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I’m Latin Catholic who lives in Turkey. I really like your videos Father Seraphim. Please pray for Turkish converts. Most of them are having hard times because of their families.
Hello Father I’m writing this because I’m in deep spiritual turmoil. I’m doubting Church as a Catholic, yet I don’t know which way is THE Way, and not « my way ». I can’t listen to my heart since it is corrupted. How can one know if he is in the right way ? I’m humbly asking for prayers, because I truly am lost. Thank you 🙏
Father Seraphim, please take care of yourself. Your messages of the glory of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, are needed now more than ever. Evil surrounds us in every corner, and your words help sustain us and give us the power to fight the evil one and seek the face of God. Blessings to you for all you do.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful place i pray for yall i probably never see it in real life but i look up that area so stunning Much love fron Vermont usa God please keep the monks safe and safe
I am a ceramics teacher in Arizona. I have followed your ministry and podcast for several years now and have benefited tremendously from the things I have learned from the church fathers and desert fathers you so often speak of. It is a wonderful surprise to learn that you also are a potter...a connection I would have never expected! I always tell my students pottery is the oldest art form there is because it is the only specific art form we have an account of God engaging in directly. I love it! How I wish I could come to the monasteries and see the work you are doing. "Dead tired"...yes, I also know that well :) I continue to pray for your ministry. Thank you for sharing, it sounds like many good things are happening there.
I imagine you know the story. Hudson Taylor got 100 missionaries for China. Someone asked, why 100? He replied, "I only had faith to pray for 100!" The Lord bless your service! Kurios Iesous Xristos! :--}>
It makes me so happy to see your lovely face and see you’ve put up a new post. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get videos out; please get some rest and take very good care of yourself. I will come and have a bun and a cup of tea with you one day, and give you a big hug. sending love from England. 🇬🇧❤x
Doxa to Theo! Very grateful for you and all monastics Father. We will continue to keep you all in our prayers. Please pray for Jamiliee (baptismal name Nawal- Noelle- Christmas) Bryan (baptismal name - Joshua) and myself- Mariam (baptismal name- Ruth). We were just replenished here at St Paraskevi Monastery in Washington Texas, close to us in Houston for the feast of St Paraskevi who has lovingly brought my little family and I into great healing through her intercessions. From the vigil to the liturgy, to be with our monastics from St Anthony Monastery, Holy Archangels and St Paraskevi- to hear their chanting and see 22 clergy and people flocking to be in Christ’s love was the most filling experience. We hope to make it to a pilgrimage with you one day as well. Until then, we are so very grateful for your teaching which contribute so much to our coming alive in Christ as Orthodox Christians. All I can really say is- Glory to God! We are very thankful for your love. God bless and keep all at the Iona and Mull Monasteries- as well as all monastics thru the world. Amin!
Bless you Dear Father. Now you can rest. I didn't imagine how busy you all were. May the Angels of God watch over you and restore you to a rested state. Light and love to you and to all that reside at the two Monasteries. 🥱😇💤
Lovely sturdy graceful mugs and all the colors of the sea and land in the glazes..So much joy in Gods beautiful creation woven into such a discipline for The Monk after dinner and into the night. You all are in my prayers always. Thank you for your never ceasing prayers on behalf of everyone.
Fr. Seraphim, I just sent you an email regarding our possible connection on Iona - Sept 16 or 17. Hearing this video, I understand if this is not a good time to meet. We love you and only want God's best for you and your beloved community. Fr. Michael Flowers from St. Aidan's in Kansas City, Missouri!
