Let us not expect the spiritual spring if we don’t first pass through the spiritual winter during which the spiritual vermin die. We mustn’t expect the divine to blossom within us if the human hasn’t first died.
– Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) the Athonite (1924-1994)
The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological areas and worldly noises. Even monasteries that are great sites of pilgrimage lose sight of their true goal, for many times from being a monastery they end up as a business. For this reason some bishops, very rightly, would…
The monk flees far from the world, not because he detests the world, but because he loves the world and in this way he is better able to help the world through his prayer, in things that don’t happen humanly but only through divine intervention. In this way God saves the world. – Elder Paisios…
When someone is free, he has rights and responsibilities. When he marries, he has few rights and very many responsibilities. When, however, he has children, he doesn’t have any rights at all, but only responsibilities. – Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
The Panagia does not want big candles, she wants charity given to the poor. – Elder George of Drama (1901-1959)
Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter “God appointed the salvation of the world to His Son and not to us…. We must first look at our soul and if we can, let’s help five or six people around us.” ~ Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos), Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit 🎥 Latest Video: Advice for Beginners – Archbishop Mark…
