“It was December of 1987,” remembers a young woman named Sophia.[1] “I was seven years old, and all my hair had fallen out. The doctors’ diagnoses varied. […]
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Sayings of Saint Paisios
“The devil fell because of his pride. A dreadful thing! He was the chief Angel, and became an enemy of God, and of man. There is no one, […]
How the elder planted Christ in a young man’s soul
“I was a law student,” recalls Monk Paisios, “and I visited the Elder on August 22, 1988, with a classmate of mine named Gregory. It was my […]
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
On the 12th of July, of 1994 elder Paisios of Mount Athos passed away. Elder Paisios (1924-1994) was one of the greatest and most revered elders of the Orthodox […]
St. Paisios of Mount Athos.The miracle with a mountain climber
“On one of my many visits to the elder,” relates a pilgrim,[1] “I had my son, Constantine, with me. I said to the elder, ‘Constantine mountain-climber, and he […]
Elder Paisios and the young George from the Far East
George, a young man of sixteen or seventeen, came to Mount Athos to go from one monastery to another. Though Greek by blood, he had been raised abroad from […]
Spiritual life. Sayings of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“What gas is to a machine, so is the heart to the spiritual life. Whenever man does something from the heart, he’s not exhausted by it. For this reason, […]
The Used Can
Someone said to Saint Paisios the Hagiorite that he shines like he is gold! The Saint turned to him and said that he is nothing more than a used […]
Sayings of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“The time has now come for the prophecy of St. Anthony the Great to become reality: ‘A time will come when men will go mad. If someone is […]
Preparation is important for praying
“If while praying we don’t feel comfort, something is clearly going on: we must repent and correct it. Some people say that this happens because of the devil’s […]