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https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6643 The world we live has been called a 'vale of tears', a 'place of weeping' - perhaps with good reason. Wherever you turn you see pain, sorrow, undeserved suffering, death, and sin. The 'ruler of this world' (Jn 12:31), the 'world ruler' (Eph. 6:12) is the devil. He is constantly to be seen. God, who is named 'He who is', meaning the One from whom everything comes into being, is nowhere to be seen. 'No one has seen God at any time' (John 1:18). That is why his very existence is a matter of dispute. He has, however, 'revealed himself' (John 21:1), and he promises to manifest himself to whomsoever keeps his commandmentsand loves him: 'I will manifest myself to him' (John 14:21). This book records simple events and conversations, all the while grappling with difficult questions. We see the human struggle to discover the person of God when he is veiled by the logic of this world, our limited understanding, and the arrogant pretentions of human littleness. The book engages intensely with complex and difficult issues...but which leave us confused and at times scandalised. What it does not do is give any direct answers, or try to persuade the reader through logic or impressive arguments. Its aim is to convey the sense of the discreet yet persuasive presence of the true God precisely in situations where He is not visible: in pain, in disability, in the tragedies of life, in inexorable death, as this comes across in true events and is reflected in the lives of real people.

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6593 Against his will and at a very young age, young George finds himself in Tibet, "dedicated" to a Buddhist monastery by his grandfather. After fourteen years of devotion to the black arts and worshipping Satan, he finds himself on Mount Athos at age 16, where with the help of Saint Paisius, George learns to confront the forces of darkness with the power of Christ the Light.

Published by: Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian" - Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece PART ONE: THE WAR OF THOUGHTS Chapter One: Good and Evil Thoughts Chapter Two: Blasphemous Thoughts Chapter Three: On Trusting Our Thoughts Chapter Four: The Struggle Against Thoughts PART TWO: RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INJUSTICE Chapter One: Acceptance of injustice Chapter Two: Excuses Turn Away God's Grace Chapter Three: Divine Righteousness and Human Righteousness PART THREE: SIN AND REPENTANCE Chapter One: Sin Tortures Man Chapter Two: Nurturing the Conscience Chapter Three: Observing and Knowing Our Self Chapter Four: Awareness of Our Sinfulness Moves God Chapter Five: The Immense Power of Repentance PART FOUR: THE EVIL FORCES OF DARKNESS Chapter One: Witchcraft and Sorcery Chapter Two: On the Possessed Chapter Three: The Terrible Deception Chapter Four: "The Deceivers and the Deceived" PART FIVE: THE POWER OF CONFESSION Chapter One: The Need for a Spiritual Guide Chapter Two: For an Effective Confession Chapter Three: The Spiritual Physician of the Soul Chapter Four: The Work of the Spiritual Father Upon Souls

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6576 From: "Hesychia and Theology: The Context for Man's Healing in the Orthodox Church" - Chapter 9: From the Morning Watch until the Night (pages 231-256) - Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, Levadia, Greece. www.pelagia.org 1. The Meaning of the Verse from the Psalms 2. Elder Sophrony 3. Elder Sophrony's 'Prayer at Daybreak' a) Personal Relationship with God b) Profound Self-Accusation c) Seeking a Blessing on the Whole Day d) Healing of the Will e) Eschatological Prayer 4. Living Examples 5. The Text of the Prayer at Daybreak

