Eskeem definition
Eskeem is a Coptic word which means ‘shape’ it is a string of plaited leather with crosses in equal distances, it surrounds the chest and the back. Two big crosses are in it; one at the chest, and one at the back, then 12 more crosses. The hermits who have reached high levels of spirituality wear it, following strict practices and rules, which include, reading 150 Psalms on a daily basis, praying the midnight praises daily, doing 500 metanias (prostrations) on a daily basis, living a life of silence, continually reading the Holy Bible and the lives and the sayings of the saints, and fasting daily until sunset. It also includes never leaving one’s cell unless it is for going to church.
Eskeem is a Coptic word which means ‘shape’ it is a string of plaited leather with crosses in equal distances, it surrounds the chest and the back. Two big crosses are in it; one at the chest, and one at the back, then 12 more crosses. The hermits who have reached high levels of spirituality wear it, following strict practices and rules, which include, reading 150 Psalms on a daily basis, praying the midnight praises daily, doing 500 metanias (prostrations) on a daily basis, living a life of silence, continually reading the Holy Bible and the lives and the sayings of the saints, and fasting daily until sunset. After toiling for most of his life, with his eternal life as his goal, it was God’s will that Fr. Faltaous begin to bear the cross of illness. He tolerated all of his illnesses with gratitude and without complaint, until his soul departed to the heavens amidst the