Sixth story
The sixth story from the book A Russian Tourist on the Paths of God
Fifth story
STARTS: It had been a year since my last encounter with the tourist, when - finally - a muffled knock on the door and a pleading voice...
Fourth story
“And it has pleased me to be close to God, and I have made the Lord my refuge and my hope” (Psalm 72:28). When I returned to my spiritual father's house, I said:
The third story
Before I left Irkutsk, I returned to my godfather, with whom I had had conversations, and said to him: Here I am going.
The second story
As long as I moved from place to place, I was accompanied by the Jesus prayer, which strengthened and comforted me on all paths, at all times.
First story
By the grace of God, I am a human being and a Christian, and as for my deeds, I am a great sinner and a “tourist” of the lowest rank, always wandering from place to place. Financial
Writer's residence
Maqara al-Katib said: I wanted to enter the city of Alexandria to fulfill some of my needs, and when I entered the city, a man I did not know met me outside.
Saint Bishop Daniel
Abba Daniel was once walking with his student on a road, and when they approached a place called Armon of Medina, he said to his student: “Go
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Five
There was a man named Dakias who lived in a mountain in Jerusalem. He did not pray with anyone at all, and suddenly he dared to serve the Mass.
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From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Six
Question: “Tell me, Father, how a person monitors his heart, how he fights against Satan, and whether he should block the entrance to speech.”
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From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Seven
Abba Sissawis Al-Saidi: It was said about him that he was living in Ghaydah, and another old man was sick in Al-Siq, and when he heard that, he was sad, because
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From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Eight
A sheikh said: “I know a person from the people of Al-Qalali who fasted the entire Easter Friday, so when the time for the meeting was on the eve of...
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