“Do you understand that the monastic rules are also a “gospel of community life”, a savoir-vivre? We must be perfect in all things in order to become perfect in the spiritual life, to reach the fullness of God. The spiritual life is interwoven with the hidden and unseen companionship of the angels and saints, it is a fellowship of the grace of the Spirit in the heart, but at the same time a joyful and joyful communion of spiritual joy with the brethren.”

Archimandrite Emilianos Simonopetrite