Elder Cleopa - Fear of God

[wolflegioXIII]

Regardless of dopey atheist stasi trolling and doing the EUs bidding - I did actually come here to appreciate a wonderful man of God and amazing human being. I only wish I had his patience and tolerance. God Bless you.

[wolflegioXIII]

Atheists repeating dogma doesn't make it true. No Christian has this understanding, you make up some odd perspective and then say its stupid, thats atheists destroying thier own creation. You tell Christians what they believe rather than asking Christians creating arrogant mythology. Its no use going to someones enemy to get a true perspective of them, if you were really interested you would research decent theology not listen to atheists and marxist and other 60s narcissists.

[wolflegioXIII]

@TheAnniepies unoriginal brainwashed socialist drivel. Keep buying the official EU NAZI SOVIET jan jacques rousseau socio marxist athiest bigot line if you want, and watch things continue to deteriorate. You're repeating dopey athiest dogmatic straw man arguments. You dont offend Christians, You're another dopey annoying brainwahed bigot. Worship materialism and self and grant power of truth to govermants and stooge departments if you wish. The Foucauldian prison wont hold us

[wolflegioXIII]

@tilemacro socialist indoctrination is the word of the day. Thats why bigots like you troll Christian pages with the same intolerant brainwashed and obviously false perspectives about good people. Hitler and Stalin again. You are all the evidence the arrogant elitists need to show you can sell any old 19th century properganda through state schools and universities and find stooges like you to harass anyone who doesnt thik the way the sudo-totalitarian state expects. 'So enlightened.'

[TheAnniepies]

You think fearing God is moral and honor-worthy? Why would an omnipotent and perfect god care about the doting sycophantisms of one species of its alleged creation? Why would a just god be so jealous and desperate for attention and praise? Why is he so painfully shy? Why does he apparently ALLOW millions of his innocent children to die of horrific, bewildering starvation every year?? You worship an imaginary sadist.

Grow a brain. Stop letting ancient ignorant goat-herders dictate your beliefs.

[TheEolization]

Greetings from Greece, Elder Cleopa is one of my favorite elders. I have seen every video of him, may he pray for us sinners from Heavens.

[chog8]

For we who live are always delivered to DEATH for JESUS' SAKE,

that THE LIFE OF JESUS also MAY BE MANIFESTED in our mortal flesh.

2Cor 4:11

[renao]

DEATH!!!

youtube.com/watch?v=98MtWe2nCS­4

[229jop888]

pray for us elder cleopa, pray for us

[TheeJoey1978]

How many knots is his prayer rope? It looks like it trails out the window and into the garden.

[tilemacro]

His last sentence

" you've come to an old rotten man ?!"

Yes with a brain rotten from religious indoctrination"

[ioancasian]

@tilemacro

thank you for sharing with us your infinite wisdom, my dear Greek!

[TheIconodule]

@tilemacro who is less rotten than you.

[Hedicasta]

@tilemacro

For the fools, spiritual life is 'religious indoctrination'.

They talk, talk, talk about something they even know or live.

Being humble is a good starting point for them.

Maybe one day could start to comprehend something.

[tilemacro]

@Hedicasta Those fools created the internet and you computer you now use to call them fools.

Your posts dont travel on the power of prayer.

Wake Up.

ps: and stop being a sheep.

[Hedicasta]

@tilemacro

I keep the point, you know nothing about spiritual life, to say something about it.

Do you want to talk about something else, internet for example? It's another thing.

[tilemacro]

@Hedicasta Any proof for what you say? or just throwing your opinion around should impress me?

[Hedicasta]

@tilemacro

"Yes with a brain rotten from religious indoctrination".

Any man with spiritual sense on christianity, with a basic knowledge of what is "praxis", knows about what Father Cleopa is talking about.

After your bull shiting above, you ask me to proof your ignorance on the matter?

Fool is that one who, in his proudness, tries to argue on something he doesn't have experience or knowledge.

