Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+2009)
Testimony from Mount Athos,On the state of grief
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
4 February 2017
“Grief in the Lord(or grief for the sake of the Lord- Πένθος κα... 
Testimony from Mount Athos: On repentance
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
31 January 2017
The greatest benefit which God has granted our fallen nature is none othe...
Testimony from Mount Athos, Prologue
27 January 2017
PROLOGUE
“And God said: Let us make man in our image and in our likeness...
Discourse on Mount Athos (Prologuue)
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
5 January 2017
PROLOGUE
Silence for the monks is a rule of life. It protects them from u...
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi on the life and personality of Abbess Taisia
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
1 December 2016
Our Church, with its rich patristic tradition, is not devoid of examples an...
Variations in the Spiritual Life (Teachings from Athos)
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
14 November 2016
Even though we’re in the season of winter, we had a fine day yesterday, w...
What are the passions and which are the worst of them all?
22 October 2016
Created as God-like from the beginning, man would not accept anything irrat...
What is divine justice and how is it implemented?
15 October 2016
One of the highest and unrivaled of the divine attributes, or powers, or en...
Who is the Devil and how does he act?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
7 October 2016
The Holy Scriptures say that the devil is the “Fallen Lucifer” (Translator’...
What is the contemplation of God?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
30 September 2016
The contemplation of God does not belong to the realm of emotions, neither ...
