If I may correct you MrLboyd we are one Orthodox Church but with many Ethnicities so A Greek Orthodox can go to a Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Russian churches and still have the same experience as they would in a Greek Orthodox church. And of course the same applies if those people from the other churches visit a Greek one.
Greek Orthodox , broadly speaking, can also have broader meaning, Orthodox-Chalcedonian Church. There were 5 patriarchates in first centuries, pne of them the one of Rome which split, and another 4 which formed the Orthodox church at the time of the ecumenical coucils. These ones can be referred to as Chalchedonian.
Not exactly. Not only "Greeks" can be "Greek-Orthodox". "Greek" stands for the leturgy text they use. If the prays and the leturgy is performed with the original language of the Godspell (wich is Greek) than its "Greek Orthodox". Other Orthodox Churces use their translated text to perform their leturgies. So "Greek Orthodox" can claim for its self that they keep the original languange (and the original meaning) of the holy scrip.
Greek orthodox is not same as Serbian orthodox, 2 different things, Yes we share the majority of customs but there are differences and we Serbs were never part of greek orthodoxy, we were always only Serbian orhtodox church.
Not only Greek Orthodox Christianity, but Eastern Orthodox Christianity, meaning besides Greek, there are also Russian, Romanian, Serbian and Bulgarian monasteries or monastic communities.
@@athenarockabilly6245 yes and no. It's oversimplification because it ignores the other great sees which existed at the beginning. Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, and later Constantinople. When Rome separated themselves from unity at the time of the great schism Greece was under the Pope, it was then transferred to Constantinople. Later it became autocephelas (self ruling). And don't ignore Russia, the 3rd Rome. It's like calling Pascha greek Easter, it isn't because Russia and all the Slavic, Northern Africa, and Antioch along with others celebrate it on the same day.
Stop trying to educate a Greek on my culture religion or history because you think you are intelligent and educated you are not the Greeks taught you so sit down@@Iori955
meteora is another place of monasteries that is very worth seeing in greece. it's in the middle of a huge valley between mountains, farm fields for miles in every direction, then out of nowhere there are giant stone spires in a clump, many with ancient monasteries built on top of them. it's wild. went there in 2000 when i was 16. will never forget it.
I had a horrible experience at Meteora of a group of people taking videos and laughing at the chandelier and other stuff . I was furious that these ppl came so far just to laugh at something so sacred. But then againonly ,God can laugh and judge the wicked not us. May He forgive them
I went to meteora this year absolutely stunningly beautiful the mountains are a UNESCO heritage site and are prehistoric there is also a cave which has the oldest man-made structure on earth it's a door 23 thousand years old I believe
@@fayHoranBecause Meteora has turned into tourist attraction, at least some of the monasteries while othrs are locked to visitors. Till recently there were no stairs and only rooes with buckets so people could not go if not very focused and devoted.
I was an Atheist when I was younger but later in life a became a Evangelical Christian and after a long time I was loosing my faith slowly and Eastern Orthodox Christianity put me on a solid ground.
Lern to read the Koine Greek. I know it's realy hard for non Greeks. But if you made it that far in your jurney it will be a total revelation for you. There is a reason why the holy books of the Cristian tradision all 27 of them are written in Greek.
There is a saying that as Orthodox you should visit Holy mountain at least twice - with your father and with your son. Did it both on a one day visit. What struck me the most is the silence and out-of-the-world serenity. And a constant feeling that I am (or we are all) bothering those monks. They pray for us anyways. Btw. there is a legend that only women who ever visited Mt. Athos was Serbian empress Jelena (Helen) in 14. century.
There were a lot of women who went to mount Athos, if we exclude the one that dressed as a man and other political figures, mount Athos has hidden a lot of female Jews during WW2. Contrary to what people might think, the monks are not sexist or anything, the no women thing happens for the sole reason that the holy site even exists, it is because it is dedicated to virgin Mary, and that should be the only female inside the monasteries and in the mind of the monks there at any point, this is what these people have dedicated their lives for and that is why they keep it this way, yes they even strive to have only male animals too like donkeys, dogs etc, no female animals. Of course they are not monsters that is why they helped the Jews no matter their sex.
@@Penitentone35This is just a silly excuse created for small children to believe in. A fairytale. The true reason is something else. And Christianity is a sexist and misogynistic religion in general. All Abrahanic religions are. They blame it all on one woman Eve. Another convenient children's story.
Yes, but the true and original is the Greek Orthodox, the rest are off branches that of Slavs who got proselytized at a much later time and by the Greek Byzantines.Even many of your first names are Greek .Learn your history .
@reitsound3941 We have all kinds of names, Bible names, Slavic, Western Greek. Only more traditional people use predominantly Greek names and the only reason for that is because they name their kids after Christian Saints (not Greeks themselves, no one cares).
When you go to mountain Athos is like to transfer in another era , an older beautiful era, your mind is empty and you forgot all your problems. Is very good spiritual experience !
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video. I am eastern greek orthodox. And I serve my church every . Side by side my priest friend father samson. Even though I have always been interested in monastic life style. I am serving my church at the moment. I did 5 years of my strict vows and love it. Only serving my lord. So I guess my lord wants me at my church for now. Less distractions at the monastery. Thank you for the video. God bless all Christian. ❤🙏
I’m so glad you showed this on your channel and I love how you did it with humility. I’m Orthodox myself and I hope God guides you. If you ever visit you will feel the holiness there. Also if you want to see top tier Orthodox chanting have a look at Kabarnos, he has many videos on UA-cam.
As someone who was raised Greek Orthodox and always been curious about Mount Athos. Probably a big part of it is because I can never go there. I would say though if you really wanted to see a beautiful service go the midnight mass of Easter. I'm not even religious anymore and I still try to go then because it's amazing
While Mt. Athos is off limits to you, there are many holy places, just as old and magnificent that are open to women. Like Saint Catherine's on Mt. Sinai in Egypt.
Half of the Orthodox Churches in the United States speak English. My Parish in Colorado is young and multiethnic. The parish is very involved with charities in our area. Check out The Fellowship of Saint Moses the Black (an Ancient Saint from Ethiopia who was a Monk in Egypt). There’s a movie being made about him. The Fellowship is 30 years old with chapters around the Country. There are 100 monasteries in the USA. Most have accommodations for visitors (arranged ahead). I visit St. Paisius in Arizona. Men, women and children are welcome (no tv or cellphones). This is a sweet way of life.
Jesus said "If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters-even more than your own life!
