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A brief life of Saint Paisios

George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   On July 25, 1924, the future Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) was born to pious parents in the town of Farasa, Cappadocia of Asia Minor. The family’s spiritual father, the priest-monk Arsenios (the now canonized St. Arsenios of Cappadocia), baptized the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 9 monthsJuly 12, 2022 ago
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The possessed and the mentally ill

Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia   There are times, in religious circles, when confusion arises over which people have mental health issues and which are possessed by demonic energy. When Saint Païsios the Athonite was asked how the people that have mental health issues can be distinguished from the possessed, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearOctober 25, 2021 ago
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What to know about the struggle against thoughts

Saint Paisios the Athonite   We should put question marks against speculations – Elder, what helps to dismiss speculation? – Everything’s always the way you see it. Always put a question mark against every one of your thoughts, because you usually see everything in a bad light. Do the same Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 19, 2021 ago
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The globalized and the universal person: on the sacred memory of Saint Païsios

George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   July 12, the Feast of Saint Païsios People weren’t made to stay where they are. They were made to become what they aren’t. Our majesty isn’t to be found in the present or the past, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 12, 2021 ago
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The life of Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian – 3

Saint Paisios the Athonite   All the Pharasiotes began their preparations at once, just as Father Arsenios did. First he baptised all the unbaptised children, including the village president’s child, at which time the following event occurred: The child’s parents wanted to give him the grandfather’s name, Christos. Father Arsenios, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
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Clearly and deeply

Saint Paisios the Athonite   If we could emerge from ourselves (from the love we have for our self), we’d emerge from the attraction of the earth and then we’d see everything in reality, with divine vision, purely and profoundly. Source: pemptousia.com

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
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They need a shock

Abbess Christonymfi, Monastery of Our Lady the Queen of All, Keratea   People today don’t understand, don’t repent, won’t come to their senses. The devil needs to butt them with his horns. Source: pemptousia.com

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsSeptember 18, 2020 ago
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Saint Vlasios from Sklavaina Appears to Saint Païsios

(edited by Stelios Koukos) Archimandrite Avgoustinos Katsambiris had repeatedly asked the Elder (Saint Païsios the Athonite) to pray that the newly-revealed Saint Vlasios, from Sklavaina, would appear to him. The archimandrite wanted to know what Saint Vlasios looked like, so that he could paint an icon of him. It was Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsJuly 14, 2020 ago
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James W. Lillie: My Personal Recollections of Saint Paisios

James W. Lillie   As I mentioned in the recent article about the Elder, I was fortunate enough to translate his biography of Saint Arsenios. As a result of this, I met him on a number of occasions. Were I a more saintly person, I would no doubt have recognized Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsJuly 12, 2020 ago
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Saint Païsios: His Hands were Freed and his Body became Strong!

Saint Paisios the Athonite edited by Stelios Koukos   A young man came to see me who’d had lots of problems, bodily and spiritual, for more than four years. He led a sinful life and had shut himself up at home. He didn’t want to see anyone. Two friends of Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsJune 17, 2020 ago

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