St. Macarius on the Appearance of the Soul

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 by

St. Macarius the Great ca. 300-391

Question: Does the soul have any form?

Answer: It has a form and image similar to that of an angel. For as angels have an image and form and as the outer man has his image so also the inner man has image that is similar both to that of angel and that of the exterior man. (The Fifty Spiritual Homilies, Homily 7.7)

Filed Under: All, Angelic Hosts, Holy Fathers, Psyche/Soul, St. Macarius the Great ca. 4th cent.