And spirituality is life experience. With this kind of coment, you work spreading misunderstandings.

[brightwhitelight1]

So Elder's are also spiritual Father's , not just the Priest being Siritual Fathers?

[Supaflow7]

These saints sound so right with everything they say. No wonder after everything they sacrifice and how hard they try for God.

[BakinKoljac]

death! death! death! death! death! death!... :D

[TheFitnessShinobi]

@BakinKoljac That's how to make a point stick. hah :D

[hatenewbz]

For all of you who don't get it, by 'fear of death' he actually means fear of hell.

That's what this is all about. Keep your heart towards God, and your mind in Hell.

[theprisoner3]

@hatenewbz Wise words,wise words indeed,may God give you strength against sin and help you on your path.

[ArthaxtaDaVince777]

god bless the children of our brother

[229jop888]

excellent theology 

[manricoPH]

You understand his words if you've sometime really been afraid to die.

[katherine3486]

I meant Holy Orthodoxy! The Fullness of Faith full of the Holy Spirit!

Holistic and Simple and True!

Love, and peace to all X X X

[katherine3486]

It's living with the awareness of our brokeness. Keeping in mind that God's love would not have me do most of what I without awareness of what the effect , sinful and outside such love, has on others and, subsequently, the cosmos.

*Love one another as I have loved you" ... Lord Have Mercy.

[PrishtinaHottieee]

Iam muslim, but this man sooo right,

[ZergAteu]

@PaladinConstantin Hahaha, you're so smart... not. When did I say anything about youtube, wiki or any source? I read part of the bible and it was enough. A bad movie with a sadist central caracter, bad plot, bad narative, contradictions etc.

You claim to be christian and you don't know The Creed?

„And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God;”

You know, Niceea 325, when Jesus was voted god?

[chog8]

The Fear Of God is to hate evil. Prov 8:13

[ZergAteu]

@PaladinConstantin Except when the quran says Christ was not god, christians are misguided...

[jollyjarvis]

Deluded old fool.

[teodorasihla]

@jollyjarvis

It's all right, you don't have to understand everything :-)

[ZergAteu]

@jollyjarvis Missing his medication for a lifetime mashed up his brain.

[MsSSnow]

Fear of God = Love of God.

[ZergAteu]

@MsSSnow Only the twisted mind can put an equal sign between fear and love.

By that thinking, a beaten wife loves her abusing husband because she fears him.

[Cattalin922]

is a verry good human,is a saint,living in Petru Voda Monastery,Neamt County, Romania.God bless all Orthodox...

[LTLTLT7777777]

Great teaching! Thank you very much. May God bless you for your work!

[MikhalisBramouell]

Ἀμήν!

[SHAHINCLAAT]

im a Muslim and i love these videos! thanks for putting them up. God guide us all, amen.

[XxXxINSIGHTxXxX]

He is right on when he speak of some parts of fear. When man has morals and valuesm Integrity and the like he commits less crimes towards himself and towards others. This to me is a good thing to have these standards. God Bless Us All

[ZergAteu]

@XxXxINSIGHTxXxX One can be moral without god.

[nicea2787]

Lord Jesus, have mercy on us!

Is it safe to say, "Elder Cleopa, pray for us" yet? :)

[fromromaniawitlov]

i dont think he hears u if u say this on a site

[AngloBaptist]

That was rock and roll...

[kavaldzhia]

Аминь !

[fromromaniawitlov]

u wan say that i said wrong?

[fromromaniawitlov]

he wants to say go in heaven!!!

go in heaven!!! =may heaven eat you

[michiganois]

A better translation would not be in the sense of "eating." But for the heart to be consumed by the all consuming fire of Divine love of the Holy Salvific Name of Christ Jesus.

God grant Elder Cleopa the gift of encouraging souls to embrace the Risen Lord. Christ IS Risen! +Peace+

[v3riTaSs]

Father Cleopa used to take during nights a book to read and his face was so bright he could read without turning lights on, jsut from face`s light. He`s a Romanian Saint.

