Tag: Monks
Pope Kyrillos
By: John Watson
Kyrillos was first and foremost a priest who celebrated the Eucharist daily. He was also a monk. ‘Priest-monk’ is not always a...
Is Monasticism a Desire or a Calling?
By: Fr Youssef Asaad
The disciples said to Him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to...
The Honour of Monks – From the life of St Anthony...
St. Bishoy struggled in much asceticism and many worships that made him worthy to see the Lord Christ. Emperor Constantine appeared to him in...
The Agapy Meal Of The Hermits Of Scete
A very interesting and important clue to the nature of this communal meal is furnished by the name used by the hermits themselves when...
The Monk And The Life Of Solitude
The monk doesn’t need anyone to tell him about solitude for the monk came to the monastery seeking to be isolated from the world,...
Jerome About The Monks Of Egypt
Since you like to hear about holy things, lend an ear to me for a few moments. There are in Egypt three classes of...
Monks Are Earthly Angels
I want to focus particularly on one phrase that is said often about monks which is that they are “earthly angels”. This simply means...