@@billybenson3834 All the gospels were written in Greek and Antioch, as its name says, was a Greek city and Lebanon belonged to Greece. Where is the problem? Even today there areGreeks in Antioch and in Lebanon. Greek was then the world language, as English is now. For the Slavs we created the so called Cyrillic Alphabet so they could have a written language and then we made them Orthodox Christians
The word "orthodoxy" means "correct doctrine" in the Greek language. The term "Greek Orthodox Church" means "correct doctrine according to the Greeks" and characterizes any self-proclaimed Orthodox church and not only the Greek. Likewise, the term "Roman Catholic Church" characterizes every "Catholic" Church, not only the Italian.
The world was "hellenised" not "Greek" .... this term was given by Germans. Please stopp calling Orthodox Cheistianity "Greek" ... as a "greek" I say (in Greek) that I am Orthodoxos Xristianos ... we never learnt EVER to say I am "Ellinas Orthodoxos" - these racisms are always added by the anglo society who knows nothing
I've been there, and good luck getting in. You can't just show up like some tourism, you basically need an invitation to stay at a monastery. You eat once a day. Eating time is exactly 5 minutes and then they ring a bell. No one talks during eating. It's like another world gone back in time and it's a crazy experience.
These monks are truly paragons of health due to their lifestyle choices (especially not having to deal with the time-wasting distractions that are women), healthy eating and sleep habits, and most importantly, their devotion to God.
I an a former Roman Catholic and converted to Eastern Orthodoy when I was twenty two. I am fifty four now and never looked back. He's a monk and did not ket his father down. They have strict rules
I want to die on Athos, what an absolute honor that would be. I grew up Greek then as an adult in Canada went to OCA and ROCOR, My Fav Family goes to an Antiochian Church in Dallas. He may have let his father down But the Father knows his heart.
You've been to Mount Athos? WOW! I'm a Greek Orthodox female, but you are blessed (beyond my comprehension, because I always thought you are). Come back to Greece. BTW, that rock was thrown by Athos from my island in the Aegean sea. Would love to meet you. May your friend's memory be eternal.
While I know it is fashionable to point fingers about men only spaces, I would like to point out Eastern Orthodoxy has women only spaces as well, were men are not allowed to go*. * The caveat being the bishop may be required to go for administrative purposes, and a priest will perform a Service for them regularly for communion. This is the same in Mt. Athos. They aren't there to sight see which women can kinda do there.
Idk... If I were the denied father, I would be sad to not be able to see and speak in person one last time... To HUG goodbye... But, at the same time.... Overwhelmed with pride at the level of commitment, devotion, and unwaivering resolve in my son. For him to have left in order to fulfill a request that equal mere moments, would be to betray and dismiss a whole lifetime of who he is.
Believe it or not the Greek Orthodox religion is a very free religion. Nothing is forced to believers no obligation is upon them to live a certain way of life, nothing mandatory like going to church,or fasting. Only the monks in mount Athos or Meteora live a life like this. Regards from Athens
Well, dear soul, it is not as you say. Of course, we are gifted with free will, but. ....no obligation....nothing mandatory...? I understand the essence in what you are saying. However, there are true obligations and mandatory behaviors to being an Orthodox Christian. To write otherwise is deceptive.
@@michealgabriel6561 I am a Christian orthodox and i know what i am talking about. I go to church every Easter only noone will ever question me or make me do a obligatory hing! I try to be a good, caring,helping person in my life as Jesus tought us. I have never fast as my parents do but it is a completely individual thing,if you feel like fasting you do,if you don't it is ok and accepted by others.
@@michealgabriel6561 I think he just means to distinguish from something like Catholicism in which there are "days of obligation", or services which if you miss, you are considered to have transgressed merely by not being there.
In a way yes. but in a way no. Athos is simply the core of Orthodoxy, which is what has truly been at the core Of Byzantium, which was dominantly Greek, Greek culture, Greek language. Especially after the great Schizm. And it's no wonder Athos lies in Greece.
@@Ptolemy336VV Russian, Serbian, Antiochian and others all have monasteries there. Yes it is under the purview of the Constantinople patriarch but multiple jurisdictions have monasteries and sketes there. Saying it's Greek is an oversimplification. The new Testament scriptures are in Greek as is the septuagent, but Christianity especially Eastern orthodoxy are not one ethnicity
@@billybenson3834 well it's greek , eastern roman empire was greek, Greeks spread the orthodox in ukraine , bulgaria, serbia, russia, roman. Stop crying
17:03 Exactly! It's not a "play".It's not some show.Those are not custumes. Those people are real. I am an Atheist living like 20 miles from mount Athos. Worked in my teens in winter jobs there. Those people are real religius people. Thats their life.And they realy mean it! It maybe looks like a time capsule to those who do not know the basics of Cristianity in it's pure fundamental ways. You can't realy translate the new testament. It's written in Greek for a reason. But thats another story.
Athos is for all Orthodox, not just Greek. There is a Russian monastery on the mountain. There are monks from all over the world of every Orthodox jurisdiction on the mountain.
MrLboyd hi from Greece, i just saw your video about mount Athos...you know, there are many wonderful things happening and only few people knowing that...for example the unvisible hermits...they are living in caves...or some monks hermits they living outside of monasteries and they know everything of someone who is going there to find them, and i mean the name, the name of the parents,the job of what he is doing and all the secrets of him...they can read all your life and know everything of you without to have see you before...
Not just Greek Orthodox but Russians, Serbian, Georgians and others. Even after the Great Schism of 1054 the Latins still maintained a monastery there.
He obviously DIDN'T FAIL DOWN his parent. There are direct commands in the Gospel about what following Christ means even to ones relation with his family. His father was returning to his Creator. Why a monk would grieve and leave prayer for sth he knows is only but a brief seperation as he should soon (a man's life is mere decades) join him and when the best thing someone can do for the souls of his loved ones is incessant praying for them.
Theres a saying that Mt Athos is the rooftop of Earth holding God’s Wrath of Humanity….if they wasn’t for them praying for us every minute we would be long gone…❤
"I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." Im sure the priests were reminded of this haha
Stil thats not the case at all, Mt Athos is a society on its own, you can find anything there, the good, the bad, the ugly and the holy, also you will find what you seek thats for sure, whatever it is. I met a monk, I asked him a question for someone else's problem and he answered it as if he was inside that man's family lookin at the problem, when I told to the man what the moink said, he just said: ''how could it be possible for him to know ?''