I’m SO HAPPY to hear things are going well for you. May God continue to bless all of you. As my family always says, “We’re tired, but it’s a GOOD tired. ❤☦️
I'm a convert praying for my family, with high level Masons. Because of abuse, eating disorder, addiction, everyone thought I was fighting temptations of the flesh. My life was one of excruciating isolation. It was pride. Demonic level blindness. Somewhere in the community prayer and offering of labor and fatigue was the grace I needed. I didn't understand Moses in the cleft of the rock. The only suffering I knew was from evil. God turning his back in love was beyond my comprehension. Suffering with Christ is knowing I'm not alone! I thank God for community's vocations.❤
Father I’m Protestant , I’m newly growing in the faith and I’m getting attacked with terrible dreams and thoughts of hell and sleep paralysis. Please tell me what I should do 🙏
May God bless all your endeavours and projects father Serafim . May we all learn to tire so much for Christ in our individual calling and to stay awake. There’s such beauty in simplicity in these videos from where you sleep , to nature, to your words- God bless 🙏
Father Bless, I am glad to hear about the progress and looking forward to seeing all of you next week, and perfectly expect that the mothers will find plenty of things for me to help with.
I appreciate you Fr Seraphim so much. I often listen to you in the middle of the night, and one night you mentioned how fond you were of St Sophrony. I looked him up on the Internet and knew I had to read his writings. I am an Eastern/Roman Catholic and I had a mystical experience about a year and a half ago. I searched the scriptures and the writings from the Western saints, but nothing really clicked with me. Then I read Sophrony and it was like reading my own words/thoughts/experience in his book. I often pray to him now and seek his prayers and guidance. He has been of great comfort to me in explaining what happened, how to deal with the mix of feelings afterwards, how to respond to God afterwards. Sometimes I think the Lord directed him to write just for me and my salvation. I have cried just about every day since this mystical experience, feeling so isolated from anyone who has had such a divine encounter. I do not know why God chose to visit me in such a manner, only He knows. It is such a humbling thing, knowing God in such a real intimate way. Also rather scary like on Mount Tabor. But one just cannot go back to the way things were.
What a joy to know you are making pottery! I used to provide pottery items to the children at a Greek Church Camp in my youth - so much fun, and beautiful memories! Can't wait to purchase one of your creations! (or more!!!)
Dear Fr Seraphim, Fired and inspired by your ardent love and obedience to God, you and your family are drained of physical energy and creative initiatives. Your lives are constantly on the edge of the future - new projects, plans, improvements. You and love and obedience mirror the non-stop work of God in the world and for the sake of the world. What you envision is for the enrichment of the community's response to those who will visit, and also for those who will stay with you as they consider their vocations. Such blessed work indeed. I loved your concluding words and prayed to God my thanks for your lives and for understanding the true meaning of your inspired work : you said ( I quote somewhat broadly ) 'We are exhausted, but we know that this is needed on the Islands; it is the work of God, it is the purpose and meaning of our lives and it will be the fruit of our passing through this life'. my heart wept on hearing the last phrase; sacrificial lives whose only vision and integrity, is to do the work needed for God. Blessings surround and uphold you and refreshment and strength be renewed in you. In Christ, for Christ eternally.
Dear Fr. Seraphim, you look too tired, dear Father! I will pray hard to St. Seraphim and the Mother of God to grant you restoration of physical strength and protection from all evil. Please take care of your physical body as we all need you, Father. We need you and the monasteries you are building with the help of God and all those who send their support. May it increase! Nektarios and I send our love. You all are in our hearts.
Dear Father. Glory be to God for you and your encouraging words that give me strength to not despair in my salvation. Even though I truly am in my very depth a pathetic and wretched sinner. God’s unfailing love has led me to your loving words. Oh how beautiful it is to see the simplicity in the lives of you and your brothers and sisters. Hopefully one day I can be like you father, But today all I’m able to muster is tears to God. Keep me in your prayers father. Pray for me for I’m truly in danger of perishing. I hope one day I’ll be able to meet you in person so that I can look into those loving eyes and see the Grace of Christ that look at me through your soul. May God remember us in his Kingdom dear father. All my love and support, Abel.
Hey! I just starting watching watching your channel!! GOD BLESS this channel. I do pottery too! Also so many questions! How do you keep your wheel so close to your bed? Do you clean it constantly to avoid clay dust particles? Do you guys have a website to sell the cups or bowls? How does one visit where you live?