Theology as Charisma and Experience, continued a) St John the Theologian and Evangelist b) St Gregory the Theologian c) St Symeon the New Theologian d) St Gregory Palamas Discussion after the Talk Q1 Progress in Prayer Q2 The Worldwide Influence of Russian Theologians Q3 Curing Human Beings Q4 Noetic Prayer and Evagrius of Pontus Q5 The Method of Hypnotism and Orthodox Psychotherapy Q6 Obedience to the Spiritual Father Q7 Monasticism and Marriage in Relation to Deification Q8 Holy Communion and Confession Q9 Holy Communion and Holy Relics Q10 The Possibility of Baptism in the Mother's Womb Q11 Birth Control Q12 The Relationship between the Divine Liturgy and the Jesus Prayer Q13 Theology and Philosophy Q14 Discerning between Thoughts Q15 Sorrow and Depression Part 3 - Romania 1. The Hesychastic Life according to St Basil the Great 1. Correspondence with St Gregory the Theologian 2. Sacred Hesychia and God's Temple a) Wandering b) Leaving the World c) Life in the Wilderness d) Prayer and Reading e) Hesychia f ) Nous and Theoria g) Temple of the All-Holy Spirit h) Transformation of the Whole of Life 3. Hesychast and Celebrant Epilogue Discussion after the Talk Q1 The Link between Hesychastic Experience and the Divine Eucharist Q2 Theoria of the Divine Light Statement on the Television Station of the Patriarchate of Romania The International Conference on St Basil the Great 2. Bringing Up Children Today 1. Children are God's Gift 2. Bringing up Children in the Church 3. Children as Equal Members of the Church 4. Difficulties connected with the Development and Upbringing of Children Today Discussion after the Talk Q1 The Hour of Death Q2 Sickness of the Nous Q3 Noetic Prayer Q4 Holy Communion and Confession Q5 Homeopathy Q6 Children in the Church Q7 Choosing Someone to Care for Children Q8 Dialogues between the Orthodox and non-Orthodox Q9 Children Facing Death Q10 Children and Church Attendance Q11 Religious Education in School Q12 Demonic Attacks on Children Q13 Psychological Disturbance Q14 Unloved Children 3. Interview - The Theology of St Gregory Palamas and the Scholasticism of Barlaam Q1 The Historical Context of the Life of St Gregory Palamas Q2 Influence of the Holy Mountain on his Life Q3 Effect of his Conflict with Barlaam Q4 Popular Interest in Theological Issues Q5 Summary of St Gregory Palamas's Teaching Q6 Knowledge of God Q7 Patristic Teaching as the Basis of St Gregory Palamas's Teaching Q8 Consequences of the Church's Victory through St Gregory Palamas Q9 The Message of St Gregory Palamas for our Era 4. Interview - Therapy and Truth Part 4 - Georgia 1. About Orthodox Psychotherapy 1. Why the Book was written 2. The Book's Title and Subtitle 3. Discussions about the Subject Matter of the Book 4. Orthodox Psychotherapy from the Psychological Point of View 5. Basic Elements of Orthodox Therapeutic Treatment Discussion after the Talk Part 5 - St Paissy Velichkovsky St Paissy Velichkovsky – A Great Hesychast Father 1. His Path to Monasticism 2. Searching for and Translating the Writings of Hesychast Fathers 3. Spiritual Guide to Hundreds and Thousands of Monks 4. Experiencing Hesychastic Monasticism 5. His Saintly Decease 6. The ‘Philokalic' Movement in the Orthodox World Conclusion

The book The Orthodox Church in the World contains theological talks given by the author in Cyprus, Russia, Romania and Georgia at a variety of conferences. The Orthodox Church in the World includes subjects as: Personalism and Person, Theology as Science and as Charisma, The Hesychastic Life according to St Basil the Great, Bringing Up Children Today, Dogma and Ethics and Orthodox Psychotherapy. There are interviews on Therapy and Truth and The Theology of St Gregory Palamas and the Scholasticism of Barlaam, and the final chapter is devoted to St Paissy Velichkovsky – A Great Hesychast Father who “unites the Holy Mountain with the Balkans and Russia.” An unusual feature of The Orthodox Church in the World is the record of the wide-ranging discussions that took place between the author the audience after each talk. Answers are given on issues of the spiritual life, which will help the clergy, monks and laypeople, parents and young people. True theology can transform society. The author points out to his audience the great importance and value of the Church's hesychastic tradition, which gives meaning to life. His Eminence the Metropolitan Hierotheos stresses that Orthodoxy possesses a spiritual therapeutic method for curing human beings so that, once cured, they can meet God as light and Paradise, and not as fire. Curing the human soul is not an individual act, but a method followed within the Church through the Sacraments and asceticism, by which man acquires unity with God. Discerning the depths of his listeners' hearts and their concerns, the author answers them from his heart, revealing aspects of his own personal life. At the end of book, prompted by the publication of the book St Paissy Velichkovsky, by Professor Antonios-Emilios Tachiaos of the Theological School of the University of Thessaloniki, the author identifies basic points from this impressive and surprising biography of St Paissy, who loved hesychia and the neptic tradition of the Church from his youth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