I think it is important to know that we watch this from our perspectives and there you can see why we would think that the monk let his father down but i think that his father also knew what his son chose and i dont think that there were a feeling of let down or other ill feelings
I am late here, but I have to make this comment for all non Orthodox to understand. Many people cannot understant the mentality of being a true religious Orthodox, monk or plain people. Besides from being a good person, caring for other people and your community, the ultimate goal for a true religious Orthodox, is the afterlife. To reach God, to have a place in Paradise. For examle, a common wish for someone's name day between religious people in Greece is the phrase, "Kalo Paradiso!" (Καλό Παράδεισο!) = Good Paradise = I wish for you to go to/have a place in Paradise! (when you ultimately have to leave this world 😁) (Yes, we also say it in funerals as a wish for the deceased person) But it's not considered grotesque in any way between religious living people! That explanes a lot!
I can somewhat understand isolation in pursuit of peace, tranquility and an undisturbed lifestyle of doing what you want that doesn't necessarily involve anybody else... Can't wrap my head around making all those sacrifices just to live a lifestyle dictated by someone else, though. Theology sure is an odd thing.
well, maybe because everything you perceive as good today Jesus did 10 times better, in times where you probably would act as an animal. you just take ethics for granted.
@@RR-qj1ji Presuming those stories are accurate, what I would be like in those days and what my ethics even are if they're to be taken for granted. 🤷♂
@@h3artl3sspr0ducti0ns you can try to debunk them if you like. You will be the richest person ever. You are correct granted is not the correct word. You take ethics as default.
Right, this is a good point. That is so because you are used with a completely different worldview. For them obedience is the key to ultimate freedom. But obedience mult not be random to become fruitful.
Philosophers prepared the way for Christianity. The Gospel was written in Greek and spread throughout the world. Then the Greeks proceeded to enlighten the Slavs as well.The Greek language, however, has a "language" from the Fiery Tongues of Pentecost! The doctrine of our faith no language can render. That is why God saved and the Old Testament was translated by the Septuagint into the Greek language and the Gospel was written in the Greek language... Saint Paisios the Athonite
I am a protestant woman and I hope it remains female free and prayerful. The state of the world right now makes me yearn for everything mt Athos stands for in principle - devotion to Christ.
To all people claiming it is not Greek Orthodox: Remember or be aware that Mt Athos falls under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. That says it all, as well as it is located in Greece of course. Not as an autonomous region, but a self governed one in the Greek territory
No, it's not just " Greek Orthodox" , but just Orthodox. I'm Orthodox and I fully agree with @rasvahn9748 comment. I'm greek, but I'm also welcomed to all other Orthodox churches and the Divine Liturgy is the same all over. It's just the language which is different. I can understand every step of the service even if I don't understand the language. The chants are common, the readings of the Bible common. The only thing that I would not be able to understand is the sermon of the priest at the end. Otherwise, the liturgies are the same everywhere. Now, "Greek Orthodox" or " Serbian Orthodox" or " Russian Orthodox" etc are only because of their hierarchy. Because of the administration of each Church, which is independant. But the dogma, the rites, the way of living are all the same. We are one Church. In my greek parish, we have Orthodox people from other churches attending to it ( serbs, russians, letonian, romanian etc... and many times the liturgy is shared in more than one languages. In Mount Athos , among the 22 Monasteries, there are also a Romanian, a Russian, a Georgian, a Serbian etc... It's not only " Greek Orthodox"
Orthodoxy is One and includes millions of believers all over the world, but because there were large number of Greeks in it who served many churches,the average American identifies Greek Churche of Orthodoxy with the Orthodoxy.
The thing you said about the chanting. I'm Greek and I was born and raised in the Greek orthodox church. While it's very captivating and mesmerizing it's also very sad. Greek orthodox chants are always melancholic and sad even if its to celebrate the resurrection which is obviously a happy event. The chants do sound similar because they're always melancholic.
Not all, there are many who are not just celebratory but triumphant as well ! Also the wordpower of the Chanting books should be studied in universities. It's just unparalleled on how multisynthetic the words are..
@@Razamaniac True but still it always kind of made me feel sad even if the contex was different. Other times it made me feel extremely emotional. I remember even crying once. Its definitely different than many other religions.
Είσαι πολύ λάθος. Άκου τους πολυέλεους. Αν νομίζεις ή νιώθεις "θλιψη" με τις ορθοδοξες ψαλμωδία, τότε πρέπει μάλλον να αναρωτηθεις εσύ γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό.
I can relate how many would think he let his father down as he wanted to see him one last time. But understand their mission,their way of life,their devotion-that is why they're there-fir their love and devotion to Jesus Christ. We cannot fathom it because we are surrounded by distractions.he said what was important,that he'd see him in paradise/heaven. He did the best he could do for his father,pray for his soul.
One correction. Mt. Atos isn't just for the Greek Orthodox. There are also Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian monasteries there. So it's a place for Eastern Orthodox in general.
But the crescent moon has nothing to do with Islam, the Ottoman adopted the flag and symbol when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453, It's a symbol of the Greek goddess Artemis.
@@gypana hehe nope i have been in Mt Athos i am Greek Orthodox the priests will tell you that it symbolises dominance over islam particularly the day we take Constantinople back from barbarians
As a Greek Orthodox Christian born and living outside of Greece, I have not had the opportunity to visit this beautiful place. One part of the explanation of why females are not allowed at Mount Athos is as follows "Orthodox Christians believe that, after the death of Jesus, the Virgin Mary (known as Theotokos, or Mother of God) sailed to Cyprus, but was blown off course and landed on Athos. She instantly embraced the spectacular landscape of the mountain and its surrounding beaches, praying to her son that the land could be hers." Also just clearing up one of the comments you said during the video, their are not only Greek Orthodox Christians on the Mountain - although they are in the majority - but also Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian monasteries scattered around the Mountain.
@MrLboyd Reacts What do you think of Russian Classical? It is based off of Russian Orthodox music which is a derivative of Greek Orthodox music. There is a whole technology branch to Greek chant, and when the Orthodox went to Rus and created their language there, they had the issue of trying to sing the familiar meanings in the chants, but of course the words and syllables didn't match up, so over the course of hundreds of years they invented something that would match up to the Church language. (There were lots of languages being spoken when Orthodoxy came, so they created a common language that is still spoken in the Russian Orthodox Church today.) Also, I get the impression you are maybe unaware that these are all the same Church, they are just Jurisdictions. So the Antioch, Greek and several others are all in communion with each other, unlike the Roman Catholic Church. They get referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church and are the second largest group of Christians, after Roman Catholics, in the world.
Byzantine Chant is the true Orthodox Chant. Russian Classical came from Western influence when Tzar Peter brought composers from Germany and Italy to compose music. In Church Slavonic they had no problem chanting Byzantine (Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, etc). Even in Russia they had Znamenny chant which comes directly from Byzantine Chant and captures the same spirit and flow. At Valaam Monastery they still maintain ancient Znamenny and Byzantine Chant. God willing all of Russia will return to Znamenny and Byzantine chant.
