 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 17 21:41 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 18 and 19 30:25 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 20, 21, 22, and 23 23:42 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 24 and 25 26:07 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 26 37:53 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homily 27 33:58 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 28 and 29 20:56 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 30 and 31 23:38 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 32 and 33 20:59 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 34, 35, 36, and 37 28:15 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 38, 39, and 40 17:37 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 41, 42, and 43 21:23 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 44 and 45 25:15 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 46 and 47 30:33 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer
Homilies 48, 49, and 50 24:46 Read by A LibriVox Volunteer

Reviews

Perfect Reading Style


(5 stars)

I disagree with the other review. We absolutely love the lack of affect. It's the next best thing to chant. My wife and I listen to these homilies on our way to Divine Liturgy, Thank you for your efforts.


(5 stars)

Her voice is so easy to understand. I use this to help teach English. And the spiritual teachings of Macarius are so relevant. Excellent book and excellent reading.

Classical spiritual text


(5 stars)

Spiritually edifying classical text

Great Read


(5 stars)

Worth the time, Macarius focuses on Total Sanctification of the soul, simply before the eyes of God. He does not provide social Theology, or dogma etc - but a truly mystical approach to the mysteries of the Christian life in real time, from his cave in Egypt. It is worth the pilgrimage to go sit and listen to what he has to say. God bless you, traveler.

Excellent!


(5 stars)

Follow these words and You will be well on Your way to being a Saint. Also, the reader was easy to understand and perfectly timed.

the truth


(5 stars)

this is the truth

Great Stuff


(5 stars)

This book is wonderfully profound and insightful and contains a wealth of thought-provoking ideas which will really help you explore your faith and your relationship to God and the World. That being said I think this book is really quite accessible and helpful even for people who are not particularly interested in religion. There are many valuable reflections on mental discipline, self-control, self-reflection and self-improvement here that would put any more modern philosophy or self-help books to shame. The reader is also excellent, he is fluent and clear and doesn't make a single mistake throughout the entire book. For some people the reading might seem somewhat monotone however personally I feel that the measured pronunciation and pace are very well suited to focus on the text itself these are ideas that you should take your time to really absorb after all.

Very poorly read ...


(1 star)

Very poorly read ... No intonation, lack of feeling while reading ... Thanks for the effort anyway, but i think i'll continue with the book.