Father, thank you so much for this video ! Your optimism despite the exhaustion is very encouraging. I myself have joined a small monastery to help out with the welcoming of pilgrims, and have thus seen the amount of mental and physical work that this task requires. I was wondering whether there are also cases of burnout in this kind of situations. How you make your and your flock's life easier when you need to deal with the logistics of hosting and feeding pilgrims throughout the summer ? God bless you, I will keep you and the monastery in my prayers !!!
Father Seraphim, thank you for the tour of your room and all the information about what is happening. The islands there are stunning---truly God's handiwork. I VERY much needed to hear about the FAITH of your community. Again, thank you! 💙💙💙
To support our Monasteries on Mull and Iona, you may make a donation here mullmonastery.com/donation/
or join our Online Community here mullmonastery.com/our-online-community/
or join us on one of our 2024 Scottish Isles Pilgrimages here shop.mullmonastery.com/product/scottish-isles-pilgrimage-2024/
May God bless us all!
I’m Latin Catholic who lives in Turkey. I really like your videos Father Seraphim. Please pray for Turkish converts. Most of them are having hard times because of their families.
I’m Roman as well. I’ll say some prayers my friend.
My dear brother, please don't neglect yourself and your body. You are doing amazing things there but also listen to your body my friend.
Hello Father
I’m writing this because I’m in deep spiritual turmoil. I’m doubting Church as a Catholic, yet I don’t know which way is THE Way, and not « my way ».
I can’t listen to my heart since it is corrupted. How can one know if he is in the right way ?
I’m humbly asking for prayers, because I truly am lost.
Thank you 🙏
Father, would you mind posting daily routine of the monks?
Dear Fr Seraphim, I hope you all manage to regain your strength following your exertions 🤗 ☦️🙏🏻🕊️
You are always in my prayers. 🙋🏻♀️
I am grateful for your Monastic presence on FB, UA-cam, and my life. GOD bless all of you on Iona And Mull. ☦️
Father Seraphim, please take care of yourself. Your messages of the glory of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, are needed now more than ever. Evil surrounds us in every corner, and your words help sustain us and give us the power to fight the evil one and seek the face of God. Blessings to you for all you do.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful place i pray for yall i probably never see it in real life but i look up that area so stunning
Much love fron Vermont usa
God please keep the monks safe and safe
I am a ceramics teacher in Arizona. I have followed your ministry and podcast for several years now and have benefited tremendously from the things I have learned from the church fathers and desert fathers you so often speak of. It is a wonderful surprise to learn that you also are a potter...a connection I would have never expected! I always tell my students pottery is the oldest art form there is because it is the only specific art form we have an account of God engaging in directly. I love it! How I wish I could come to the monasteries and see the work you are doing. "Dead tired"...yes, I also know that well :) I continue to pray for your ministry. Thank you for sharing, it sounds like many good things are happening there.
Hello Fr and to all at the Monastery, sending my best wishes from the mainland. Jesus is with us.
I imagine you know the story. Hudson Taylor got 100 missionaries for China. Someone asked, why 100? He replied, "I only had faith to pray for 100!"
The Lord bless your service!
Kurios Iesous Xristos!
:--}>
May the Holy Spirit bring new energy and respite for all your hard spiritual and physical work.
We would always notice if you didn’t post because your Friday talks bring us such joy! But if you are too tired we understand!
It makes me so happy to see your lovely face and see you’ve put up a new post. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get videos out; please get some rest and take very good care of yourself. I will come and have a bun and a cup of tea with you one day, and give you a big hug. sending love from England. 🇬🇧❤x
@jeanmesa i also love the priest am also a Catholic from Uganda Africa and i love catholics in Turkey. We're praying for you
Doxa to Theo! Very grateful for you and all monastics Father. We will continue to keep you all in our prayers. Please pray for Jamiliee (baptismal name Nawal- Noelle- Christmas) Bryan (baptismal name - Joshua) and myself- Mariam (baptismal name- Ruth).
