Life and Sayings of Saint Porphyrios the Kavsokalyvite (Greek)

Life and Sayings of Saint Porphyrios the Kavsokalyvite (Greek)

This book, translated into many languages, conveys to the whole world the authentic patristic word of the holy Elder.

In the difficult times we are going through, we are in great need of testimonies about the Church—living and true testimonies—offered by people who experienced the truth, faith, and love of Christ in a heartfelt, personal, and experiential way.

The word of the holy Fathers and Mothers, which springs from authentic ecclesiastical experience, brings rest and guidance, dispels delusions, reassures the heart, strengthens the conscience, enlivens faith, and opens horizons and paths toward eternal life and toward the blessed Kingdom of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it is lived within Orthodox Liturgy and Worship.

The word of a holy Father is also the word of the blessed Elder Porphyrios—the clairvoyant, the modest, the humble, the simple, and fervent one—whose life was a genuine and authentic testimony to Christ, to truth, and to His joy. He was a man who supported, through his presence, love, prayer, and teaching—through his counsel and guidance—a multitude of people during difficult times of illness, grief, pain, estrangement, and death.

The ever-memorable Elder is a God-bearing Father of our times, a true clergyman and teacher, who loved Christ in an ascetic way and authentically served humanity. His teaching is deeply imbued with the ethos and theology of the Orthodox Church, and at its center stands the person and image of Christ, the Savior of us all. […]

(From the preface of the edition)
Number of pages: 672