@@NoeticInsightSlavonic Chant is just as good as Byzantine. There’s been other forms of chant (Syriac, Western, Gregorian) and they were Orthodox at one point.
The story about the monk that didn't visit his dying father,is not so simple. When they join a monastery in Mount Athos they cut ties with the rest of the World and they focus on their spiritual duties. They charge their name and they devote themselves to God.
Not Greek Orthodox. All canonical Orthodoxy. There is Russian monestary, Serbian, Bulgarian Georgian, and others I believe. Although Greek Orthodox term can be broader in meaning, so that it encompassed all of those.
I get what you are saying about he let his dad down, but that's an ordinary person's selfish reaction. These Monks are holy. They strive day and night to serve God and pray for all people. This drive bears spiritual gifts of Grace. I'm sure his father experienced his tears and love and happiness that one day he'll be with his son in eternity. There are stories of Monks while still alive appearing in places where they were needed. Like some hospital or accident that happened, healing a person who might otherwise be dead.
I, too wish to salute you sir for your reapect, even if many rhings sound alien to you. The human eye cannot comprehent the Divine. This is a matter of spirit.
I quote from '' Hebrew is Greek '' by Josef Yahuda page 8 ''II. That the Hebrews were Asiatic Greeks- αβροί and ηπειρώται , probably the KHARIBU and HEPIRU of Syrian and Egyptian annals-and that their language was Continental Greek '' For more download the until recently banned book.
Thank you for sharing this video, so that people all over the world can see where they can find the truth!!! Jesus is the Truth!!! And, of course, there are orthodox churches and monasteries in Russia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and certainly, in Jerusalem, where Jesus lived!!!!!! Prayers from Greece
Bro this is from 4-th century the begining when Rome separates from Constantinopol - the capital of 2nd roman empire. There was the emperor Constantin who accept christiany and build new holly city - Constantinopol on the Bosphores on the Black Sea, there we begin the Bizantium roman empire.
If one wants to feel God, My Athos, is the place...for men. I envy all those who have been there,and still go. As a woman,I understand why ,too. Recently,there was a monk who had never seen a woman.he was an orphan since birth and given to the monastery.
The reason why women are forbidden entering Mt. Athos is not what you think. Its because The Godbarrer (Maria)/Theotokos, is the Igumania of that place. Its Her harden. Thats why other women are forbidden entering The Garden.
It happens that i was raised beside other children inside mount Athos. All people think that Christianity is another religion which depresses believers but, Living this way, the way of a child as fathers say and saints. . . Is something you live in, a way of life. Not something you just believe. I believe that there is place called moon, but i haven't been there. I just believe it but it doesn't matter if there is such place or not. In controversy with what people think about Christianity ( orthodox ), the hole nature of being a Christian is to be free. Totaly free. I leved there and lived the way of monks for 5 years. You can't understand it with a video. They don't need tourists for money, believe me. If you want, u are welcomed. Kisses
De Apostolarum Parentibus : The mothers Cheerothia mother of Matthew, Echoa of Thomas , Hierokleia of James and John , Joanna of Peter and Andrew , Kamia of Simon the Canaanite , Lysia sister of Thomas , Urania of Bartholomew , Selini of Thaddeus , Sophia mother of Philip , ki etera The dadies Andron father of James, son of Alphaeus, Diaphanes father of Thomas Euthychia of James, son of Alphaeus, Kallion of Simon the Canaanite , Necrophanes of Thaddaeus, Philisaneios of Philip , Rukos of Matthew , Sosthenes of Bartholomew Zeno of Simon the Zealot
If I may correct you MrLboyd we are one Orthodox Church but with many Ethnicities so A Greek Orthodox can go to a Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Russian churches and still have the same experience as they would in a Greek Orthodox church. And of course the same applies if those people from the other churches visit a Greek one.
Greek Orthodox , broadly speaking, can also have broader meaning, Orthodox-Chalcedonian Church. There were 5 patriarchates in first centuries, pne of them the one of Rome which split, and another 4 which formed the Orthodox church at the time of the ecumenical coucils. These ones can be referred to as Chalchedonian.
Same same, but different in some very technical aspects. You are 100% correct, but had to add to what you said. Hope it's not a problem:)
Not exactly.
Not only "Greeks" can be "Greek-Orthodox".
"Greek" stands for the leturgy text they use.
If the prays and the leturgy is performed with the original language of the Godspell (wich is Greek) than its "Greek Orthodox".
Other Orthodox Churces use their translated text to perform their leturgies.
So "Greek Orthodox" can claim for its self that they keep the original languange (and the original meaning) of the holy scrip.
Also in Africa they have Orthodox churches.
Greek orthodox is not same as Serbian orthodox, 2 different things, Yes we share the majority of customs but there are differences and we Serbs were never part of greek orthodoxy, we were always only Serbian orhtodox church.
they pray 24/7 for every soul on earth .......they pray for us
Not only Greek Orthodox Christianity, but Eastern Orthodox Christianity, meaning besides Greek, there are also Russian, Romanian, Serbian and Bulgarian monasteries or monastic communities.
Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodox Church is same
@@athenarockabilly6245 yes and no. It's oversimplification because it ignores the other great sees which existed at the beginning. Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, and later Constantinople. When Rome separated themselves from unity at the time of the great schism Greece was under the Pope, it was then transferred to Constantinople. Later it became autocephelas (self ruling). And don't ignore Russia, the 3rd Rome.
It's like calling Pascha greek Easter, it isn't because Russia and all the Slavic, Northern Africa, and Antioch along with others celebrate it on the same day.
No it's not.
You have to do your liturgy in the original Greek text in order to be "Greek" orthodox.
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@@athenarockabilly6245 no is not, the Byzantine Empire was Roman not Greek..... but the faith is the same.
Stop trying to educate a Greek on my culture religion or history because you think you are intelligent and educated you are not the Greeks taught you so sit down@@Iori955
meteora is another place of monasteries that is very worth seeing in greece. it's in the middle of a huge valley between mountains, farm fields for miles in every direction, then out of nowhere there are giant stone spires in a clump, many with ancient monasteries built on top of them. it's wild. went there in 2000 when i was 16. will never forget it.
I had a horrible experience at Meteora of a group of people taking videos and laughing at the chandelier and other stuff . I was furious that these ppl came so far just to laugh at something so sacred. But then againonly ,God can laugh and judge the wicked not us. May He forgive them
I went to meteora this year absolutely stunningly beautiful the mountains are a UNESCO heritage site and are prehistoric there is also a cave which has the oldest man-made structure on earth it's a door 23 thousand years old I believe
@@fayHoranBecause Meteora has turned into tourist attraction, at least some of the monasteries while othrs are locked to visitors. Till recently there were no stairs and only rooes with buckets so people could not go if not very focused and devoted.
