11 June 20183 January 2019 Akroasis Sayings from the Fathers, 12-VI-2018. A brother asked Abba Poemen, saying, “Show me a word whereby I may live,” and the old man said unto him, “The first thing of all which the fathers have given us to do is to mourn.” – Paradisus Patrum Share this content:TweetPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related