Basil of Moscow, Fool for Christ
Posted by Terry Nelson on Mar 23rd, 2007
I have great devotion for the saints known as Fools for Christ. St Basil rebuked the Tsar one day, offering him meat to eat during the Great Lent, telling the Tsar it wouldn’t matter for him to break the fast because of all the murders and acts of treachery he had committed.
“O men, how long will your hearts be closed,
will you love what is futile and seek what is false?
Make justice your sacrifice and trust in the Lord.” - Psalm 4
March 25th, 2007 at 11:18 am
You would love this book: “Perfect Fools: Folly for Christ’s Sake in Catholic and Orthodox Spirituality” (Oxford Scholarly Classics) by John Saward. I read it ages ago and it was a tremendous inspiration.