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I was an Atheist when I was younger but later in life a became a Evangelical Christian and after a long time I was loosing my faith slowly and Eastern Orthodox Christianity put me on a solid ground.
Lern to read the Koine Greek.
I know it's realy hard for non Greeks.
But if you made it that far in your jurney it will be a total revelation for you.
There is a reason why the holy books of the Cristian tradision all 27 of them are written in Greek.
intercession is key, God bless these men for not letting the worlds way impact or try and change them. Without doubt the best 21 minutes spent on YT.
thnx for loving the chants still to this day in Syria we pray in Aramaic and Syriac.🙏
There is a saying that as Orthodox you should visit Holy mountain at least twice - with your father and with your son. Did it both on a one day visit. What struck me the most is the silence and out-of-the-world serenity. And a constant feeling that I am (or we are all) bothering those monks. They pray for us anyways.
Btw. there is a legend that only women who ever visited Mt. Athos was Serbian empress Jelena (Helen) in 14. century.
And an other woman that disguised herself as a man and entered
There were a lot of women who went to mount Athos, if we exclude the one that dressed as a man and other political figures, mount Athos has hidden a lot of female Jews during WW2.
Contrary to what people might think, the monks are not sexist or anything, the no women thing happens for the sole reason that the holy site even exists, it is because it is dedicated to virgin Mary, and that should be the only female inside the monasteries and in the mind of the monks there at any point, this is what these people have dedicated their lives for and that is why they keep it this way, yes they even strive to have only male animals too like donkeys, dogs etc, no female animals.
Of course they are not monsters that is why they helped the Jews no matter their sex.
@@Penitentone35This is just a silly excuse created for small children to believe in. A fairytale. The true reason is something else. And Christianity is a sexist and misogynistic religion in general. All Abrahanic religions are. They blame it all on one woman Eve. Another convenient children's story.
Your knowledge is absolutely commendable! Thank you for sharing your video!
I’m so not religious but I will always respect their traditions!!
it’s not a tradition , neither a culture or a religious thing , it’s a way of life
Not only Greek Orthodox, there are Bulgarian Serbian, Russian monasteries on Mount Athos. Not only Greek.
yes of course but the dogma it's Hellenikorthodoxy you know we have two dogmas in the Christian's world first Hellenikorthodox and Roman'scatholics .
Yes, but the true and original is the Greek Orthodox, the rest are off branches that of Slavs who got proselytized at a much later time and by the Greek Byzantines.Even many of your first names are Greek .Learn your history .
@reitsound3941 We have all kinds of names, Bible names, Slavic, Western Greek. Only more traditional people use predominantly Greek names and the only reason for that is because they name their kids after Christian Saints (not Greeks themselves, no one cares).
When you go to mountain Athos is like to transfer in another era , an older beautiful era, your mind is empty and you forgot all your problems. Is very good spiritual experience !
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video. I am eastern greek orthodox. And I serve my church every . Side by side my priest friend father samson. Even though I have always been interested in monastic life style. I am serving my church at the moment. I did 5 years of my strict vows and love it. Only serving my lord. So I guess my lord wants me at my church for now. Less distractions at the monastery. Thank you for the video. God bless all Christian. ❤🙏
I’m so glad you showed this on your channel and I love how you did it with humility. I’m Orthodox myself and I hope God guides you. If you ever visit you will feel the holiness there. Also if you want to see top tier Orthodox chanting have a look at Kabarnos, he has many videos on UA-cam.
As someone who was raised Greek Orthodox and always been curious about Mount Athos. Probably a big part of it is because I can never go there. I would say though if you really wanted to see a beautiful service go the midnight mass of Easter. I'm not even religious anymore and I still try to go then because it's amazing
While Mt. Athos is off limits to you, there are many holy places, just as old and magnificent that are open to women. Like Saint Catherine's on Mt. Sinai in Egypt.
Yes it is an amazing atmoshpere. The Problem is that everyone rushes home after the announcement of the resurrection and hurry to eat..
Half of the Orthodox Churches in the United States speak English.
My Parish in Colorado is young and multiethnic. The parish is very involved with charities in our area.
Check out The Fellowship of Saint Moses the Black (an Ancient Saint from Ethiopia who was a Monk in Egypt). There’s a movie being made about him.
The Fellowship is 30 years old with chapters around the Country.
There are 100 monasteries in the USA. Most have accommodations for visitors (arranged ahead). I visit St. Paisius in Arizona. Men, women and children are welcome (no tv or cellphones).
This is a sweet way of life.
Jesus said "If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters-even more than your own life!
All Orthodox are Orthodox. Greek Orthodoxy is based on geography. It's no different than the other branches of Orthodoxy in practice or theology.
it is not based on geography, but on the antiquity of Greek Christianity that made all other orthodox Christians
@@johngerles842Antioch was where the first Christians were identified as such, and Lebanon was the first Christian country.
@@billybenson3834 All the gospels were written in Greek and Antioch, as its name says, was a Greek city and Lebanon belonged to Greece. Where is the problem? Even today there areGreeks in Antioch and in Lebanon. Greek was then the world language, as English is now. For the Slavs we created the so called Cyrillic Alphabet so they could have a written language and then we made them Orthodox Christians
The word "orthodoxy" means "correct doctrine" in the Greek language. The term "Greek Orthodox Church" means "correct doctrine according to the Greeks" and characterizes any self-proclaimed Orthodox church and not only the Greek.
Likewise, the term "Roman Catholic Church" characterizes every "Catholic" Church, not only the Italian.
Do not forget.
In the beginning all Cristians were "Greek-Orthodox".
Greek is the original language of the New Testament.
Ethiopia was the first as an orthodox my self I recognise that is true
Ακομη δεν εμαθες να διαβαζεις....
The world was "hellenised" not "Greek" .... this term was given by Germans. Please stopp calling Orthodox Cheistianity "Greek" ... as a "greek" I say (in Greek) that I am Orthodoxos Xristianos ... we never learnt EVER to say I am "Ellinas Orthodoxos" - these racisms are always added by the anglo society who knows nothing
I've been there, and good luck getting in. You can't just show up like some tourism, you basically need an invitation to stay at a monastery. You eat once a day. Eating time is exactly 5 minutes and then they ring a bell. No one talks during eating. It's like another world gone back in time and it's a crazy experience.