[droidwarf]

@v3riTaSs Pics or it didn't happen.

[Cioraneto]

@v3riTaSs is this true?

[brightwhitelight1]

Is he angery with the reporter at the end?

[akoitosan]

he sounds really angry but he makes a lot of sense.

[PoisonMint]

Maybe the problem is, what fear means in romanian in this context of faith, is not like terror, in this context fear mean to be aware, to have respect, not terror, converting from romanian is very dificult, and may lead to such misunderstandings

For instance my grandmother use to told me when i was younger "you forgot about fear?" meaning "you forgot about respect"

[1integrity]

At this time in my life, I much rather live out Saint Anthony's realization that "I no longer fear God, but I love Him". Does anyone know the source of the quote from Saint Basil on this video? Want to understand context beyond the minor prooftext. Thanks kindly.

[Onies987654321]

The bible says to fear God:

See:Psalm 111:10Hiob 28:28

Roemer 3,18:

[retardno002]

Un om cu ochii inchisi, dar care vede mult mai multe decat multi oameni care pretind ca au deschis ochii. Un putregai de mosneag... Fiecare intelege din orice religie ceea ce doreste. Cei ce nu cred, ca mine, inteleg doar strictetea, barierele, oprelistile de la "bunatatile" vietii. Dar fiul risipitor este in totdeauna binevenit de'a dreapta Tatalui. Poate voi trai destul cat sa ma intorc pe drumul cel bun. Mare om...

[palikariatl]

Glory to God in the Highest! I had seen these videos before on YouTube, but they were in Romanian only. THANK YOU for adding the English subtitles!!! Now all Orthodox and non, who speak English can be blessed by the wisdom of the holy Romanian elders!

[iiionut]

Si aici ducem lupta a ne ingriji si a cunoaste voia Celui iubit,a lui Dumnezeu si a sta in aceasta voie precum si tu peroanei pe care o iubesti incerci sa te ingrijesti de dorintele ei,si apoi daca le cunosti te chinui din iubire sa i le indeplinesti si apoi si tu ai curajul si tot dreptul de a primi iubirea acelei persoane asa si cu Dumnezeu.

[iiionut]

Nu suntem sclavi ci suntem liberi ca dovada ca ne putem numi si VladDraculll.Daca Dumnezeu ar fi un tiran nu ai indrazni sa iti iei in gluma o porecla potrivnica Lui.El te iubeste si iti intelege durerile tale si sta si te asteapta.insa nu la nesfarsit doar pana la moarte.Pana acolo esti liber sa faci ce vrei...Pe acolo incepe alta poveste...Cand este vorba de frica lui Dumnezeu este vorba de frica de a nu te desparti de Dumnezeu prin pacat,de frica de a nu muri despartit de El.

[VladDraculll]

nu cred ca inteleg prea bn...trebuie sa ne fie fica de Dumnezeu? de ce se spune ca suntem robii lui, iar apoi ni se spune ca ne iubeste? serios, dar nu inteleg. Ne iubeste, sau suntem sclavi?

[nomoho1]

Din dragoste pentru El, ne facem robi. Iar El din dragoste, ne face din robi, fii.

[iiionut]

stargate669 if you really tell the truth about what happened to you type "gulag of pitesti'' in the search box and you will find some people that lived an experience similar to yours with even one of them having 27 years of jail...and they found the way leading to God inside those jails...and they were dealing with more dangerous people like those that u talk...

[barser16]

The greatest wisdom that guards a man from all sin,and guides him to perpetual happiness,is to always see the death in front of you.

[retardno002]

asta nu e adevarata fata omule. dar adevarul sta in ochii privitorului.

[frolicus]

May God bless you & keep you, and grant us all a joyful and peaceful Nativity fast!

[mosclaudiu]

this its true!!! and mircale with Jerusalem (HOLLY FIRE)? its not true?

