The last rays of sunlight rest on the dome over the library building. Below, the sun also shines on the Chapel of Saint Anthony the Great.
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There is a small ledge up in the mountains from where you can see the whole valley, and far below, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, looking almost like a postage stamp in the distance. When high winds on the coast create dust on the horizon, the sun rises lemon yellow. ῍Ω θείας! ὢ φίλης! ὢ γλυκυτάτης σου φωνῆς! μεθ’ ἡμῶν ἀψευδῶς γάρ, ἐπηγγείλω, ἔσεσθαι, μέχρι τερμάτων αἰῶνος Χριστέ· ἣν οἱ πιστοί, ἄγκυραν ἐλπίδος, κατέχοντες ἀγαλλόμεθα. O Thy divine and beloved and most sweet voice; Thou hast truly […] The last sunlight ebbs from the oldest kellia in the monastery as another day draws to a close. […] |
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