We were just replenished here at St Paraskevi Monastery in Washington Texas, close to us in Houston for the feast of St Paraskevi who has lovingly brought my little family and I into great healing through her intercessions.
From the vigil to the liturgy, to be with our monastics from St Anthony Monastery, Holy Archangels and St Paraskevi- to hear their chanting and see 22 clergy and people flocking to be in Christ’s love was the most filling experience.
We hope to make it to a pilgrimage with you one day as well. Until then, we are so very grateful for your teaching which contribute so much to our coming alive in Christ as Orthodox Christians.
All I can really say is- Glory to God! We are very thankful for your love. God bless and keep all at the Iona and Mull Monasteries- as well as all monastics thru the world. Amin!
The talented Fr Seraphim... Beautiful pottery. Looks like you have a real gift for pottery Father
Greetings from Washington state, Father.
Bless you Dear Father. Now you can rest. I didn't imagine how busy you all were. May the Angels of God watch over you and restore you to a rested state. Light and love to you and to all that reside at the two Monasteries. 🥱😇💤
Lovely sturdy graceful mugs and all the colors of the sea and land in the glazes..So much joy in Gods beautiful creation woven into such a discipline for The Monk after dinner and into the night. You all are in my prayers always. Thank you for your never ceasing prayers on behalf of everyone.
Today i needed to hear this.
Father do you think the end times are here?
Fr. Seraphim, I just sent you an email regarding our possible connection on Iona - Sept 16 or 17. Hearing this video, I understand if this is not a good time to meet. We love you and only want God's best for you and your beloved community. Fr. Michael Flowers from St. Aidan's in Kansas City, Missouri!
I’m SO HAPPY to hear things are going well for you. May God continue to bless all of you. As my family always says, “We’re tired, but it’s a GOOD tired. ❤☦️
I'm a convert praying for my family, with high level Masons. Because of abuse, eating disorder, addiction, everyone thought I was fighting temptations of the flesh. My life was one of excruciating isolation. It was pride. Demonic level blindness. Somewhere in the community prayer and offering of labor and fatigue was the grace I needed. I didn't understand Moses in the cleft of the rock. The only suffering I knew was from evil. God turning his back in love was beyond my comprehension. Suffering with Christ is knowing I'm not alone! I thank God for community's vocations.❤
I appreciate these video messages so much, thank you !🙏 ❤️
Father I’m Protestant , I’m newly growing in the faith and I’m getting attacked with terrible dreams and thoughts of hell and sleep paralysis. Please tell me what I should do 🙏
May God bless all your endeavours and projects father Serafim . May we all learn to tire so much for Christ in our individual calling and to stay awake. There’s such beauty in simplicity in these videos from where you sleep , to nature, to your words- God bless 🙏
Thank you. Beautiful and needed. Thank you..
Father Bless,
I am glad to hear about the progress and looking forward to seeing all of you next week, and perfectly expect that the mothers will find plenty of things for me to help with.
Praise to God for having you Fr Seraphim. Love❤ fr Canada
Thank you for posting
I appreciate you Fr Seraphim so much. I often listen to you in the middle of the night, and one night you mentioned how fond you were of St Sophrony. I looked him up on the Internet and knew I had to read his writings. I am an Eastern/Roman Catholic and I had a mystical experience about a year and a half ago. I searched the scriptures and the writings from the Western saints, but nothing really clicked with me. Then I read Sophrony and it was like reading my own words/thoughts/experience in his book. I often pray to him now and seek his prayers and guidance. He has been of great comfort to me in explaining what happened, how to deal with the mix of feelings afterwards, how to respond to God afterwards. Sometimes I think the Lord directed him to write just for me and my salvation. I have cried just about every day since this mystical experience, feeling so isolated from anyone who has had such a divine encounter. I do not know why God chose to visit me in such a manner, only He knows. It is such a humbling thing, knowing God in such a real intimate way. Also rather scary like on Mount Tabor. But one just cannot go back to the way things were.
