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The Conferences

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The ConferencesSt. John Cassian

The Conferences

Twenty-four conversations with the fathers of the Egyptian desert

By St. John Cassian

24 h 24 min · Age of the Councils · Latin West · Desert Fathers

  • Lust
  • Prayer
  • Repentance
  • Watchfulness
  • Suffering
  • Gluttony

Cassian sets down what the old men of Scete answered when he asked them. On the goal of the monastic life, on discretion, on unceasing prayer, on the protection of God. St. Benedict told his monks to read it aloud before Compline.

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Source: St. John Cassian, The Conferences. From the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Vol. 11 (ed. Philip Schaff). Public domain.