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The Second Monastic Encyclical
My pious sons and daughters, Monks and nuns of our Coptic Orthodox monasteries on our land Egypt and the various continents of the world....
Sit In Your Cell And It Will Teach You All Things
The cell was regarded in the apophthegms as a specific space where one lived and followed a particular praxis that suited the monastic. The...
They Say I Am A Hermit
All it was is that I left the monastery to go for a walk in the desert. I walked until the evening. The hour...
Struggling With Prayer
Matanias, agpia prayers, the Jesus prayer, and contemplations on psalms...these are prayers and supplications made to God by all monks, who, living in isolation,...
The Human Will And The Devil
When we began to speak we said, "See how God honoured you; He glorified and exalted you. You also honour Him, glorify Him. You...
The Benefits of Spiritual Reading
Reading, in general, gathers the mind from its wandering and leads it to concentrate on the subject of the reading. When the topic of...
Tips On Prayer
“The brethren asked Abba Agathon: “Amongst all of our different activities, father, which is the virtue that requires the greatest effort?” He answered: “Forgive...
