I feel led to monasticism, my priest says to take it slow and see how i feel when i get more involved in the church. I actually felt like becoming a monastic before i even knew about monastic life, i used to just call it live like john the baptist. Lord guide me and keep me, as well all who read this
You're not alone. I have this feeling call to me for years now. As I grow in my faith and realize how much the world has lied to me, I feel like a stranger to family/friends.
@ its been a tough walk for me, my family doesnt take faith as seriously as i would hope, Lord guide us both and make a way if we are truly called to monasticism
Selam beloved brother 🙏 As an idea before you join a monastery God willing dedicate at least 10years first studying theology then going out and being a preacher and preach the word of God to the masses then after go join the monastery and keep learning and keep serving our Lord and God Jesus Christ of Nazareth ✝️🙏❤️🛐
@ thank you, I just know all I want to do in life is serve God to the best of my ability, I trust in my parish to guide me throughout my journey also. May God continue to use you for encouragement and His Kingdom ☦️
@@dolphinitely_bro3944 okay beloved brother Selam(peace) be upon you, from your Ethiopian Orthodox brother 🙏 Remember me in your prayers as I will be doing and may our Good Shepherd guide you to His eternal kingdom and our holy Mother Virgin Mary protect you and guide you to the final eternal light her Son ✝️🙏❤️🛐
I was at the Monastery last month when Father's family was there. I had to ask the age of one of his daughters who was so eager to help the sisters, so prayerful and always so full of joy. I thought she was a teenager but she's only 11...such maturity. Glory to God ! She was an inspiration to this old lady. St. Joseph the Hesychast pray for us!
It is difficult to imagine, but it is absolutely true. There is a pleasure bigger. Monastics experience it, but I wonder if there is a way through regular living.
St John Klimicus says (paraphrasing) “if everyone knew the trials of monasticism, no one would become a monk. If everyone knew the joys of monasticism, everyone would become a monk.” One can peak about, read about …but one never understands it until he/she has tasted that life.
Glory to Jesus Christ Many Orthodox Churches relax ascetic discipline because they think that people won’t come. The danger of the desire to have a full Church. Check out Wednesday or Saturday Vespers less than 1/2 the Church is there usually a 1/4 of the people than on Sunday. I know it’s hard sometimes because many people drive far but the need to move closer to Church. The Life of the Orthodox Christian requires total commitment to the Church the life of the Church is not secondary to secular life
Wow i was just shocked to see an ad from a company called Peachloft here that used every 4 letter word under the sun Why does youtube not vette these ads
Lots of people in my life said i should become a priest(an actual priest ascwell). I wanted to become a monk(hermit) but the head monk of the mount athos monastery that i was said that i have to be in a monastery for some years in order to be allowed to be a hermit in mount athos. Its the only place i feel home. Its hard live but its amazimg.
St. Basilius the Great said it somewhere If you want to live 100% spiritual life, you have to withdraw from the word with its distractions. I also beleieve you have to be called and the natural blessing to live this way. Even monastic live has its grades: There are the communities who live in monasteries and the absolute ascets who live in caves and nobody hear about them. The bottom line is to find your own right path and don't look what others do. There people who have 1 talent others have 10 talents.
I do not know if its okay if to ask for prayer here but I have lost my connection with God and but my name is Hector if you guys don't mind praying for me
Do monks and nuns still use technology like smart phones? If it wasn’t for technology I would would’ve never been introduced to the fathers and different literature and have the means to study it.
The monks i know use old phones but they avoid using tv and the internet if not absolutely needed. When i asked why they said it's not because they think technology is evil. It's because it's a distraction and can lead to sin. Much like a knife. You use it in the kitchen but it can also be used to kill. I dont know about the monks in the US thou. Im told they have more relaxed rules
I’ve had enough of you. We get it, you think the channel isn’t credible. Watch another, then, unsubscribe, stop spreading your negativity please. The rest of us are here to learn, not insistently correct or criticize priests. You might learn more if you don’t assume you know more than everyone else.
@@ChristopherAnderson-e5o Roots of Orthodoxy is a safeplace for many. Kind of my point, you’re ruining that for others. If you don’t like the channel, why are you watching? Go find some humility.
