Mar Ishaq
From the saying of Mar Isaac: “A monk is a person who has completely left the world, as well as his country and relatives, and moved to the monasteries or the wilderness, to sit […]
5:6- The fruits of prayer
-I will mention some of these fruits to you as long as you are willing to listen to me. “Prayer” is, in the beginning, bread that sustains
5: 1- The value of prayer
I told him: If I understood well, this is definitely achieved through asceticism, awakening, and praying to Jesus. But excuse me
5- Discussion with the Sheikh about prayer
I began to speak in a low voice, saying: O holy sheikh, I have been seized these days by a strong desire that I believe God has...
4- The interview with the man of the wilderness
I continued my journey towards the heights, heading towards Mount Tajjall, and after a while, but with great effort, I reached the house that I wanted to visit. I stood for a while
3- Climbing Mount Thabor
It was the afternoon hour. While the sun was on its way to setting, I was making my way upwards, to shine with light, and the sunset would meet me.
Chapter Three - Detailed Explanation of the Constitution: “And I Confess One Baptism” up to “Priesthood” - Church Secrets
26- He confessed one baptism... What is baptism? Baptism is, in brief: 1- Descent into the baptismal font to bury the old man.
The eighteenth meeting: with Father Bayamon - the three types of monks
1- Introduction After visiting these three elder fathers and speaking with them and trying to describe their debates to Brother Eucherius, as we have a strong desire
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
Selections from the articles of Saint Aphrahat, 5-12
The Fifth Article on Wars A War Between Evil and Good [The times have been preordained by God. Times of peace are realized in the days of the righteous.
Saint Barlaam, abbot of the Caves Monastery in Kiev
Introduction: Our venerable father Barlaam was a companion of Saint Anthony (see his biography in the Lives of the Saints). He was also one of the first abbots of the Caves Monastery
Amphilochios of Boschaevi, the god-bearer
Our venerable father among the saints, Amphilochios of Bochaevi, the God-bearer, is one of the hermit monks and spiritual warriors in the twentieth century. And he gave it