#Sabas

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT SABBAS THE SANCTIFIED Feast Day: December 5

"Having once enlisted in the service of God the King of all, I cannot cancel this service, and those who try to draw me from it I cannot bear to call my parents. For I shall abide by my commitment to God till my last breath, hoping to die in the holy life of asceticism."

Few of us share Sabas' yearning for a cave in the desert, but most of us sometimes resent the demands others place on our time. Sabas understands that. When at last he gained the solitude for which he yearned, a community immediately began to gather around him, and he was forced into a leadership role. He stands as a model of patient generosity for anyone whose time and energy are required by others—that is, for all of us.

Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism.

After an unhappy childhood in which he was abused and ran away several times, Sabas finally sought refuge in a monastery. While family members tried to persuade him to return home, the young boy felt drawn to monastic life. Although the youngest monk in the house, he excelled in virtue.

At age 18, he traveled to Jerusalem, seeking to learn more about living in solitude. Soon, he asked to be accepted as a disciple of a well-known local solitary, though initially he was regarded as too young to live completely as a hermit.

Initially, Sabas lived in a monastery, where he worked during the day and spent much of the night in prayer. At the age of 30, he was given permission to spend five days each week in a nearby remote cave, engaging in prayer and manual labor in the form of weaving baskets.

Following the death of his mentor, Saint Euthymius, Sabas moved farther into the desert near Jericho. There, he lived for several years in a cave near the brook Cedron. A rope was his means of access. Wild herbs among the rocks were his food. Occasionally, men brought him other food and items, while he had to go a distance for his water.

Some of these men came to him desiring to join him in his solitude. At first he refused. But not long after relenting, his followers swelled to more than 150, all of them living in individual huts grouped around a church, called a laura.

The bishop persuaded a reluctant Sabas, then in his early 50s, to prepare for the priesthood so that he could better serve his monastic community in leadership. While functioning as abbot among a large community of monks, he felt ever called to live the life of a hermit.

Throughout each year—consistently in Lent—he left his monks for long periods of time, often to their distress. A group of 60 men left the monastery, settling at a nearby ruined facility. When Sabas learned of the difficulties they were facing, he generously gave them supplies and assisted in the repair of their church.

Over the years, Sabas traveled throughout Palestine, preaching the true faith and successfully bringing back many to the Church. At the age of 91, in response to a plea from the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Sabas undertook a journey to Constantinople in conjunction with the Samaritan revolt and its violent repression. He fell ill and soon after his return, died at the monastery at Mar Saba.

Today, the monastery is still inhabited by monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Saint Sabas is regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of early monasticism.

Source: Franciscan Media

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Qusay❤️ Ghina❤️ Saba❤️

These beautiful children are part of the Abu Alwan family. Qusay and Saba are twins, born in a refugee camp just a few months ago. Ghina is 4 and just started learning the alphabet. They live with their father Mohammed and their mother Samar in a tent in Gaza. I cannot name a specific region of Gaza, because they are forced to move often due to IOF bombings and ground attacks.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, they are also subject to starvation and medical deprivation. The IOF blockade and its deliberate sabotage of Gazan infrastructure has resulted in the collapse of Gaza’s food distribution and medical care systems. The children are malnourished, which could be devastating for their developing brains. It is also difficult to find diapers for the twins, something which is necessary for the comfort and health of the twins and everyone around them.

Further, Saba is suffering constant, severe diarrhea and vomiting. Her parents have risked their lives to find medical assistance, but to little avail. They are currently waiting on some test results that may indicate what is causing Saba’s symptoms. In the mean time, however, Saba continues to suffer immensely. She requires antiemetic and antidiarrheal medication, as well as safe food and water. All of these things are extremely expensive and difficult to find in Gaza.

You can help the family in 2 ways:

1. Supporting them via GFM so that they can save enough funds in the long-term to arrange for evacuation when the border reopens, or support themselves in the mean time

2. Supporting them via MoneyGram or similar services so that they can receive cash transfers, which will help them in the short-term to buy basic necessities like Saba’s medication, formula and diapers for the twins, food and water for the whole family, and building supplies to reinforce their tent

These children deserve to live. They deserve to be happy and comfortable. They deserve to grow and learn. The occupation is trying to stop this. We can counter their efforts by supporting this young family. Message us for details.

Thank you❤️

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Taimur and Jehangir strike funny poses in Aunt Saba's new picture. Bollywood

Saif Ali Khan’s sister Saba Ali Khan on Saturday shared an unseen picture of her nephews Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan. Both were looking cute while posing for the camera. The duo showed off their swag and struck candid poses at an outdoor location. Saba called them ‘Munchkins’. Fans called Jeh ‘naughty’ and left sweet messages for the ‘cutie’ in the comments section. (Also Read: Unseen…

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I hunger for something I’ve yet to taste.

— Saba Keramati, Self-Mythology: Poems, (2024)

[finchisinanest]

istg only one person is gonna get the lyric reference

[yamatotallyoffthedeepend]

I'm exactly halfway through shippuden and I can't stop thinking about lil Kakashi making his lil 3-course breakfast alone in his dead dad's ginormous kitchen 😭

[pujjel]

it's been two years since i got a little bit too hyperfixated on his ass ...oh well!

[psikonauti]

Saba Farhoudnia (Iranian, b. 1987)

Bliss atop a Log, 2024

Acrylic on canvas

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When I brought mum to the food court, she can walk one round and finds nothing to eat. On the other hand, if I bought my meal to eat, she will think it look good and will want it too next time. From the same Korean/Japanese stall in Koufu (口福) Food Court, came the Teriyaki Chicken & Chicken Bento and Teriyaki Chicken & Saba Fish Bento for dinner.

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several things

for the record this is a joke but it’s making rounds on twitter so im posting it here give me 52 billion notes

in other news, im making costumes. still planning vex’s atm becausr i got tired by the time i got to him

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SABA VIDEOPLAY-System, 1979

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A message from Mohammed Abu Alwan, husband and father of three small children from Rafah, Gaza:

The children continue to grow in a war zone, it’s ~$100 for diapers and formula for the babies, and meanwhile the days are getting crisper, the nights even colder, and the family needs to get blankets to stay warm for the fast- approaching wintertime.

As the babies begin their first attempts to crawl and Ghina learns her beginning letters, the occupation carries on, inflicting the citizens of Gaza to shelling, gunfire and violence through the use tanks. Palestinians are still killed everyday by these means while people go about their daily lives, trying to survive.

In addition to diapers, formula, and blankets, we will need warmer clothing, continued clean water, food for everyone and medicine, as the babies’ physical ailments continue.

Please help our family secure these items by donating whatever you’re able, and remember that our ultimate goal is to get the family out of Gaza as soon as possible. Recall that this cost is still exhorbitant - $5,000 per person, with the entire family costing at least $25k altogether.

Please consider donating a few dollars in order to ensure our families survival.

Mohammed is a friend of this blog, and a deeply loving and devoted father. Watching his children suffer is agonizing for him, made even worse by the fact that he can do next to nothing to protect them. Their family is now 100% reliant on mutual aid to survive.

You can help this family save up for evacuation and purchase food, diapers, medicine, and other necessities by supporting their GFM.

You can also help them afford these necessities directly through MoneyGram. This is a quick, safe, and private method of directly conveying cash to families in need in Gaza. Please contact us if interested.

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The Mad Minstrel

[tamamoarts]

man, it's been a GOOD long while hasn't it...

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[psikonauti]

Saba Farhoudnia (Iranian, b. 1987)

Rising on Wings of Egret: The Dawn of a New Beginning, 2023

Acrylic on yupo paper