I recall
being at the Monastery of Sambata de Sus Monastery in Romania and
concelebrating at a Holy Liturgy with seven other priests. Even though I do not
speak the language, except for a few words, I understood the whole of the
Liturgy and felt a unity in the Holy Spirit; it was as if I was hearing the
Holy Eucharist in my own language. I can truly say that experience was not
unique, I have felt that same mystical knowledge and full participation of
worship in Greece. Our Parish itself is a little Pentecost composed of people
from all over the world. The whole experience of worship is permeated with the
Holy Spirit’s presence whose gifts and fruits we enjoy.
A
soldier asked Abba Mios if God accepted repentance. After the old man had
taught him many things, he said, “Tell me, my dear, if your cloak is torn, do
you throw it away?” He replied, “No, I mend it and use it again.” The old man
said to him, “If you are so careful about your cloak, will not God be equally
careful about his creature?”
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