Holy Mount Athos

As it reached the end of its first millennium in 1963, the monastic republic of Mount Athos seemed to have completed its life cycle and to be breathing its last. It had been born, grown to maturity, produced a rich harvest of fruit, and grown old. Its strength was shockingly reduced. The numbers of the monks had fallen considerably and their average age was now over fifty-five. The elders were dying naturally, without seeing younger men come to take their place in the monasteries and hermitages. Huge monastic complexes that had once pulsated with life now stood derelict and deserted. Everything betokened decline and decay. Certainly, this was not the first decline the monastic republic had experienced in its long history. Yet almost everyone believed it would be the last. Many of the monks, even, had come to believe that they would have no successors. And so, on the fringes of the millennial celebrations, it was being said that the festivities were in fact the 'funeral service' or even the 'requiem' for Athonite monasticism.

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[IoanRomania09]

Most churches in Bible are now orthodox Christian churches. Jerusalem , that is first church in the world, Corinth, Antioch, the seven churches, and so on are now Orthodox Chruches.

[Aryomaru]

Don"t think so:)You talk without having any base of your claim!! Roman church holds no primacy of anything! According to history files, the Byzantine Emperor Constantine declared in 313 ORTHODOXY like being the only religion in the state:) Isn"t that so? And what Fathers talk about your claim? Sure you refer to catholic fathers and not orthodox ones:)See my friend...There is no truth in your claim!The Roman Church didn"t even existed back then!You appeared after 1054 A.D.!

[jocabet325]

Keep the true orthodox faith. God always shows the truth those who are thirsting for Him and the most High. Who sits on throne forever.

[maxavail]

@kingwizdom satan controls you.

[maxavail]

@skofield2010 Muhammad teaches that al-taquia and kitman are legitimate ways to promote the truth. Islam is the devil.

[skofield2010]

Jesus is not God and not son of God Jesus in human same me and same you Allah sent him to teach us and not anyone kill Him he will come back again before the end

[livadi9]

@kingwizdom are you an american jew or worse a protestant of the shaking kind?

[Adonomos]

To all who speak of love i agree but the love of Truth is foremost, for this is the Love Christ brought to us and paid with his blood. So if we reject the Truth of Christ then we are not led by the Truth of his Love.

So then we must abide by one heart, one mind. True unity in the Truth of Christ!

[kingwizdom]

illuminati controls mt athos and orthodox church

[GhinainanEvNoti]

Beautiful hymn! But monks of Athos, I bid you, please put semantics asideand don't hinder Orthodox unification, as the rest of your Antiochene bretheren want it! mia physis hypostasis (he mia hypostasis) tou Theou Logou sesarkomene. How is that heresy, how will it hinder our salvation? OCIC, stop propagating division, your views are not the majority of your bretheren's. We are One Holy, Apostolic Church in Christ. Kyrieleison

[Nickbully]

We need to stop insaulting one an other, if you do not have real information to give no matter which side u are on, research it, either way, the Light of Orthodoxy cannot be given to the world in the form of curses at one another, shame on all of you who participate in this, to all the rest May God bless you and may you spread the love of God to all through love and prayer.

[cremesti1]

and....?