Monastic Wisdom: The Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast ...
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2015
- Elder Joseph the Hesychast was a monk and elder on Mount Athos. He reposed in 1959, and he has wide acclaim for being the spiritual father or grandfather of Elders Ephrem of Philotheou, Joseph of Vatopedi, Charalampus of Dionysiou and others, who are directly credited for revitalising six of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.Francis Kottis was born in the island of Paros to George and Maria on February 12, 1897. Elder Joseph has been 'locally' canonized in several places, including the Holy Mountain, Greece and Romania. However, this is not the official canonization of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. This 'local' recognition of being a Saint is a prelude to the full canonization. Archimandrite Sophrony (+1993) knew Elder Joseph well and in his book about Saint Silouan the Athonite, Elder Joseph is one of the monks mentioned who was granted the gift of the 'Uncreated Light'.
The relic of the Elder's head is kept in St. Anthony's monastery, in Arizona (USA), while the rest or his relics are kept in the Vatopedi monastery. Many visitors to Athos report that his relics give off a divine fragrance. The abbot of Vatopedi monastery, Fr. Ephraim, spoke publicly in Athens about miracles performed through the intercession of Elder Joseph the Hesychast, and even about miraculous appearances of him.
This is a treasure indeed, thank you so much for uploading!!!!
THANK YOU HOLY ELDER JOSEPH FOR TELLING US THIS WISDOM OF GOD. MAY WE WORK CONTINUALLY ON YOUR TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION TO ONE DAY ASCEND TO THIS WONDERFUL STATE WITH GOD AND OUR SOUL.
Thank you so much for uploading such a jewel of instruction for our salvation.
The journey is narrow and steep. God help us in our spiritual " agona"
St Joseph the Hesychast intercede for us!!🙏
I can't thank you enough for uploading. This may be the most valuable video I have ever seen. For years I have been fighting my passions, trying to be more self aware, dropping a lot of bad habits of character. Someone told me a few days ago that they looked at me as their spiritual adviser. I however, humbly, know that I am nowhere near that level. I have tried to grasp how to proceed, and the past year of prayer and fasting has still left me questioning. Now I understand. I understand what it means now to die to yourself daily. I know what to do. I probably won't die a saint, but it won't be from lack of trying. I will take every thought captive now. May God bless you so much, and if I meet you in Heaven, I will come up and thank you; may God will that we endure until the end.
I highly recommend to read books of Elder Joseph, this is just a quotation from him.
please pray to the Lord for us and for our children, Holy Elder!
Paix et salut soient sur leurs âmes Amin. Albdlwy al mhmd
Amin
The road of a Christian...
20:55 "man is nothing" ....we think we are "something" and so turn away from God
are not the Greeks Religion not Catholic?
+Frank Giuliano they are Orthodox. Like Russia and many slavic countries. Of course there exists the catholic church, but (for lack of a better way to say) the governments and most people are Orthodox.