“A person ought to act in accordance with his spiritual state. To do, therefore, things that correspond to the spiritual state in which he finds himself”. (i.e., to not […]
Tag: Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
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, […]
Sayings of Saint Paisios
“We ought to struggle to uproot the major passions, since by uprooting a big passion, many other small ones are uprooted.” *** “The mind of a selfless person ought […]
St Efimia and St Paisios the Athonite
A TRUE STORY The Elder (Paisios) was in the front yard of his retreat when he was visited by one of his spiritual children. He was repeating, from the heart, “Glory to You, […]
Saint Paisios Intervention in Traffic Accidents
One day, a man from Kalamata who lived in Athens was driving to Ioannina, when he was involved in a serious head on collision. His car was literally […]
Sait Paisios’s advice about Jesus prayer and the prayer rope
Geronda … Why should we use the koboskini ( the prayer rope) ?? What is it all about ? The koboskini ( the prayer rope) is a legacy, […]
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos or Paisios the New, of the Holy Mountain ( 1924 – 1994 ) was canonized on 13 January 2015 by the Holy and Sacred Synod […]
He casts out a Demon
“I had been suffering from a demon since the age of twelve,” recalls a man from Thessaloniki named Evangelos. “My life was torture. After the exorcisms they […]
The elder favors children to fasting
“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. […]
Elder Paisios and the young addicted people
The Elder and Young people The Orthodox Path is going to publish a few examples of the way the Elder Paisios helped young people. The Elder had a special […]