The Mother of God can visit whenever she likes. It's her garden.
It’s so amazing that the most Holy theotokas was the only women to visit here The mountain is blessed ☦️
These monks are truly paragons of health due to their lifestyle choices (especially not having to deal with the time-wasting distractions that are women), healthy eating and sleep habits, and most importantly, their devotion to God.
men cause a lot of distractoions as well
No one can be distracted only if he lets himself be distracted
The persistence of the news crew in getting permission to film reminded me of the parable of the persistent widdow in Luke 18:1-8.
Im sorry for the loss of your friend. May his memory be eternal.
1000 years ago during its inception it was referred to as the Orthodoxy Church, not "Greek Orthodox".
Re: The Great Schism
Inception was 2,000 years ago and the term was Christian. Coined in Antioch, I think.
Free on Yt is a movie called "Man of God" its a true story and its really beautiful movie.
Free on UA-cam? Can i get the link?
I an a former Roman Catholic and converted to Eastern Orthodoy when I was twenty two. I am fifty four now and never looked back. He's a monk and did not ket his father down. They have strict rules
I want to die on Athos, what an absolute honor that would be. I grew up Greek then as an adult in Canada went to OCA and ROCOR, My Fav Family goes to an Antiochian Church in Dallas. He may have let his father down But the Father knows his heart.
It’s not called Northern Greece. The region has a name: Chalkidiki in Macedonia in Greece
Ii IS Northern Greece
The most intelligent reactor I've seen. Respect Sir
Intelligent yes, mistaken, also yes, but at least most of all respectful.
You've been to Mount Athos? WOW! I'm a Greek Orthodox female, but you are blessed (beyond my comprehension, because I always thought you are). Come back to Greece. BTW, that rock was thrown by Athos from my island in the Aegean sea. Would love to meet you. May your friend's memory be eternal.
While I know it is fashionable to point fingers about men only spaces, I would like to point out Eastern Orthodoxy has women only spaces as well, were men are not allowed to go*.
* The caveat being the bishop may be required to go for administrative purposes, and a priest will perform a Service for them regularly for communion. This is the same in Mt. Athos. They aren't there to sight see which women can kinda do there.
Idk...
If I were the denied father, I would be sad to not be able to see and speak in person one last time...
To HUG goodbye...
But, at the same time....
Overwhelmed with pride at the level of commitment, devotion, and unwaivering resolve in my son.
For him to have left in order to fulfill a request that equal mere moments, would be to betray and dismiss a whole lifetime of who he is.
Bitersweet situation for sure. It's one of the rare moments in life that even in philosophical terms it's difficult!
Believe it or not the Greek Orthodox religion is a very free religion. Nothing is forced to believers no obligation is upon them to live a certain way of life, nothing mandatory like going to church,or fasting. Only the monks in mount Athos or Meteora live a life like this.
Regards from Athens
Which is logical because God wants us to choose to serve Him out of our own free will.
Very well said our Orthodox Church is free will unlike the Roman Catholic which dictates
Well, dear soul, it is not as you say. Of course, we are gifted with free will, but. ....no obligation....nothing mandatory...? I understand the essence in what you are saying. However, there are true obligations and mandatory behaviors to being an Orthodox Christian. To write otherwise is deceptive.
@@michealgabriel6561 I am a Christian orthodox and i know what i am talking about. I go to church every Easter only noone will ever question me or make me do a obligatory hing! I try to be a good, caring,helping person in my life as Jesus tought us. I have never fast as my parents do but it is a completely individual thing,if you feel like fasting you do,if you don't it is ok and accepted by others.
@@michealgabriel6561 I think he just means to distinguish from something like Catholicism in which there are "days of obligation", or services which if you miss, you are considered to have transgressed merely by not being there.
13:41. This monk understood that Jesus meant what he said in Matthew 10:37.
Dear Bob Simon you must visit that outstanding place !!!!
It's Orthodox. It happens to in Greece but its not Greek because it supercedes ethnicity.
In a way yes. but in a way no. Athos is simply the core of Orthodoxy, which is what has truly been at the core Of Byzantium, which was dominantly Greek, Greek culture, Greek language. Especially after the great Schizm. And it's no wonder Athos lies in Greece.
@@Ptolemy336VV Russian, Serbian, Antiochian and others all have monasteries there. Yes it is under the purview of the Constantinople patriarch but multiple jurisdictions have monasteries and sketes there. Saying it's Greek is an oversimplification. The new Testament scriptures are in Greek as is the septuagent, but Christianity especially Eastern orthodoxy are not one ethnicity
Yeah, they avoid calling themselves Greeks, Serbs, Rus, Ukr...just Greek speaking, Serb speaking ect. To be as one.
Yes my friend but even this Greeks Byzantines spread the Orthodoxy to this people (Slavs)
@@billybenson3834 well it's greek , eastern roman empire was greek, Greeks spread the orthodox in ukraine , bulgaria, serbia, russia, roman. Stop crying
17:03
Exactly!
It's not a "play".It's not some show.Those are not custumes.
Those people are real.
I am an Atheist living like 20 miles from mount Athos.
Worked in my teens in winter jobs there.
Those people are real religius people.
Thats their life.And they realy mean it!
It maybe looks like a time capsule to those who do not know the basics of Cristianity in it's pure fundamental ways.
You can't realy translate the new testament.
It's written in Greek for a reason.
But thats another story.
Athos is for all Orthodox, not just Greek. There is a Russian monastery on the mountain. There are monks from all over the world of every Orthodox jurisdiction on the mountain.
MrLboyd hi from Greece, i just saw your video about mount Athos...you know, there are many wonderful things happening and only few people knowing that...for example the unvisible hermits...they are living in caves...or some monks hermits they living outside of monasteries and they know everything of someone who is going there to find them, and i mean the name, the name of the parents,the job of what he is doing and all the secrets of him...they can read all your life and know everything of you without to have see you before...
thank you so much love from HELLAS
may not get the IP hits as Ho's and Bro's resisting arrest but love this type of content
Not just Greek Orthodox but Russians, Serbian, Georgians and others. Even after the Great Schism of 1054 the Latins still maintained a monastery there.
He obviously DIDN'T FAIL DOWN his parent. There are direct commands in the Gospel about what following Christ means even to ones relation with his family. His father was returning to his Creator. Why a monk would grieve and leave prayer for sth he knows is only but a brief seperation as he should soon (a man's life is mere decades) join him and when the best thing someone can do for the souls of his loved ones is incessant praying for them.