[mosclaudiu]

THIS ITS TRUE!!!

[Crisanthemum]

Wow The truth stands!Now only if we could just do that,it's very hard to live in this truth in a world of lies!We all think and live as if we will live on earth forever,but we are fools not to realize tommorrow could be our last(this stands for me)May God have Mercy on us all because without him we cannot be saved!

Glory be to God in all things!

[monacherice]

Thank you for your comment, it is really dealing with my heart. Please pray for me! Mona in Hays , Kansas

[stargate669]

dude this is so true. I was at home reading a bedtime story to my kids when american soldiers burts in and raped and killed my wife and kids and when I tried to stop them they called me a terrorist and sent me to Guantanamo Bay. The American soldiers took all our money and spent it on prostitutes, drugs and porn. Every day at Guantanamo the Americans tell me how they love to cause suffering and pain in the name of democracy. I welcome death. I wish I knew why religious people like just watch.

[DardanianSoul]

I like this priest.He teaches right.

[ionutzgandac]

the priest is cleopa ilie !!!that's his name !!!he died a few years ago in sihastria monastery !!!he is romanian and remains one of the most important priest from romania !!!he had a hard life .........

[DardanianSoul]

iam amazed, this priest is talking about religion only, today priests talk about politics and teach hate, but this one, may his soul rest in haven.

[icixie]

he told the same words he said in this video to a prime minister of Romania when he came to visit elder Cleopa.

[DardanianSoul]

people forget that we will all die one day, and God created hell and haven, he didnt create those just to trick us, those two places are waiting for all of us, depending on how we show ourselfs in this fake world we live in today.

[stargate669]

Dardanian you sound very spiritual. I have Condi Rice rice on my left saying I'm a terrorist as I won't give her my countries oil for free, I have donald rumsfeld on my right saying I have weapons of mass destruction in my undies and he needs to investigate and Dick Cheney in front of me saying God is up his anus. Can you please tell me the way forward?

[cfconference]

@DardanianSoul overgeneralizing is a for of hate, too

[cfconference]

@DardanianSoul overgeneralizing is a form of hate, too

[veritiskaja]

You've come to an old rotten man! hahahah

Bravo to elder Cleopa!

He spekas from his heart.

[cosmosfile]

are dreptate Parintele , se refera la moarte la modul direct , taie adevaru asta in doua .omul cind e pus in fata mortii , lasa ipocrizia si marturiseste daca mai apuca!!!

tot timpu I-L TINEM  pe tusa pe TATAL.

[petrichanin]

One of the most wise words I have ever heard!it is like...

"Keep your mind in the Hell, have hope and do not fear"-Just as Jesus did-He went down to the Hell in order to Ressurect!!!!!!!!!

[eon1968]

Perpetual movement of living knowledge is moved by the prayer movement, and by a meditative movement in response of the hart's prayer: at this state of awareness, we can find our original state of conscience, call it the Holy Spirit or The Bouddha, I do think it is the same reality, a spiritual one and a physical one: this Saint, or Padre Pio, and others are in deep saying that is possible for a human beeing to be free of fear and accomplish the divine nature: becoming sons of God... God Bless!

[Philos2006]

eon1968: Get real. Leave all this nonsense behind.

[eon1968]

Dear Philos2006, my only GOD IS THE REAL: "all and nothing both" . Call it nature or TAO or... so on.. Maybe behind this is there a nonsense, but there is a kind of order also in the chaos: would you with all your science tell me what is the very nature of the real: why do you stop my way, I do not stop your way of thinking. I'm non christian at all, but I think it is beautiful to work and discover my own mistakes... I don't beliveve in any intelligent design at all. But thanks for your comment!

[batmanfrank]

Orthodox Christianity does not trust in "science", but in the Living God who is glorified in all and by all- the Eternal Father, the Only Begotten Son, and the All-holy and Life-giving Spirit.

