THE VIRTUES OF SAINT MACARIUS12 From the Virtues of Our Righteous Father Abba Macarius the Great13 A Cherub Calls Abba Macarius to Scetis 1 [118] It was said concerning Abba Macarius that when he had increased in virtue and had come to personify it, giving thanks with great patience, the Lord of Glory sent a cherub:14 he led him into this mountain and when he had set his seal on Abba Macarius by placing his hands on his breast as though taking its measure, Abba Macarius said to him, “What is this?”