Theres a saying that Mt Athos is the rooftop of Earth holding God’s Wrath of Humanity….if they wasn’t for them praying for us every minute we would be long gone…❤
"I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
Im sure the priests were reminded of this haha
Women can travel around Mt. Athos with a boat from Ouranoupolis and watch the monasteries from a distance of 500m.
Almost all of them are highly educated. And charismatic.
I was blessed to have visited the holy mountain twice.
Such blessed men 😮
19:20 my man feeling something
I can absolutely respect the devotion. 💯 But somewhere in my bent mind, this comes across as the most severe account of disassociation.
Being in a monastery is to be cut away from the world.
Stil thats not the case at all, Mt Athos is a society on its own, you can find anything there, the good, the bad, the ugly and the holy, also you will find what you seek thats for sure, whatever it is. I met a monk, I asked him a question for someone else's problem and he answered it as if he was inside that man's family lookin at the problem, when I told to the man what the moink said, he just said: ''how could it be possible for him to know ?''
I think it is important to know that we watch this from our perspectives and there you can see why we would think that the monk let his father down but i think that his father also knew what his son chose and i dont think that there were a feeling of let down or other ill feelings
I am late here, but I have to make this comment for all non Orthodox to understand.
Many people cannot understant the mentality of being a true religious Orthodox, monk or plain people.
Besides from being a good person, caring for other people and your community, the ultimate goal for a true religious Orthodox, is the afterlife. To reach God, to have a place in Paradise.
For examle, a common wish for someone's name day between religious people in Greece is the phrase,
"Kalo Paradiso!" (Καλό Παράδεισο!) = Good Paradise = I wish for you to go to/have a place in Paradise! (when you ultimately have to leave this world 😁)
(Yes, we also say it in funerals as a wish for the deceased person)
But it's not considered grotesque in any way between religious living people!
That explanes a lot!
I can somewhat understand isolation in pursuit of peace, tranquility and an undisturbed lifestyle of doing what you want that doesn't necessarily involve anybody else... Can't wrap my head around making all those sacrifices just to live a lifestyle dictated by someone else, though. Theology sure is an odd thing.
well, maybe because everything you perceive as good today Jesus did 10 times better, in times where you probably would act as an animal. you just take ethics for granted.
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Presuming those stories are accurate, what I would be like in those days and what my ethics even are if they're to be taken for granted. 🤷♂
@@h3artl3sspr0ducti0ns you can try to debunk them if you like. You will be the richest person ever. You are correct granted is not the correct word. You take ethics as default.
Right, this is a good point. That is so because you are used with a completely different worldview. For them obedience is the key to ultimate freedom. But obedience mult not be random to become fruitful.
Dictated by who? There is no dictation, the choice is there to live however you want, they CHOOSE to dedicate themselves like this
Philosophers prepared the way for Christianity. The Gospel was written in Greek and spread throughout the world. Then the Greeks proceeded to enlighten the Slavs as well.The Greek language, however, has a "language" from the Fiery Tongues of Pentecost! The doctrine of our faith no language can render. That is why God saved and the Old Testament was translated by the Septuagint into the Greek language and the Gospel was written in the Greek language...
Saint Paisios the Athonite
I am a protestant woman and I hope it remains female free and prayerful. The state of the world right now makes me yearn for everything mt Athos stands for in principle - devotion to Christ.
To all people claiming it is not Greek Orthodox: Remember or be aware that Mt Athos falls under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. That says it all, as well as it is located in Greece of course. Not as an autonomous region, but a self governed one in the Greek territory
Two hours away from me ,by car!!!!!!
No, it's not just " Greek Orthodox" , but just Orthodox. I'm Orthodox and I fully agree with @rasvahn9748 comment. I'm greek, but I'm also welcomed to all other Orthodox churches and the Divine Liturgy is the same all over. It's just the language which is different.
I can understand every step of the service even if I don't understand the language. The chants are common, the readings of the Bible common. The only thing that I would not be able to understand is the sermon of the priest at the end. Otherwise, the liturgies are the same everywhere.
Now, "Greek Orthodox" or " Serbian Orthodox" or " Russian Orthodox" etc are only because of their hierarchy. Because of the administration of each Church, which is independant. But the dogma, the rites, the way of living are all the same.
We are one Church. In my greek parish, we have Orthodox people from other churches attending to it ( serbs, russians, letonian, romanian etc... and many times the liturgy is shared in more than one languages.
In Mount Athos , among the 22 Monasteries, there are also a Romanian, a Russian, a Georgian, a Serbian etc... It's not only " Greek Orthodox"
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Orthodoxy is One and includes millions of believers all over the world, but because there were large number of Greeks in it who served many churches,the average American identifies Greek Churche of Orthodoxy with the Orthodoxy.
The thing you said about the chanting.
I'm Greek and I was born and raised in the Greek orthodox church.
While it's very captivating and mesmerizing it's also very sad.
Greek orthodox chants are always melancholic and sad even if its to celebrate the resurrection which is obviously a happy event.
The chants do sound similar because they're always melancholic.
Not all, there are many who are not just celebratory but triumphant as well ! Also the wordpower of the Chanting books should be studied in universities. It's just unparalleled on how multisynthetic the words are..
@@Razamaniac True but still it always kind of made me feel sad even if the contex was different. Other times it made me feel extremely emotional. I remember even crying once. Its definitely different than many other religions.
Είσαι πολύ λάθος. Άκου τους πολυέλεους. Αν νομίζεις ή νιώθεις "θλιψη" με τις ορθοδοξες ψαλμωδία, τότε πρέπει μάλλον να αναρωτηθεις εσύ γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό.
I can relate how many would think he let his father down as he wanted to see him one last time. But understand their mission,their way of life,their devotion-that is why they're there-fir their love and devotion to Jesus Christ. We cannot fathom it because we are surrounded by distractions.he said what was important,that he'd see him in paradise/heaven. He did the best he could do for his father,pray for his soul.
One correction. Mt. Atos isn't just for the Greek Orthodox. There are also Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian monasteries there. So it's a place for Eastern Orthodox in general.
The most savage part of this video is that it closes with the cross on top of the cresent moon....
But the crescent moon has nothing to do with Islam, the Ottoman adopted the flag and symbol when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453, It's a symbol of the Greek goddess Artemis.
@@gypana hehe nope i have been in Mt Athos i am Greek Orthodox the priests will tell you that it symbolises dominance over islam particularly the day we take Constantinople back from barbarians
As a Greek Orthodox Christian born and living outside of Greece, I have not had the opportunity to visit this beautiful place. One part of the explanation of why females are not allowed at Mount Athos is as follows "Orthodox Christians believe that, after the death of Jesus, the Virgin Mary (known as Theotokos, or Mother of God) sailed to Cyprus, but was blown off course and landed on Athos. She instantly embraced the spectacular landscape of the mountain and its surrounding beaches, praying to her son that the land could be hers." Also just clearing up one of the comments you said during the video, their are not only Greek Orthodox Christians on the Mountain - although they are in the majority - but also Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian monasteries scattered around the Mountain.