Do not be discouraged because of that, dear sister. Some of the great teachings I remember from the Desert Fathers come from the sayings or, which is even better, from the examples of holy women that dedicated their lives to our Lord.
Matthew 19:9-12 Mark 10:17-21 Mark 10:28-31 Matthew 22:30 Revelation 14:4 [for the two above, Monasticism is shown as way of fully living the heavenly life now] 1 Corinthians 7:7 [When St. Paul says he wishes all were as he is, he means choosing to remain celibate & unmarried] 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Also, read about Elijah, John the Baptist, and the other prophets. The monastic life is the emulation of the lives they lived. Also, in the Old Testament, there was a sort of prefigurement to this in the Nazirite vow in: Numbers 6:1-21 Hope these insights help! Most importantly, the Church approves of it as a way of life leading to salvation - and the Church was given all authority.
I feel led to monasticism, my priest says to take it slow and see how i feel when i get more involved in the church. I actually felt like becoming a monastic before i even knew about monastic life, i used to just call it live like john the baptist. Lord guide me and keep me, as well all who read this
You're not alone. I have this feeling call to me for years now. As I grow in my faith and realize how much the world has lied to me, I feel like a stranger to family/friends.
@ its been a tough walk for me, my family doesnt take faith as seriously as i would hope, Lord guide us both and make a way if we are truly called to monasticism
Selam beloved brother 🙏
As an idea before you join a monastery God willing dedicate at least 10years first studying theology then going out and being a preacher and preach the word of God to the masses then after go join the monastery and keep learning and keep serving our Lord and God Jesus Christ of Nazareth ✝️🙏❤️🛐
@ thank you, I just know all I want to do in life is serve God to the best of my ability, I trust in my parish to guide me throughout my journey also. May God continue to use you for encouragement and His Kingdom ☦️
@@dolphinitely_bro3944 okay beloved brother Selam(peace) be upon you, from your Ethiopian Orthodox brother 🙏
Remember me in your prayers as I will be doing and may our Good Shepherd guide you to His eternal kingdom and our holy Mother Virgin Mary protect you and guide you to the final eternal light her Son ✝️🙏❤️🛐
ايها الرب يسوع المسيح يا ابن الله الوحيد أحرس كنيستك الأرثوذكسية وشعبك في امريكا امين ☦️☦️☦️
I was at the Monastery last month when Father's family was there. I had to ask the age of one of his daughters who was so eager to help the sisters, so prayerful and always so full of joy. I thought she was a teenager but she's only 11...such maturity. Glory to God ! She was an inspiration to this old lady. St. Joseph the Hesychast pray for us!
His voice is so relaxing...
“Life is too short to not follow Christ”
I totally agree. I'm sad that I wasn't blessed enough to partake in a monks life. Yet, I have a love for them.
Thank you, Father Justin.
Thank you brother. I will never believe that my down falls are only mine 😊
10:09 I’ve read a few of Hierotheos Vlachos’s books. He really helped me understand the orthodox way.
Thank you 🙏. I truly feel in power to keep on the track I have been on. 😊
It is difficult to imagine, but it is absolutely true. There is a pleasure bigger. Monastics experience it, but I wonder if there is a way through regular living.
Love you Father...thank you for always sharing your wisdom.
St John Klimicus says (paraphrasing) “if everyone knew the trials of monasticism, no one would become a monk. If everyone knew the joys of monasticism, everyone would become a monk.” One can peak about, read about …but one never understands it until he/she has tasted that life.
Glory to Jesus Christ
Many Orthodox Churches relax ascetic discipline because they think that people won’t come. The danger of the desire to have a full Church. Check out Wednesday or Saturday Vespers less than 1/2 the Church is there usually a 1/4 of the people than on Sunday.
I know it’s hard sometimes because many people drive far but the need to move closer to Church. The Life of the Orthodox Christian requires total commitment to the Church the life of the Church is not secondary to secular life
Thank you
Wow i was just shocked to see an ad from a company called Peachloft here that used every 4 letter word under the sun Why does youtube not vette these ads
There’s at least a 50% chance someone at UA-cam did that on purpose.
