Monastic Life | PEMPTOUSIA

Saint Maximus the Greek Georgios Martzelos 21 January 2018 St Maximos the Greek was one of the most distinguished monks and theologian...

On the Peculiar Way Christ Saved the World Amir Azarvan 5 August 2017 If you were God and chose to be incarnate for the purpose of redeeming fall...

‘God-forsakenness’ according to Elder Sophrony Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 15 February 2017 In our presentation we will touch upon an issue which may not be readily ...

How Monasticism Testifies to God’s Reality Amir Azarvan 10 February 2017 Over the years, I have become acquainted with various logical arguments for...

Saints Sabbas, Archbishop of Serbia, and Symeon, his father Georgios Martzelos 26 January 2017 St Sabbas, the first Archbishop of Serbia, and his father, St Symeon the ‘M...

Saint Gregory Palamas Georgios Martzelos 14 November 2016 St Gregory Palamas was one of the greatest patristic figures of the Church...

More than 1,000 monks and nuns have sprung directly from the ‘root’ of Elder Iosif the Hesychast! Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 22 July 2016 It’s estimated that more than 1,000 monks hand nuns have sprung directly ...

The necessary incisions for the heart’s purification of the passions Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 20 July 2016 It wasn’t an easy matter for someone to become a disciple to an Elder suc...

Obedience to be the most important virtue for a monk Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 18 July 2016 Even though the blessed Elder Iosif was a great hesychast, he considered ...

Elder Iosif the Hesychast and the transmission of the divine Grace to his disciples Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 16 July 2016 Elder Iosif the Hesychast had reached a level where he was replete with d...