10 February 2013

          A tropario of the liturgical Service in honour of the Forty Martyrs says: ‘Suffering wit...

17 January 2013

(Discussion with Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos) Question: Why can’t we follow the path of sacrifice by o...

7 August 2012

Even though we’re in the season of winter, we had a fine day yesterday, with lots of sunshine. We ...

19 February 2012

          The sheer enormity of holiness which the commemorated Saint has acquired throughout his ri...

5 February 2012

Our Church today celebrates the feast of a martyr. If we try to pay any tribute to the celebrated ...

9 January 2012

When one is called upon by the Lord to get to know Him, the first thing one does is to search deep...

7 January 2012

The following incident refers to a friendly family of mine, and it took place on the 2nd of July 200...

13 December 2011

1 July 2010- VatopaidiFriend ‘An expression of love and dedication to my blessed spiritual fa...

9 December 2011

Early in the morning of the 1st July 2009 monk Joseph of Vatopaidi reposed to the Lord. This is of c...

6 December 2011

Goodness is the Lord Himself, whatever originates from Him and all that surrounds Him. Goodness was ...

5 December 2011

‘Pleasures’ are those things which ‘give pleasure’ ηδονή) and sweeten our lives. They are dual like ...

4 December 2011

Created as God-like from the beginning, man would not accept anything irrational in his thoughts and...

3 December 2011

Divine super-perfection knows about everything before it even happens, up to its very infinite end. ...

2 December 2011

One of the highest and unrivaled of the divine attributes, or powers, or energies, is justice. God p...

1 December 2011

The Holy Scriptures say that the devil is the “Fallen Lucifer” (Translator’s note: Eosforos: the ang...

30 November 2011

The contemplation of God does not belong to the realm of emotions, neither to the visual sense, but ...

29 November 2011

According to the Scriptures, the most significant trait of the human soul is its likeness to the div...

28 November 2011

It is the sin which our forefathers’ committed in the Garden of Eden where the Creator had positione...

27 November 2011

Had He prevented it, He would have interfered and would have abolished man’s freedom, which He besto...

26 November 2011

God did not give the command to the forefathers to abolish the freedom from their personality. As we...

25 November 2011

The fall was the result of the inexperience and carelessness of God-created man. These made him negl...

24 November 2011

Elder Joseph, insignificant according to the world, was born in Drousia, a small village in the dist...

24 November 2011

Paradise was a divine place, a fitting abode for man, who has been created “in the image and likenes...

22 November 2011

God’s love, which is one of His God-like attributes, is also the reason for the creation. Because fo...

17 November 2011

 PROLOGUE Silence for the monks is a rule of life. It protects them from uncontrollable and unrestr...

7 November 2011

HOLY GREAT MONASTERY OF VATOPAIDI MOUNT ATHOS 2005 PAPOULAKIS SAINT JOACHIM OF VATOPAIDI © Holy G...

7 November 2011

Popular Greek Proverb...

7 November 2011

Being clairvoyant, the Elder knew what happened, and when the boy returned, Papoulakis repeated exac...

7 November 2011

VARIOUS MIRACLES OF SAINT JOACHIM A woman named Roza, of the Petalas family, was married in Akarnan...

7 November 2011

It is feasible for a person to know things and facts about the world through scientific research and...

7 November 2011

HIS RETURN TO HESYCHIA When the tempest of the war subsided by the mercy of God, though only ...

7 November 2011

JOHN’S NEW WAY OF LIFE John was now a novice at Vatopaidi. Although he was quite young, he was no...

7 November 2011

FORWARD TO ENGLISH EDITION SAINT JOACHIM PAPOULAKIS It is good to guard the secret of a king, but g...

7 November 2011

Vatopaidi on the Holy Mountain, children in the Lord beloved of our humble self, Grace be to you, ve...

7 November 2011

July 2, 2009 Yesterday at 6:00PM the farewell service for Blessed Elder Joseph of Vatopedi took pla...

5 November 2011

I. Introduction: Understanding the Evil of Abortion Abortion is a kind of murder practiced througho...

4 November 2011

Conference on Monasticism Coenobium of St Nikodemos, Pentalofos, Goumenitsa, Thursday 1st Septembe...

4 November 2011

“How is the spiritual law applied?” Nea Skete 12/2/1984 To my dearly beloved in Christ for whom I ...

4 November 2011

Imprisoned within man’s limited vessel of clay is a wonderful mystery which we are only with difficu...

3 November 2011

“I am not being humble, I am horrified!” To my dearly beloved A and to the church of God which meet...

3 November 2011

“Confession: a practical obligation of obedience” Nea Skete 8/3/84 To my beloved son and to my dar...

3 November 2011

“The divine Grace and human effort” Nea Skete 4/1/1984 My dearest son, I give you a wholehearted a...

3 November 2011

“On hardships” Nea Skete 10/1/1982 To my beloved X and A, I wholeheartedly pray for our Lord’s...

3 November 2011

“ Is obedience for everyone?” 25/3/1984 Sunday Nea Skete To my dearest A and M, I send my...

3 November 2011

« Ι remain with you in spirit” Nea  Skete 28 /2/1985 My much longed for child; I send you my fat...

3 November 2011

LETTERS BY ELDER JOSEPH OF VATOPEDI 3 A letter by Elder Joseph on fasting, temperance and diet 11/...

3 November 2011

“What can one say about peirasmos (trials, temptations)? Nea Skete 21 /1/1987 To my beloved child,...

3 November 2011

Our Church, with its rich patristic tradition, is not devoid of examples and stories on spiritual ma...

3 November 2011

Dimensions; 114 x 7.5 cm. (Fig. 385). The belt is embroidered on velvet with a row of facing birds ...