Bishop Isaiah
He said: O Beloved, if you have left the false world and brought yourself closer to God in order to repent for your past sins, then beware of turning back from what you did.
Bishop Macarius the Great
Saint Macarius the Great said: “When you begin to pray, be careful to be steadfast lest you deliver your vessel into the hands of your enemies. Because they desire kidnapping
Mar Ishaq
From the words of Saint Isaac: “A monk is a person who has completely left the world, as well as his country and relatives, and moved to monasteries or prairies, to sit
Saint Clemadus
From the words of Saint Clemades, a commandment for those who want to enter the monastic profession: “Listen, my son, to my words and memorize them. And know that you are from now on
3:7 - Corrections to phenomena in our church life
1. Theologians and non-theologians One of the common mistakes in our church life is determining the identity of the theologian first. Secondly, as a result, people are separated
The third meeting: with Father Paphnutius - the three stages of asceticism and the work of grace in our struggle
1- Biography of Bishop Paphnutius In the midst of that choir of saints who shine in the night of this world like bright stars, we saw the Blessed.
The first meeting: with Father Moses - purity of heart is the path to the kingdom
I now fulfill, as far as my weakness permits, the promise I made to Blessed Pope[i] Castor in the introduction to those volumes which
Book Ten: In the Spirit of Boredom or Boredom
Resist boredom by working, not by running away! Saint John Cassian gives us a practical presentation on the problem of “boredom” that afflicts the monk in the afternoon.
Book Seven: On the Spirit of Greed
في منهجه العملي تحدث القديس يوحنا كاسيان عن خطية الطمع بعد حديثه عن النهم أو الشره ثم الشهوات. فإن
Book Five: On the Spirit of Gluttony
The sin of gluttony and not eating! God created man to work in heaven (Genesis 2:15), not to bow down with all his physical and psychological being beneath
Monastic perfection in the thought of Saint John Cassian
The foundations of monastic systems laid down by Saint John Cassian are considered among the most complete systems of his day[23]. We have already talked about it
His writings: First: Institutions for the company system
In Marseille, at the request of Bishop Castor, Cassian drew up the following two works: First: Institutions for the Company System. Second: Debates. (*a) Cassian's situation