St Paissy Velichkovsky - A Great Hesychast Father 1. His Path to Monasticism 2. Searching for and Translating the Writings of Hesychast Fathers 3. Spiritual Guide to Hundreds and Thousands of Monks 4. Experiencing Hesychastic Monasticism 5. His Saintly Decease 6. The 'Philokalic' Movement in the Orthodox World Conclusion (Pages 405 - 435 of "The Orthodox Church in the World: Talks and Discussions in Cyprus, Russia, Romania and Georgia") Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

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THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST - (Excerpt from Feasts of the Lord by Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6399 CHRIST'S PASSION & CROSS - (Excerpt from The Feasts of the Lord by Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6285 Homily delivered in the Church of St. Nicholas, Trikala, Greece, 17 January, 1971. Excerpt from "The Church at Prayer" Edited and annotated by: The Holy Convent of the Annunciation, Ormylia. https://sebastianpress.org/the-church-at-prayer/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6270 The Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra is one of the most renowned elders of modern Greece.  The works collected in the present volume reflect the importance which the Elder consistently attached to prayer, spirituality, community life, worship, and liturgy.  The experientally based works "On Prayer" and "The Prayer of the Holy Mountain"' which deal primarily with the Prayer of the Heart, appear first, followed by the addresses "The Divine Liturgy" and "Our Church Attendance."  These are in turn followed by the more socially oriented discourses "Our Relations with Our Neighbor" and "Marriage:  The Great Sacrament."  Finally, this volume closes with the sermons "Spiritual Reading" and "The Spiritual Life", which in a simple and yet compelling manner set forth the conditions for "ascending to heaven on the wings of the Spirit." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6188 Compiled by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Translated by Ana Smiljanic PART ONE The Life of Elder Thaddeus PART TWO The Teachings of Elder Thaddeus 1. On Thoughts, 2. On Family Life, 3. On Humility, 4. On Serving God and Neighbor, 5. On Monasticism, 6. On Repentance, 7. On Prayer, 8. On Love, 9. On the Fallen World, 10. On Spiritual Struggle, 11. On the Faith, 12. On Inner Peace, 13. On the Spiritual Realm, 14. A Homily on the Dormition of the Mother of God, 15. Repentance is a Change of Life, 16. Collected Sayings of Elder Thaddeus +May his prayers and blessings be upon us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

(Excerpt) Chapter 9: On the Fallen World --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

