Orthodox River

Wisdom

Archimandrite Sergei I keep finding myself copying down quotes and going back to this article with quotes fro Archmandrite Sergei, so I thought I would post some of the quotes here, so I could find them easier in the future. I pray that they help you like they have helped me. I find that reading the quotes of modern elders and monastics helps me to keep God in front part of my life and not allow this crazy and hectic world to take over.

Mother Gabriel Anyone who knew the Gerontissa realized that God has not left us without His saints, even down to the present day. The few words recorded here scarcely suggest the clarity and love of her soul. Words are only the tools of this world; the wonder of the Gerontissa was wrapped in the mystery of the silence of the world to come.

Saint Seraphim of Sarov The Aquisition of the Holy Spirit

Elder Symeon Kragiopoulos During the time that I lived in Greece, I became familar with the monsasteries under Elder Symeon in Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece. As a result, I have been collecting his quotes for many years and I realized that they would help many people to walk on the path of Christ.