Huh they allowed their atheist friends to reign. Free.
I won’t be surprised when UA-cam decides not to air Christian teaching anymore
@@tobyfiver4117 That won't happen but creators might choose not to put anymore content on it.
Lots of people in my life said i should become a priest(an actual priest ascwell).
I wanted to become a monk(hermit) but the head monk of the mount athos monastery that i was said that i have to be in a monastery for some years in order to be allowed to be a hermit in mount athos.
Its the only place i feel home. Its hard live but its amazimg.
🔥
St. Basilius the Great said it somewhere If you want to live 100% spiritual life, you have to withdraw from the word with its distractions. I also beleieve you have to be called and the natural blessing to live this way. Even monastic live has its grades: There are the communities who live in monasteries and the absolute ascets who live in caves and nobody hear about them. The bottom line is to find your own right path and don't look what others do. There people who have 1 talent others have 10 talents.
@RootsofOrthodoxy
The auto-generated subtitles at the beginning start off with:
"this reminds me of uh Satan nation of Antioch..."
I do not know if its okay if to ask for prayer here but I have lost my connection with God and but my name is Hector if you guys don't mind praying for me
Christos anesti!!!!☦️☦️☦️
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Do monks and nuns still use technology like smart phones? If it wasn’t for technology I would would’ve never been introduced to the fathers and different literature and have the means to study it.
you can with a blessing
The monks i know use old phones but they avoid using tv and the internet if not absolutely needed. When i asked why they said it's not because they think technology is evil. It's because it's a distraction and can lead to sin. Much like a knife. You use it in the kitchen but it can also be used to kill. I dont know about the monks in the US thou. Im told they have more relaxed rules
he keeps saying sadist when he means masochist
I’ve had enough of you. We get it, you think the channel isn’t credible. Watch another, then, unsubscribe, stop spreading your negativity please. The rest of us are here to learn, not insistently correct or criticize priests. You might learn more if you don’t assume you know more than everyone else.
@JC_lowkey nobody cares what you've had enough of, boss. what do you think you are, the internet police? go find a safespace 😂
@@ChristopherAnderson-e5o
Roots of Orthodoxy is a safeplace for many. Kind of my point, you’re ruining that for others. If you don’t like the channel, why are you watching? Go find some humility.
@@JC_lowkey God sent me to test your patience
No, satan did. And you did excellent! Now go and pray so you’re not miserable.
🙏 I wish I was a man so I could be a priest 💜☦️
Do not be discouraged because of that, dear sister. Some of the great teachings I remember from the Desert Fathers come from the sayings or, which is even better, from the examples of holy women that dedicated their lives to our Lord.
Can you be a monk later in life?
Many saints did.
Yes.
Why be a nun? Can you be a nun after marriage or becoming a widow? After children?
It is possible
Yes, I was married and had 8 children and am now becoming a nun.
@@eh3345 Lord bless you
Of course you can
@@eh3345 How about the divorced? My wife wants to leave me. I've thought about monasticism for years.
Would I be disqualified?
Is monasticism a biblical call or instruction for the Christian, if so, what book chapter and verse?
Matthew 19:9-12
Mark 10:17-21
Mark 10:28-31
Matthew 22:30
Revelation 14:4
[for the two above, Monasticism is shown as way of fully living the heavenly life now]
1 Corinthians 7:7 [When St. Paul says he wishes all were as he is, he means choosing to remain celibate & unmarried]
1 Corinthians 7:25-40
Also, read about Elijah, John the Baptist, and the other prophets. The monastic life is the emulation of the lives they lived.
Also, in the Old Testament, there was a sort of prefigurement to this in the Nazirite vow in:
Numbers 6:1-21
Hope these insights help! Most importantly, the Church approves of it as a way of life leading to salvation - and the Church was given all authority.
@Jeff.jdrjr013 thank you
Best biblical answers I have recieved
@@anthonydunn8199 glad it helped. May God bless you abundantly!
Cut off age for being a monk?
Non really.
You make it sound like a frat house for the church 😂