(Excerpt) Chapter 1: On Thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Saint Nilus Skete, Alaska Written by: Hieromonk Ephraim Book available: https://www.stnilus.org/book.htm Excerpt: Part VI - General Monastery Issues 14) Internet: i) Spiritual Harm, ii) Physical Harm, iii) Psychological Harm, iv) Cognitive Harm Pages 337 - 367 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Book available from publisher: https://www.pelagia.org/the-feasts-of-the-lord.en.aspx Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece Translated by: Esther Williams Chapter 4: The Meeting of Christ in the Temple --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by Holy Cross Press, 1987 ISBN 10: 0917651448  ISBN 13: 9780917651441 Table of Contents: Chapter 1: First Impressions / Chapter 2: A Short Trip / Chapter 3: At the Monastery of Dionysiou / Chapter 4: I Become a Monk in Saint Anne / Chapter 5: My First Confession on the Holy Mountain / Chapter 6: Our Group As a Spiritual Nursery / Chapter 7: Scenes From the Life of our Kalyva --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Book available: https://svspress.com/saint-silouan-the-athonite-new-edition/ Telegram episode: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/1665 Excerpt: Chapter 10: Spiritual Trials (pages 193-207) SVS Press, paperback, 1st Edition 1991. Written by: Saint Sophrony of Essex, England Translated from the Russian by: Rosemary Edmonds Originally published in 1991 by the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Tolleshunt Knights by Maldon, Essex "Man does not always find it easy with God. In the generally much prolonged periods when grace abandons the soul, God may appear a merciless tyrant. When all his efforts - often pushed to extreme limits - fail to obtain Divine mercy, man suffers acutely that were it possible, he would renounce existence in any form. What, then is the nature of suffering? Not an easy question to answer." (p. 193) "The soul from love of the Lord has lost her wits. She sits it silence, with no wish to speak, and looks upon the world with mazed eyes, having no desire for it and seeing it not. And people do not know that she is contemplating her beloved Lord, that the world has been left behind and is forgotton, for there is no sweetness therein." (p. 207) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Book available from publisher: https://svspress.com/wisdom-from-mount-athos/ Telegram episode: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/1666 Saint Silouan was a Russian peasant whose only formal education consisted of two winters at the village school. But on Mt Athos, rooted in a tradition reaching back to the very beginnings of Christian monasticism, he was taught of God and attained wisdom and spiritual maturity akin to that of the Desert Fathers. CONTENTS: 1. Of the Knowledge of God2. On Love3. The Soul's Yearning for God4. Adam's Lament5. On the Mother of God and the Saints6. We are God's children—we are in the likeness of the Lord7. On the Will of God and on Freedom8. On Prayer9. On Humility10. Concerning Peace and Grace11. Spiritual Warfare12. Thoughts on departing from this life --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Holy Monastery of the Evangelist John the Theologian - Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece. Book available for purchase: https://www.athoniteusa.com/products/elder-hadji-georgis-the-athonite Contents include: Prefatory note, Preface, Introduction, The Life of our Blessed Father George (Hadji-Georgis), Letter of Hadji-Georgis to Metropolitan of Chios, The Spiritual Forefathers of Hadji-Georgis, Spiritual Laws, Epilogue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery - Florence, Arizona. Book available to purchase at: https://stanthonysmonastery.org/products/the-departure-of-the-soul-readers-edition And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. (Hebrews 9:27) DEATH MUST FIND US READY. THE SAINTS WILL HELP US TO BE PREPARED. What happens to our soul at the hour of its departure from this world? What is waiting for us in the next life? Are we ready for the final journey to the meeting with God? The most certain thing in life is death. And yet so few have sure knowledge of what happens at that hour, the most critical hour of our existence. The reader's edition of The Departure of the Soul includes the most vivid and gripping accounts from the comprehensive 1,112-page master reference edition—accounts of the departure of the soul as revealed by God to His saints. They experienced the mystery, they saw the departure, and they returned from that awesome spectacle to teach us how to be prepared. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Book available: https://www.holytrinitypublications.com/eternal-mysteries-beyond-the-grave Published by: Holy Trinity Publications, Jordanville Eternal Mysteries Beyond the Grave Compiled by Archimandrite Panteleimon (Nizhnik) Printshop of St Job of Pochaev --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

HOMILIES 41 - 77 (Part 3 of 3) Published by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, Massachusetts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

HOMILIES 1 1 - 40 Published by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, Massachusetts ⁠https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/cPath/75_105/products_id/635⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

HOMILIES 1 - 10 Published by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, Massachusetts https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/cPath/75_105/products_id/635 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Book Available for Purchase: https://uncutmountainpress.com/shop/product/patristic-theology/ Published by Uncut Mountain Press --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

The Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction to the twelve feasts and Orthodox Christology CHAPTER 5: THE DIVINE THEOPHANY Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece. Translated into English by: Esther Williams http://www.pelagia.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

The Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction to the twelve feasts and Orthodox Christology CHAPTER 3: THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST Written by: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece. Translated into English by: Ester Williams www.pelegia.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published, translated, and edited from the original Greek by: St. John Chrysostomos Greek Orthodox Monastery - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. 2021. https://www.stchrysostomoscrafts.com/order-form In honor of the most-noble Athonite Elder, Saint Joseph the Hesychast, teacher of noetic prayer and reviver of the neptic tradition in modern times. Dedicated to: My Elder of blessed memory, Father Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona, the unwavering guide of noetic, grace-filled prayer. CONTENTS: Praying with the Name of Jesus Christ; "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me" for Clergy and Laity; Manners and Phases of the Prayer; The Jesus Prayer and the Warfare of the Devil; The Jesus Prayer and Purification from the Passions; Prayer, Nepsis and Hesychia; Prayer and Enlightenment of the Nous; Prayer and Mystical Union with God within the Heart; Prayer and Delusion; Epilogue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: The Holy Convent of the Evangelist John the Theologian, Souroti, Thessalonica, Greece. Contents: Father Tychon Elder Evlogios (the Disciple of Hadji-Georgis) Elder Pachomios (the Disciple of Elder Evlogios and Grandson of Hadji-Georgis) Father Seraphim, the Anchorite of Mt. Athos The Unknown Anchorite (Probably One of the Anchorites of Athos Who Live Invisibly Hieromonk Anthimos, the Fool-for-Christ The Prodigious Father Daniel Elder Cosmas from Holy Monastery of Pantocrator (the Wine Grower) Father Philaret, the Abbot of Holy Monastery of Constamonitou Elder Peter (Petrakis) Elder Augustine Father George, the Anchorite Elder Philaret Elder Ephraim "The Wretch" Elder Constantine, the Fool-for-Christ Father Savvas of the Monastery of Esphigmenou Elder Tryphon Father Cyril, the Ascetic and Abbot of the Holy Monastery Koutloumousiou The Hieromonk who was tormented by the Tempter because of a Prideful Thought The Strong-Willed Disciple The Devout and Obedient Disciple The Value of a Monk The Power of a Monk's Prayer The Power of the Komboschini (Prayer rope), of the Jesus Prayer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

PRACTICAL GUIDE OF ORTHODOXY AND ORTHOPRAXIA, that is: Duties and obligations of every Orthodox Christian family, and every struggling faithful Christian who is not neglecting his salvation. Sacred Hermitage of Saint Athansios the Great and the Holy Neomartyrs Akylina, Kyranna and Argyre, Galini Ossis Lagada. It is newly established, please pray for it's completion and spiritual progress. Published by: "Orthodox Kypseli" Publications, Thessalonika, Greece 1998. Translated by: Father Nicholas Palis Edited by: Father Mark Andrews "But the word of God cannot be bound" (2 Tim. 2:9). Marriage - Family - Home Attending Church The Seven Mysteries of Orthodoxy Divine Communion - Practical Ecclesiastical Topics Ecclesiastical ministry - Offices Dreams - Visions On the Road, at Work Visitations - Meals Dress What's Happening with the Television? Spiritual topics The two types of Holy Water Services Eve of Theophany - Various Heresies Fasts - How many? And which are they? The Parable of the Sower Basic Differences of the Roman Catholic (papal) Exhortations Concerning the Commemoration of Names For Mothers of Small Children Concerning "Mediums" and the Likes About Funeral Services Marriage - Friendship The Ten Commandments of Orthodox Spouses --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

PART 2 Teachings: About Noetic Prayer, About the Holy Eucharist, About Charity. Experiences & Testimonies of his Spiritual Children Epilogue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Written by Monk Joseph Dionysiatis - Athos. Originally from the brotherhood of Saint Joseph, the Cave-Dweller, Father Haralambos went on the become the abbot of the large Monastery of Dionysiou on Mt. Athos. He reposed in December, 2000. This book writes about his life, teachings, and testimonies of his disciples. PART 1 - HIS LIFE-STORY --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

