So, do you want me to tell you how we, who are illiterate, read the Scriptures?

So, do you want me to tell you how we, who are illiterate, read the Scriptures? After I’ve prayed for five or six hours, I then read the Scriptures, and for preference the Gospels. I can assure you that my mind opens so much, I understand so clearly, that I’m overcome with emotion. I put aside the book and am moved to tears for a long period of time…



“Elder Charalambos of Dionysiou”