Η μόνη Γυναίκα που περπάτησε στο Άγιο όρος είναι η Παναγία. Είναι το περιβόλι της
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What do you think of Russian Classical? It is based off of Russian Orthodox music which is a derivative of Greek Orthodox music.
There is a whole technology branch to Greek chant, and when the Orthodox went to Rus and created their language there, they had the issue of trying to sing the familiar meanings in the chants, but of course the words and syllables didn't match up, so over the course of hundreds of years they invented something that would match up to the Church language. (There were lots of languages being spoken when Orthodoxy came, so they created a common language that is still spoken in the Russian Orthodox Church today.)
Also, I get the impression you are maybe unaware that these are all the same Church, they are just Jurisdictions. So the Antioch, Greek and several others are all in communion with each other, unlike the Roman Catholic Church.
They get referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church and are the second largest group of Christians, after Roman Catholics, in the world.
Ακριβώς, μπράβο για την πλήρη απαντηση!
Byzantine Chant is the true Orthodox Chant. Russian Classical came from Western influence when Tzar Peter brought composers from Germany and Italy to compose music. In Church Slavonic they had no problem chanting Byzantine (Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, etc). Even in Russia they had Znamenny chant which comes directly from Byzantine Chant and captures the same spirit and flow. At Valaam Monastery they still maintain ancient Znamenny and Byzantine Chant. God willing all of Russia will return to Znamenny and Byzantine chant.
@@NoeticInsightSlavonic Chant is just as good as Byzantine. There’s been other forms of chant (Syriac, Western, Gregorian) and they were Orthodox at one point.
I was raised Greek Orthodox and while I can see the monk's POV around ~13:40 ...yeah, he should have gone see his father.
The story about the monk that didn't visit his dying father,is not so simple. When they join a monastery in Mount Athos they cut ties with the rest of the World and they focus on their spiritual duties. They charge their name and they devote themselves to God.
Not Greek Orthodox. All canonical Orthodoxy. There is Russian monestary, Serbian, Bulgarian Georgian, and others I believe. Although Greek Orthodox term can be broader in meaning, so that it encompassed all of those.
Pretty cool 😊
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14:08 this is not wicked devotion, this is heavenly devotion.
Go!! If you are wondeing about life, soul, afterlife go !! You will see and learn the truth
I get what you are saying about he let his dad down, but that's an ordinary person's selfish reaction. These Monks are holy. They strive day and night to serve God and pray for all people. This drive bears spiritual gifts of Grace. I'm sure his father experienced his tears and love and happiness that one day he'll be with his son in eternity. There are stories of Monks while still alive appearing in places where they were needed. Like some hospital or accident that happened, healing a person who might otherwise be dead.
That place is the original OG.Mike the Greek
Byzantine melodies!!!❤
I, too wish to salute you sir for your reapect, even if many rhings sound alien to you. The human eye cannot comprehent the Divine. This is a matter of spirit.
I quote from '' Hebrew is Greek '' by Josef Yahuda page 8 ''II. That the Hebrews were Asiatic Greeks- αβροί and ηπειρώται , probably the KHARIBU and HEPIRU of Syrian and Egyptian annals-and that their language was Continental Greek '' For more download the until recently banned book.
Thank you for sharing this video, so that people all over the world can see where they can find the truth!!! Jesus is the Truth!!! And, of course, there are orthodox churches and monasteries in Russia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and certainly, in Jerusalem, where Jesus lived!!!!!!
Prayers from Greece
Bro this is from 4-th century the begining when Rome separates from Constantinopol - the capital of 2nd roman empire. There was the emperor Constantin who accept christiany and build new holly city - Constantinopol on the Bosphores on the Black Sea, there we begin the Bizantium roman empire.
If one wants to feel God, My Athos, is the place...for men. I envy all those who have been there,and still go. As a woman,I understand why ,too. Recently,there was a monk who had never seen a woman.he was an orphan since birth and given to the monastery.
The reason why women are forbidden entering Mt. Athos is not what you think.
Its because The Godbarrer (Maria)/Theotokos, is the Igumania of that place. Its Her harden. Thats why other women are forbidden entering The Garden.
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It happens that i was raised beside other children inside mount Athos. All people think that Christianity is another religion which depresses believers but, Living this way, the way of a child as fathers say and saints. . . Is something you live in, a way of life. Not something you just believe. I believe that there is place called moon, but i haven't been there. I just believe it but it doesn't matter if there is such place or not. In controversy with what people think about Christianity ( orthodox ), the hole nature of being a Christian is to be free. Totaly free. I leved there and lived the way of monks for 5 years. You can't understand it with a video. They don't need tourists for money, believe me. If you want, u are welcomed. Kisses
Yes, mouth Athos is Greek! It is the "Orthodox Vatican"
You never fail to surprise me!
*****I definitely agree with you that he let his father down.
Both black pepper and hot sauce are healthy foods. Salt is needed in moderation.
That's real love❤ 24\7 thinking of God. Hare Krishna
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Covek otisao ma Atos da bi prikazao sni.ak na yt? Tamo se ide zarad mira u dusi. Nadam se da cu uskoro otici tamo. I necete videti moj snimak odatle
I need to correct you, not only Greek Orthodox capital, but orthodox capital in general
There are Russians, Serbians, and others there. It's not just Greek Orthodox.
There are videos online made by laymen who visit.
De Apostolarum Parentibus : The mothers Cheerothia mother of Matthew, Echoa of Thomas , Hierokleia of James and John , Joanna of Peter and Andrew , Kamia of Simon the Canaanite , Lysia sister of Thomas , Urania of Bartholomew , Selini of Thaddeus , Sophia mother of Philip , ki etera The dadies Andron father of James, son of Alphaeus, Diaphanes father of Thomas Euthychia of James, son of Alphaeus, Kallion of Simon the Canaanite , Necrophanes of Thaddaeus, Philisaneios of Philip , Rukos of Matthew , Sosthenes of Bartholomew Zeno of Simon the Zealot
IT NT GREEK ORHODOX.. IS ORTHODX CHRISTIANITY LIKE IN RUSSINA, SERBIA ,ROMANIA, BULGARIA AND ALL ORTHODOX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
I understand about not going to his father
to correct you, not everyone can come to Athos, only Orthodox Christians, for other religions it is much more difficult