🙏
What a joy to know you are making pottery! I used to provide pottery items to the children at a Greek Church Camp in my youth - so much fun, and beautiful memories! Can't wait to purchase one of your creations! (or more!!!)
What is it that draws me to this holy man?
Father, sometimes do you face financial ups and downs in the monastery? 🤔
I wish the best
Father Seraphim.....sleeping in a pottery studio? 😮😮😮
Dear Fr Seraphim, Fired and inspired by your ardent love and obedience to God, you and your family are drained of physical energy and creative initiatives. Your lives are constantly on the edge of the future - new projects, plans, improvements. You and love and obedience mirror the non-stop work of God in the world and for the sake of the world. What you envision is for the enrichment of the community's response to those who will visit, and also for those who will stay with you as they consider their vocations. Such blessed work indeed. I loved your concluding words and prayed to God my thanks for your lives and for understanding the true meaning of your inspired work : you said ( I quote somewhat broadly ) 'We are exhausted, but we know that this is needed on the Islands; it is the work of God, it is the purpose and meaning of our lives and it will be the fruit of our passing through this life'. my heart wept on hearing the last phrase; sacrificial lives whose only vision and integrity, is to do the work needed for God. Blessings surround and uphold you and refreshment and strength be renewed in you. In Christ, for Christ eternally.
Dear Fr. Seraphim, you look too tired, dear Father! I will pray hard to St. Seraphim and the Mother of God to grant you restoration of physical strength and protection from all evil. Please take care of your physical body as we all need you, Father. We need you and the monasteries you are building with the help of God and all those who send their support. May it increase!
Nektarios and I send our love. You all are in our hearts.
Dear Father.
Glory be to God for you and your encouraging words that give me strength to not despair in my salvation. Even though I truly am in my very depth a pathetic and wretched sinner. God’s unfailing love has led me to your loving words. Oh how beautiful it is to see the simplicity in the lives of you and your brothers and sisters. Hopefully one day I can be like you father, But today all I’m able to muster is tears to God. Keep me in your prayers father. Pray for me for I’m truly in danger of perishing. I hope one day I’ll be able to meet you in person so that I can look into those loving eyes and see the Grace of Christ that look at me through your soul. May God remember us in his Kingdom dear father.
All my love and support,
Abel.
Thank you so much fr seraphim, I’m from Australia and hear your talks. His bless your works 🙏🙏🙏
Your pottery looks great Father 😊👍
Thank you for showing us, it’s beautiful Father Seraphim🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🌺it looks like lots of work.🙏🥰🌺
Hey! I just starting watching watching your channel!! GOD BLESS this channel. I do pottery too! Also so many questions! How do you keep your wheel so close to your bed? Do you clean it constantly to avoid clay dust particles? Do you guys have a website to sell the cups or bowls? How does one visit where you live?
May God bless you and fulfill all your needs ❤❤❤
Father, thank you so much for this video ! Your optimism despite the exhaustion is very encouraging. I myself have joined a small monastery to help out with the welcoming of pilgrims, and have thus seen the amount of mental and physical work that this task requires. I was wondering whether there are also cases of burnout in this kind of situations. How you make your and your flock's life easier when you need to deal with the logistics of hosting and feeding pilgrims throughout the summer ? God bless you, I will keep you and the monastery in my prayers !!!
Father Seraphim, thank you for the tour of your room and all the information about what is happening. The islands there are stunning---truly God's handiwork. I VERY much needed to hear about the FAITH of your community. Again, thank you! 💙💙💙
Bless you father, your videos have helped me a lot in my path to loving and glorifying god. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Please take good care of yourselves. שלום
Que Dieu vous bénisse aussi, Frère Séraphin 🙏🙏🙏
Domnul să vă binecuvânteze :)
I'm tired too 🙏❤️☦️
Feel blessed by your talks thankyou father, and to everyone who makes this blessing possible Glory be to you our God
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🥺😟💔🙏