PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Vigil, perseverance, and the hidden formation of a heart capable of wonder “He cried out, being overcome with joy and not able to endure the heat of the flame, for he could not contain himself.” — St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 21 Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 20 paragraphs 9-12 and Homily 21 paragraphs 1-6 There is something extraordinarily beautiful in St. Isaac’s teaching on vigil because he never allows the ascetical li