Venerable Anthony of Iezeru Monastery, known for his ascetic life, was once visited by brigands seeking to plunder the monastery. He met them calmly, offering them hospitality instead of resistance. The bandits, awestruck by his serenity and the monastery's atmosphere of peace, repented of their sins. They left without taking anything and, profoundly changed, later became monks themselves. May the Venerable Anthony's intercessions bring peace to our hearts and guide us away from temptation.

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