[sulibarepo]

Chiar si daca ati avea in fata voastra un om ca parintele Cleopa tot nu ati intelege ideea de baza a ortodoxismului pentru ca in loc sa-i priviti puterea duhovniceasca care tine loc de orice fel de argumente, puterea duhovniceasca care, la propriu, face mintea sa stea in loc, voi preferati sa va loviti de limitele ratiunii fara a va gandi ca ratiunea, prin definitie, este limitata de ceea ce cunoasteti. krityx, nu te mai limita la vor altii sa vezi. Incearca sa vezi pentru tine si vei fi uimit!

[spartacus24pit]

To see the death in front of you makes sens,but to have fear of God...does not make sens.He loves people,why ask for fear?We are not like sheeps who respect only the fear factor

[ioancasian]

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Proverbs 1:7

(Pildele lui Solomon)

[spartacus24pit]

Da, sa zicem...dar esti de acord ca nu doar frica de Domnul declansaza intelepciunea?de ex. frica de prostie sau dorinta de intelepciune(unde nu e nevoie de nici o frica).

[Vlahia2008]

Ai dinţi de lapte, Spartacus... Mai ai de învăţat.

[Vlahia2008]

Declanşează înţelepciunea lumească (şi aia importantă), dar oricum, tot Dumnezeu le lucrează pe toate. Căile Lui sunt inaccesibile pentru noi şi modul în care consideră El că trebuie să ne ghideze este ştiut numai şi numai de El.

[Erunestian]

You take that statement in a too literal way. It's not fear in the sense of which you are talking. It's fear in sense of being really careful not to do something which would sadden somebody which you care a lot for, which you love. That's how I understand it.

[Sotacap]

Yes, so.. but also fear of not making a mistake so you upset God. Fear like a child has for His father, fear and love..:)

[Darchange1]

@spartacus24pit Is not fear of God, like being afraid for what He will do to you. Is fearing that by your actions, you willingly upset the one you love. For if you know that He loves you, then you come to love Him, and you try your best not to upset Him. It is this fear that keeps you straight on the line... and even if you sometimes fail, He will help you get back on the right path.

[Darchange1]

@spartacus24pit Even fear of death means actually, fearing that you will be away from Our Lord, from The One you love. Because God is Life, and death is the absence of Life. God Bless us.

[FaithisSalvation73]

@spartacus24pit

We are not to fear God in the same way a swimmer fears a great white shark. Rather the way disobedient child (as all are) fear their loving but angry father

[rhadu]

@spartacus24pit It is here a very interesting problem.

The priest is talking about the fear not to hurt God.

A terrible fear and shame, as if you had done something rude or disrespecfully to a delicate person, as if you had used an imoral vocabulary in front of an old women, as if you had tricked a person who trusts you.

So, it can't be spoken about a fear in the proper sense, but about a fear which should made us more careful, more attentive in everything we do.

[reprovo]

@spartacus24pit You are right but the meaning of fear In the bible Is not as we know the term today. It meant to have deep respect. It doesn't mean to fear him like you say and so In a way you are right but the context of the word has been misunderstood. "Love drives out fear " the apostle says , this clearly shows that the meaning of fear In the Proverbs Is respect because the apostle and the proverbs do not contradict eachother

[katherine3486]

@spartacus24pit By "fear", something gets lost in translation. In orthodoxy such phrases have a fullness meaning. taking away from that wholeness which is in Christ, by The Holy Spirit, to the Glory of The Father.

Such Holy Fear means "awesomeness, the all-knowingness of God"

[madu86]

@spartacus24pit "to fear God" means to respect the bible's teachings and to realize there is a reaction to every sin you commit . It's not like fear as in survival instinct or spirit of conservation meaning.

[theprisoner3]

@spartacus24pit Fear of God is just the beginning,for as Elder Cleopa said in this video that fear of God pushes evil away from man.