https://www.pelagia.org/i-know-a-man-in-christ.en.aspx CONTENTS of EPISODE: (Part 2 of 2) Everyday Life – Pastoral Ministry 1. Elder Sophrony in Everyday Life a) Welcome b) Divine Liturgy – Prayer c) Refectory d) Hospitality e) Love for People f) Discussion – Confession g) Visits h) Love for Nature i) Sense of Humour j) Taking Leave 2. Theologian and Shepherd  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1988  1991 3. Various Words of the Elder In Conclusion Encomium by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos Appendix Timeless Relevance 1. ‘The Elder of the Monastery' 2. ‘Living Theology' 3. ‘Elder Sophrony's Personal Participation in the Mystery of the Cross' 4. ‘On Prayer – The New Book by Archimandrite Sophrony' 5. ‘From the Morning Watch until the Night' 6. ‘The Theology of Elder Sophrony' 7. ‘The Chariot and Horseman of the Israel of Grace' 8. ‘Elder Sophrony' 9. ‘The Person as Truth in the Teaching of Elder Sophrony' --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

CONTENTS OF EPISODE: Foreword by the Ecumenical Patriarch to the Greek Edition Preface by the Author to the Greek Edition Introduction Part 1 ‘Spiritual Autobiography' 1. The Charismatic Elder Sophrony 1. The Theology of Elder Sophrony a) The Theological Formation of Elder Sophrony Sakharov b) A Presentation of the Theology of Archimandrite Sophrony 2. ‘Spiritual Autobiography' 1. The Teaching of the Church as the Fruit of Experience 2. Marvellous Works a) Early Experience b) ‘Struggling with God - Mindfulness of Death' c) ‘Fall' d) ‘Returning to Christ' – “I AM THAT I AM” e) ‘Mourning' f) ‘Reaching up to God' g) ‘Visions of the Uncreated Light' h) The Coming of the Uncreated Light and Its Concealment i) Sermon on the Uncreated Light j) ‘Living Confirmation' – Saint Silouan 3. Conclusion 3. Struggle to Know God 1. Meeting and Conversation with David Balfour 2. Reflections on the Book Struggle to Know God a) The Basis of the Book Saint Silouan the Athonite b) Two Levels of the Spiritual Life c) Self-emptying Love d) The Experienced Spiritual Guide e) Hesychastic and Liturgical Life f) ‘Triple Alliance' g) Conversion of Non-Orthodox to Orthodoxy h) The Orthodox Church and other Organisations and Confessions i) Self-emptying Love after the ‘Rift' and the Fall j) Miraculous Intervention and Repentance k) General Impression l) Testimony 3. Autobiographical Elements a) Reason for the Letters b) The Orthodox Church c) Theophany – Divine Grace d) Godforsakenness e) Spiritual Struggle f) Temptations g) Orthodox Monasticism h) Spiritual Guidance i) Saint Silouan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

PART 3 of 3 Book available for purchase below: https://bakery.stjohnmonastery.org/collections/books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

PART 2 of 3 Original Greek published by the Holy Monastery Panagia - Odigitria - Portaria, Volos, Greece. English translation published by St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery - Goldendale, WA, USA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

PART 1 of 3 "I do not have eloquent speech... but these humble words that I say to you, I say from my heart."Original Greek published by the Holy Monastery Panagia - Odigitria - Portaria, Volos. English translation published by St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery - Goldendale, WA https://bakery.stjohnmonastery.org/collections/books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

The Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction to the twelve feasts and Orthodox Christology CHAPTER 2: THE NATIVITY Written by: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierothoes Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, Levadia, Greece. Translated into English by: Ester Williams First Edition 2003 http://www.pelagia.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Dedicated to the Venerable Personalities who lived Orthodox Monasticism on the rugged harsh rocks of our island. Written by: Agnes Maglis, Abbess; Euseveia Kassiotou, nun. Published by: THE HOLY MONASTERY "PANAGHIA ELEOUSA" ROTSO-KALYMNOS year 2000. Translated by: Father Nicholas Palis Revision of the English translation: Mrs. Anastasia A. Koutoulakis, Fr. Nicholas Samaras and Anges Manglis, Gerontissa --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessalonica, Greece PART 3: Spiritual Bravery Chapter One: The Signs of the Times Chapter Two: Sacrifice Brings Joy Chapter Three: Bravery Is Born of Trust in God Chapter Four: For the Faithful, Martyrdom Is a Festival PART 4: Dependency Upon Heaven Chapter One: God's Providence For Man Chapter Two: Faith and Trust in God Chapter Three: Where Man Cannot Reach, God Provides Help PART 5: Spiritual Weapons Chapter One: Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon Chapter Two: Monasteries Are the Fortresses of the Church Chapter Three: The Deeper Meaning in Life --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessalonica, Greece PART ONE: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOVE Chapter One: The Indifferent Generation Chapter Two: The Presence of a Christian Is a Confession of Faith Chapter Three: To the Pure All Things Are Pure Chapter Four: Actions With Prudence and Love PART TWO: STRUGGLE AND DEVOUTNESS Chapter One: The Good Fight Chapter Two: How the Devil Works Chapter Three: The Benefits of Good Fellowship Chapter Four: Devoutness Moves God Chapter Five: Self-Offering Provides Divine Oxygen Saint Paisios the Athonite (+1924–1994) was one of the most loved and revered Greek Orthodox Elders of our times. Living as a monk in the ancient monastic republic of Mount Athos, Greece, he lived in the Kingdom of God even while on earth, and received many heavenly visitations. He lived in obscurity, giving himself over entirely to God, and God gave him to the whole world. During the last fifteen years of his life, he spent his nights in prayer and his entire days gathering human pain and spreading divine consolation. He guided, consoled, healed, and gave rest to countless people who took shelter in him. His sanctified soul overflowed with divine love, and his face radiated divine Grace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

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PART 2: Beginning with Chapter 5, continued: Averkios the rassophore monk Ending with Chapter 8: The God-Trodden Mount Sinai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

From the Prologue: "With the help of God, and after the work of a great many years, our Sisterhood, propelled by our sacred obligation toward the Saint, who for twenty-eight years had guided and benefited us in so many ways, presents the publication of the Biography of Saint Paisios the Athonite. We also had the great blessing of gaining some insight into the immeasurable love the Saint had for God, his monastic exactitude, his absolute self-denial and the power of his fervent prayer. Having lived in such close proximity to him, we personally experienced his holy simplicity and his profound humility, his God-illuminated discernment, his noble love for each person, but also his deliberate efforts to conceal his virtues. We therefore deemed it our obligation to utilize all the materials - both information and knowledge bequeathed to us in order to compose, to the best of our ability, the biography of the saintly Elder. The contents of this Synaxarion stem primarily from our communication with the Saint - from the notes we had kept during the gatherings of the Sisterhood and the private conversations we had had with him; from his letters not only to the entire Sisterhood but also to each Sister; from the numerous verbal and written testimonies which had been entrusted to us by clergy, monks and lay-people who had met the Elder' as well as from information that had been gathered from the on-site research we had conducted in some of the areas where the elder had lived and struggled. From the Contents:- Prologue-- Chapter One: From Pharasa to Homeland of Greece- Chapter Two: The Years of his Childhood and Youth- Chapter Three: Military Service- Chapter Four: Preparations and Temptations- Chapter Five: At the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou- Chapter Six: At the Holy Monastery of Philotheou - Chapter Seven: At the Holy Monastery of Stomion- Chapter Eight: At God-trodden Mount Sinai- Chapter Nine: At the Skete of Iveron of Saint John the Forerunner- Chapter Ten: At Desolate Katounakia- Chapter Eleven: At the Kelli of the Precious Cross- Chapter Twelve: At the Kelli of Panagouda- Chapter Thirteen: From Earth to Heaven --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Saint Porphyrios the Prophet - Witnesses - Volume 1     The holy, God-bearing and miracle-working Porphyrios Kafsokalivitis, founder of the H.M. of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Milesi, it was that great morning star and prophet of our generation. Through him, the presence of the Holy Spirit in our times was confirmed once again.    The plenitude of his virtues, his saintly way of life, his great and ample charismata (divine clairvoyance, foresight, prophetic gift, healing) distinguished him as a potent beacon of spiritual light that will guide future generations. His charismata will stay with him, in all their magnitude, until the end of his earthly life and will attest to his being a Temple of the Holy Spirit.    The number of testimonies regarding his profound prophetic charisma reveals the Saint's communion with God. Christ was a friend to him. Because he had immediate knowledge of Him, he was able to disclose His will about future events, weights are for all of us are unknown, dark and impenetrable. There is no doubt that the Saint progressed rapidly through the stage of catharsis and reached enlightenment, attained theosis (godliness), theoria (vision of God) and Perfecting.    He experienced divine Grace to a great degree and inspired by the Holy Spirit, "ran" to the future and foretold what was to come with a sense of responsibility, in order to build up the souls of men in Christ. From the first years of his spiritual service people called him prophet-priest.    We come across prophets in the New Testament as well, as in the Old. The concept of prophet is attributed also to the Disciples and the Fathers of the New Testament.    Saint Prophyrios reposed on December 2, 1991, according to the new calendar, the feast of Prophet Avvakum, and on November 19 according to the Athonite old calendar, the feast day of Prophet Avdiou. He is celebrated, as a Prophet himself, shortly before Christmas. (From the prologue of the book) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

