PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Kontakion I Chosen from thy youth to become a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, O venerable father Charbel, thou didst flee the glory of men and seek only the face of Christ in silence and prayer. Therefore, marveling at thy hidden life and thy radiant holiness, we cry unto thee: Rejoice, O Saint Charbel, lover of the hidden life and friend of silence. Rejoice, O Saint Charbel, lover of the hidden life

A Dialogue Between St. Isaac the Syrian and a Disciple on Holy Company, Solitude, and the Guarding of the Heart “Nothing so cools the fire that the Holy Spirit breathes into a monk’s heart for the sanctification of his soul, as familiar intercourse, much speaking, and association, except it be with the initiates of God’s mysteries.” — St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 15 The brother said: “Father, you often praise stillness, yet in this homily you also praise the company of holy m

A Dialogue with St. Arsenius on Silence, Hiddenness, and the Soul That Grows Weary of Noise “The soul was not created for many things, but for One.” — St. Arsenius the Great A brother came to the cell of St. Arsenius the Great in the evening, and after making a prostration, he remained kneeling with his face to the ground. And the old man said to him: “Why do you remain there, child? Has grief overtaken you?” The brother answered: “Father, I do not know what has become of me.