From fear of God,we get to Love of God,in this state we do no evil because we do not want to sadden him,and as well we do only good deeds and pray all day long just to make him happy,and to save ourselves.

[TsarIvanIV]

@spartacus24pit

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. Ecclesiastes 12:13

God is deserving of fear and awe - He is the One who created the stars. How can we not have fear when we approach Him?

[RomanianOrthodox25]

Doamne Iisuse,marturisesc ca am gresit,si sunt un pacatos.Te rog Doamne mantuieste poporul tau Roman!

[krityx]

parca ati fi toti robotei. voi nu intelegeti ca dumnezeu este un mit ? Toata lumea a fost indoctrinata cu religii de-a lungul secolelor si acum se zice ca suntem evoluati, dar de unde ? Uite, oamenii ca tine care n-au ce face. dumnezeu e o minciuna , nu exista, si chiar daca ar exista ar fi prea strict si l-as lasa dracu ca m-ar enerva unu ca el . doar nu-mi pierd un sfert din viata rugandu-ma ca n-am ajuns mai prost decat animalele.

[RomanianOrthodox25]

ce idiot esti! tu sa traiesti in lumea ta materiala si ai sa mori si ai sa vezi. dar se vede ce a facut mama ta! Un animal penibil!

[sulibarepo]

Parca ati fi toti robotei. Voi nu intelegeti ca trebuie sa treceti mai departe de argumentele pro si contra si sa cautati adevarul ? Toata lumea a fost dusa de nas de-a lungul secolelor cu tot felul de argumente logice impotriva lui Dumnezeu, dar nici unul din voi nu a stat sa vada concret care sunt efectele ortodoxiei.

[VladDraculll]

dumnezeu mit? viata e un mit? universul e un mit? scuza-ma krityx, dar esti intr-un mare kkt. distrus de tot pana la pieire. Sfatul meu pt cei ca tn este "cauta, cerceteaza, uitate in jurul tau, dar cel mai presus, uitate in tn"

[Vlahia2008]

Yes, Johnn2400, Fr Cleopa is just stressing the death idea. I have seen him in another clip and he repeats the word "death" many times, to emphasize the same idea, but I don't think it's 12 times. One shouldn't necessarily see symbols everywhere; these wonderful people speak very openly; there are no hidden "codes". I think it's enough to listen to the message; every word enriches one in a very direct way. God bless.

[sl2357]

I think this man is a great teacher.

[EverythingZen14]

Orthodox Christianity has never mixed with the Greek Hellenic Pagan 'gods'. Spiritual wisdom comes from the One and Only True God, who is Christ. These confisions and attitudes make me sick at heart for the Church. The Church is not an ethnicity, but is given for all freely, and shall we ever conceal the Truth by blending it in with pagan and heretical beliefs by our pride, may the Lord have mercy on us!

[sl2357]

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

[EverythingZen14]

We know not to mingle our doctrine with other churches, for this is deceit and conceals the Truth. If we don't accept the theology of others who are close to us in faith, how can we accept those of the pagan faith which does not even testify to One God in Trinity? To mingle such things with the Church is a terrible thing. Judging the doctrine and practices of other 'Churches' is quite a different matter from judging the heart of a man.

[sl2357]

God shall be the ultimate judge of all things, it is his job to judge.

I am his creation and my job is to follow the Lord. (P.S. my job is not to help God to judge)

[adamantis4657]

When he 12 times said death...perhaps he said this because of the 12 hours of the day and the 12 hours of the night. We also often pray 12 times Lord have mercy or it the evening prayers we have the 12 prayers for the day and 12 for the night! I think we should remember death the whoule day and the whole night!

[johnn2400]

Or maybe it has no meaning, maybe we are not supposed to think the other way around, he doesn't say what he is saying just for others to think about it as a riddle, sometimes we just cannot see what's standing in plain view. Perhaps he is just repeating DEATH, DEATH, DEATH to make us think about it better! Thousands of people kill themselves, isn't this a good reason to repeat about death to remember us about how serious this is? But thats just me...its only one opinion.

