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Saint Maron of Syria (14 February): Desert Saint | Butler's Lives of the Saints
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On February 14th, Holy Mother Church honors St. Maron of Syria, the great hermit priest whose life of radical austerity transformed Syria and inspired generations of monks.
From The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we learn how St. Maron chose a solitary life on a mountain in Syria, living almost entirely in the open air as an act of mortification. Though he had a small hut covered with goat skins, he rarely used it—even in severe weather.
Finding a pagan temple, he consecrated it to the True God and turned it into a place of prayer.
Renowned for sanctity, he was raised to the priesthood and became a spiritual father to multitudes. His life of constant prayer—often standing through entire nights—earned him extraordinary graces, including the gift of healing both body and soul.
St. Maron trained holy solitaries, founded monasteries, and became the spiritual father of what would later develop into the Maronite tradition. His chief disciple was St. James of Cyrrhus.
After a short illness, God called him to glory. A great contest arose over his relics, and a church and monastery were built in his honor.
In a world of comfort and compromise, St. Maron reminds us of:
The power of penance
The necessity of constant prayer
The fruitfulness of solitude
The transforming grace of radical holiness
May his example inspire us to deeper mortification and union with God.
St. Maron, pray for us.
0:00 Introduction
0:19 February 14 – St. Maron of Syria
0:28 Choosing the Mountain Solitude
0:35 Living in the Open Air
0:46 Converting a Pagan Temple
0:54 Ordination to the Priesthood
1:08 His Master and Model of Asceticism
1:26 Nights of Standing Prayer
1:42 Receiving Visitors with Charity
1:52 Gift of Healing Body and Soul
2:02 Founding Monasteries in Syria
2:17 St. James of Cyrrhus
2:24 Final Illness and Holy Death
2:34 Dispute Over His Relics
2:43 Legacy of St. Maron
Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1
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