Saint Antony of the Desert by St Athanasius Celtic while learning about the importance

while learning about the importance of keeping our eyes on the Lord

The statue shows Mary gazing down at the Infant Christ

The world is in desperate need of such men

and she became the ultimate advocate of the furnace of Divine Charity beating for souls in Our Lord's breast

Saint Antony of the Desert by St Athanasius Celtic while learning about the importanceNo one can claim to be seeking the monastic ideal who does not seek to imitate St. Antony of the Desert, justly called "the Great." Holy Abba Antony was the second of the Desert Fathers, learning from the primordial hermit himself, St. Paul the First Hermit. Illustrious in holiness, glorious in asceticism, magnificent in miracles, resolute against temptation, St. Antony remains unsurpassed by any monk as the greatest of Abbots, the original "Anthony"