Ιωσήφ γέροντας του Αθωνα Elder Joseph of Vatopedi

Here is the English translation of this wonderful sermon of this Holy Elder from theVatopedi Monastery:
Special thanks to user kafasis07 for translation .



And if I did not manage, don't misunderstand me, because my memory has been weakening. It doesn't keep anything. However, I don't stop praying. This, I promise to you. Due to the fact that I can't offer you anything else, and you do good to me, I pray whenever I'm free and all by myself. I'm not bragging. I'm not boasting. But, I confess to you. I insist, though many times with laudable audacity: All-Good God, I beg you! You attracted me, you
made me wear these cassocks, I beg you All-Good God! Don't abandon me! Help! You called me and you brought me here and you gave me the keys of the Vatopedi Monastery. You, Yourself! The Son of the Living God! When I was begging Him to show me His will through Elder Porfyrios, He talked to me. Himself! God-Logos (Word)!

He gave me the keys of Vatopedi. And, I used these keys to open Vatopedi and what you see now took place. God-Logos Himself came, His affectionate Mother came, His Mother, our Mother, our consolation, and She spiritually renewed Vatopedi. And She put us on the path of the terminοlogy of the Holy Fathers. I'm not denying anything.
She gave us the ability to write, to write with details the whole terminology of the Holy Fathers. Have consolation in the continuous future. All these, and I kindly invoke your love, your kindness, to accept them with humility and obedience, to continue your path with self-denial, and comprehensive assiduity. The first beginning is obedience, after obedience,
the first beginning is the Jesus prayer, the unceasing Jesus prayer, that should never stop, after the unceasing Jesus prayer, humility and obedience come. After humility and obedience, the comprehensive assiduity comes. And then, the person learns how to resist to the various excuses of the false needs: to succumb to concupiscence and egoism.
We stand by the meaning of comprehensive assiduity: We do not succumb to anything that's prohibited in our life.

About the Elder:
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi lives in the Vatopedi Monastery in Mount Athos. He put himself under obedience to the virtuous Elder Joseph the Hesychast, one of the holiest Elders of our century that revived spiritual life in Mount Athos according to the teachings of the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church

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[AtreidisSerapeios]

Σύμφωνα με τα λεγόμενα αυτού, αλλά και τα λεγόμενα του "μέγα" Βασιλείου εκ στόματος γέροντα Κλεόπα εδώ :watch?v=v6iz7A95QsI ,

αυτές τις αρετές πρέπει να επιδιώκουμε : υπακοή, ταπείνωση, φόβο θεού και φόβο θανάτου.

Εύγε! Ένα από τα καλλίτερα μοντέλα υποταγής των ανθρώπων. Δούλευε καλά για αρκετούς αιώνες στον Μεσαίωνα. Εμπρός λοιπόν για εναν νέο σκοταδισμό.

[vfilip]

Την ταπείνωση μας την δίδαξε ο ίδιος ο Κύριος. Παράδεισος και ταπεινοφροσύνη πάνε μαζί . Η υπακοή αναφέρεται προς τους πνευματικούς μας πατέρες και ΟΧΙ προς τους κοσμικούς άρχοντες .

Ο φόβος Θεού είναι αρχή σοφίας . Αν έχεις φόβο Θεού ΔΕΝ αμαρτάνεις ! Διότι γνωρίζεις πολύ καλά ότι Ο Θεός σε βλέπει !

Η μνήμη θανάτου είναι για να θυμόμαστε ότι η επίγεια παρουσία μας έχει ένα τέλος . Πάμε σε μια κηδεία και τότε συνειδητοποιούμε ότι τα ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων τα πάντα ματαιότης .

[ropaliaris]

Κοιμήθηκε ο γέροντας, κρίμα που είμαστε τόσο κοσμικοί, ώστε να χάνουμε τόσο άξιους πνευματικούς και να μην τους γνωρίζουμε! Τουλάχιστον έχουμε τα κυρήγματα τους.

[Siriusastir]

What a great man! This is the Greek Orthodox Church! The word of Christos and Byzantium mixed and reborn with the greatness of Ancient Greece. These people are amazing, we can never reach them, but it's good to have them between us.

[StopMoColorado]

@OrthodoxVideos Have you no respect for the Canons? The Patriarch, whether he be virtuous or not, is still the Patriarch. He is no Pope. Having a dialogue with Rome, or whomever, is not the same as taking communion with them. Those who insist on swearing by Calendars and human-loyalties rather than living in humility and the true Gospel, THEY are the heretics. Picking and choosing Canons - this is the definition of Heresy. Hearing this baloney about the Patriarch gets old. Calendars don't save.

[magicful21]

For god sake, ancient Greece has nothing to do with Orthodox church, have can you be so ignorent. Why is this man crying anyway. I don't understand greek unfortunately.

[OrthodoxVideos]

Unfortunattly, Joseph and Vatopedi are now in apostasy and heresy because they are under the patriarch. Esphigmenou is the only and last bastion of Orthodoxy on Mount Athos.

[konstantinos76]

MASTERPIECE!!!! must be seen from any people, any kind

[gullf1sk]

Hahaha

[zakharii]

He smiled for 45 minutes after his death and prophesied a terrible war to come...

[Kentagerna]

THANK YOU for translating this in the "more info" section!