Family Life
Άγιος Παΐσιος ο ΑγιορείτηςSAINT PAISIOS THE ATHONITE – SPIRITUAL COUNSELS IV
With this present volume, we continue the publication of the counsels of the Blessed Elder Paisios with themes on the family and the ordeals people undergo caused by the crisis the institution of family faces in our times. The Elder used to say that the majority of the letters he received were from people who had family problems. He attributed these problems to people having withdrawn from God and to their self-centreredness. “In the old days,” he would say, “life was more peaceful and serene; people had patience. Nowadays, everyone has got a short fuse – people flare up right away; no one can tell them anything. And then, automatically, they go straight for divorce.”...
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From early on, the Elder took an active role within the great family of the Church, as he felt that he no longer belonged to his own small family. He acquired divine love and became a child of God. This is why he felt all people to be his brothers, and loved each and every one “with the affection of Christ Jesus” (Phil 1:8). He used to say to us, “When I see an old man, I say that he is my father. When I see an old woman, I say that she is my mother. When I see a young child, I see that child as my brother’s child. I love everyone. For some I feel glad and for others I feel pain. Do you know what this is?” So, according to each one’s circumstances, he would become their child, brother, father, grandfather. It was the sincerity of his love which helped whoever came to him to undergo the good transformation, to accept the word of God and to live accordingly. As a member of the Body of Christ, he not only prayed with pain for those who faced problems in their families, but he also helped with his advice, when it was asked for, for even the most private aspects of family life, even though he himself lived as an ascetic….
Preface 9
The Young Facing the Two Roads of Life 19
PART ONE
SUPPORTING THE FAMILY
CHAPTER ONE
For a Harmonious Family
CHAPTER TWO
With Patience the Family is Saved
PART TWO
PARENTS AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
Childbearing
CHAPTER TWO
The Role of the Mother in Raising Children
CHAPTER THREE
The Parents’ Responsibility for Raising Their Children
PART THREE
CHILDREN AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
Children, Their Joys and Their Difficulties 127
CHAPTER TWO
The Respect and Love of Children for Parents 142
PART FOUR
SPIRITUAL LIFE
CHAPTER ONE
Spiritual Life in the Family 157
CHAPTER TWO
Work and Spiritual Life 176
CHAPTER THREE
Self Control in Daily Life 189
PART FIVE
THE TRIALS IN OUR LIFE
CHAPTER ONE
“We Went Through Fire and Through Water…” 205
CHAPTER TWO
Illness 223
CHAPTER THREE
Disability Is a Blessing From God 249
CHAPTER FOUR
Spiritual Laws 260
PART SIX
DEATH AND THE FUTURE LIFE
CHAPTER ONE
Facing Death 271
CHAPTER TWO
“Ye Sorrow Not, Even As Others Who Have No Hope” 284
CHAPTER THREE
Life After Death 292
INDEX
I. Scriptural Index 311
II. General Index 313
- Διαστάσεις
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- Συγγραφέας/εις
- Άγιος Παΐσιος ο Αγιορείτης
- Εκδότης
- Holy Hesychasterion "Evangelist John the Theologian"
- Σελίδες
- 332
- Εξώφυλλο
- Μαλακό
- Γλώσσα
- Αγγλικά