I was recently commissioned to translate some profound and inspiring works by our Righteous Father Alexei Mechev, which I put together in a booklet. Unfortunately, after printing 500 copies, circumstances changed and the one who commissioned the work has been hospitalized and called off the purchase. Since I am at an unforeseen personal loss with this, I wanted to make these never before translated texts available to my followers for only $11.95 a copy, which includes shipping and handling in the United States (orders outside the US, please use a pay button towards the bottom of this page and include $5 for a total of $16.95). I would like to sell all of these as quick as possible, and it would be great reading material for the lenten season. As an added incentive, for the first 50 people who order, I will also offer a never before published text by Fr. John Romanides titled "The Canon and the Inspiration of the Holy Scripture" free of charge.

May 17, 2023

An Atheist at the Grave of Saint Paisios

 
By Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopaidi

This man Saint Paisios has done so many miracles, that it makes you wonder:

"But is it so? Is it possible?"

And yet it is possible! An acquaintance of mine that came to see me told me, as he says:

"We were with the family at our house and since we are near Souroti,* we said we were going to visit the grave of Saint Paisios."

It was afternoon and his daughter's fiance said:

"I'm not going, I'm an atheist."

He said to him: 
 
"Please come for me."

"Oh well", he said, "for your sake I will go but I will not go for Saint Paisios."

So he went there, he too venerated and left. Then he was thoughtful. He asked him:

"What's wrong? You don't talk, and you're always deep in thought."

He said:

"So you didn't see anything?"

"We didn't see anything," he said.

"As soon as I went," he said, "I saw the Elder, Saint Paisios, sitting on the grave, and as soon as I approached, he entered the grave!"

Why did this happen? For God to show that the Saints are something real. The Saints live in eternity. The Saints are with us. The Saints are working miracles today, many miracles are happening.
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* Saint Paisios the Athonite (+ 1994) is buried on the grounds of the Hesychasterion of Saint John the Theologian in Souroti.

Source: Translated by John Sanidopoulos.
 
 

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