[adamantis4657]

Elder Cleopa has nothing todo with Gods of mythology ! He served the only true God Christ! May by the prayers of Elder Cleopa,Christ our God save us and have mercy on us !+++

[Markarianos]

like the 12 gods in greece??jelena

but this gods is alive 7 of them is in taklamakan in the white pyramyd in a cage ..and the other 5 leave the earth because zeus has kill the sun of apolo(god of light)and apolo leave from sereus......................so­rry for the bad english bu i know mutch for our mythology..but is not mythology..

[adamantis4657]

What will happen when all the Elders are gone??

Elder Cleopa pray for us !++

[EverythingZen14]

I was once told, by a monk with the gift of spiritual discernment, that when there are no more people to pray for the world, then Christ will return to establish the Heavenly Jerusalem on Earth.

[paslushnik]

Doamne ajuta!

[adamantis4657]

there are many elders in romania and Serbia,like elder cleopa, Saint Glicherie of romania,St. John of romania his body was found completly intact after many years even his shoes were not destroyed!

From Serbia i like very much blessed Euphemia of Belgrade and blessed Stoina of Kosovo and Blessed cathrine of pec!!

[Volumep]

Singurul lucru care pastreaza Romania in picioare este credinta unor oameni precum Parintele Celopa , si cred ca Romania este una dintre ultimele tari in care majoritatea oamenilor cred in Dumnezeu. Doamne ajuta .

[znifong7]

thank you! we at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross watched it and recieved much benifit from it. i would also post more videos, but the connection out here in the woods is poor. there will be more i post in a month or so. stay "tubed". Spraznikom!

[JelenaSRB87]

Why does Elder say DEATH for 12 times? It has some meaning, right? Number 12...

[moftngiu]

"Manca-v-ar raiul sa va manance!"

Thank you very much, ioancasian... keep up the good work... we're looking forward for many other clips to come...

Doamne ajuta...

[hashte]

10x! God bless!

[stylianosm]

Excellent! Thank you very much!

[ISB]

"Death! Death! Death! Death! Death!"

FANTASTIC! I'm glad I'm the first one to comment on your first video, welcome to youtube, and greetings from Serbia. (Elder Cleopa knew and loved our Elder Justin Popovic, btw)

[ioancasian]

Thanks for your comments!

I uploaded a few pictures with Romanian Elders and one of Elder Cleopa with Saint Justin Popovic here:

flickr com/photos/8923739@N06/

just add w 3 times

[ioancasian]

Saint Justin to Elder Cleopa: "If you go the the Holy Mountain, you'll add another flower to the Garden of Lady Theotokos and you'll pray only for yourself. Whereas if you stay in Romania, you'll lead the faithful, teach many the way of salvation, raise spiritual children and save yourself and others. For if we all leave into solitude, who will comfort them, who will teach them Christ's will and who will guide them to the true Orthodox faith, now that unbelievers and sects multiplied so much!"

[ISB]

ha, great quote from our fr. Justin there - a DVD including some archive footage of him just came out here in Serbia (english subtitles included), done by the same team who made the St. Nikolai Velimirovich DVD... find them both if you can, my romanian friend.

[ioancasian]

Yes, and Elder Cleopa did obedience and stayed in Romania :-)

Great info, thanks! Do you know by any chance if St. Justin talks about Ecumenism in that DVD?

By the way, I have an excellent DVD with Serbian Elders: Fr. Tadej, Mother Ilarija (God rest her soul!) and Fr. Justin of Decane.

[ISB]

Oh well! If you have those DVDs, then I'm sure you'll easily find these 2 - they were sauperbly done by deacon Nenad Ilic, ex- theatre director himself, both DVDs are superbly done, the one with St. Nikolai contains also a lot of rare footage of him from the 30-ies... as for fr. Justin footage, he's just having a chat with few visitors in Celije monastery.