This profound book written in 1851 and preserved in the library of our Sacred Monastery of Saint Xenophon represents the fruit of holy and spiritual revelations, painful struggles, and divine experiences and ascents of this humble, unknown ascetic of the Holy Mountain. -Very Rev. Archimandrite Alexios, Abbot of St Xenophon, Mount Athos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos wrote this book about Elder Sophrony as an expression of gratitude for his long association (17 years) with the Elder and “to share with readers the spiritual wealth that I unworthily received”. The first part of the book is a spiritual portrait of Elder Sophrony. After a brief survey of his theology, the author examines the Elder's writings in the light of the experience of saints of the Church, particularly St Paul, St Symeon the New Theologian and St Gregory Palamas, thus placing his teaching in a wider context. There is a careful analysis of the Elder's correspondence with David Balfour, which reveals “many subtle details of the spiritual life” but also how “a genuine spiritual father guides those entrusted to him”. The second part of the book records what the author learnt and experienced during visits to the Monastery of St John the Baptist in meetings and informal conversations with the Elder and as a concelebrant at the Divine Liturgy. Over the years he carefully recorded the Elder's words and amassed an archive of notes that he publishes here. The subjects covered reflect both Father Sophrony's and the author's personal and pastoral concerns and include prayer (particularly the Jesus Prayer); monasticism and obedience; priesthood and the temptations it brings; giving spiritual guidance; the problems facing those who become Orthodox; and family life. The discussions also shed light on theological issues close to the Elder's heart. The book shows us a “great hesychast and theologian, but also a wise, discerning and prophetic spiritual father” and brings us closer to the man in Christ. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Published by: Holy Convent of the Transfiguration of the Savior - Athens, 2007. "Elder, where can we find the solution to our problems?" "Only holiness will solve your problems." The realm of the sacred and the transcendent, as expressed by that child of God and true man, Elder Porphyrios, belongs to the category of the unbelievable. It can however become believable because, "sin does not prevail where grace abounds."  Elder Porphyrios was a person filled with grace, a bearer of the power of the Holy Spirit, a child of the Kingdom, a genuine and true tree of paradise. Whoever wishes to speak about the inner spiritual life of a saint, must be a saint himself. We, the writers of this book, are not saints. We are confined to what we saw and what we heard. We are amongst those many others, who, as St. Luke the Evangelist says, have “taken in hand to set in order a narrative.” We are not trying, with our poor and futile speech, to describe the life of a contemporary saint, but rather we are falteringly trying to express our joy in having met a saint; our joy that Christ lives yesterday, today and forever; our joy that holiness is not a thing of the past, that grace can be felt next to us, that our hands touched a “little father” who really lived the expression “I no longer live, for Christ lives in me.” Until the Lord reveals the servant who was Elder Porphyrios' eye-witness, who observed him throughout his life and in all his works and will write about his life accurately and fully, we are forgiven. For we have only seen “in part.” We describe, write about and speak of the miraculous things that God did for us through His servant, Porphyrios. Amin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support