Saint Anthony Greek Monastery. Orthodox Brotherhood
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2023
- n the summer of 1995 six monks arrived in the southern Arizona desert to establish St. Anthony’s Monastery, carrying with them the sacred, millenial heritage of the Holy Mountain, Athos. Since early Christian history, this steep and rocky peninsula in northern Greece proved to be a haven for ancient Egyptian, Cappadocian, and Constantinopolitan monastics. Thus, it enjoyed a direct link with the greatest monastic establishments of ancient Christianity, preserving intact the wisdom of the holy fathers and the sacred tradition of the ancient Church. Today, the Holy Mountain consists of 20 independent monasteries, and numerous sketes and hermitages, housing Orthodox Christian monks from all over the world.
Elder Ephraim, a disciple of Elder Joseph the Hesychast, having restored and repopulated four Mt. Athos monasteries and having established several men’s and women’s monastic communities throughout Greece and North America, transferred six Athonite monks to the Sonoran Desert to start a new monastery. Upon their arrival the fathers began with the necessary construction work, building first the main church, living quarters for the monks, the dining hall, and guest facilities. A vegetable garden, a small vineyard, citrus orchards, and an olive grove dot the landscape. An elaborate system of gardens, pathways, and gazebos with Spanish fountains truly render the monastery and its extensive grounds an oasis in the desert.
The monastery is dedicated to St. Anthony the Great, the father of monasticism, the renowned 3rd century anchorite. There are chapels dedicated to Saints Seraphim of Sarov, Demetrios of Thessalonica, John the Baptist, George the Great Martyr, Nicholas the Wonderworker, and Panteleimon the Healer. The main church is dedicated to Saints Anthony and Nectarios the Wonderworker.
The monastery follows the coenobitic rule of monastic life: a brotherhood of monks and novices holding all things in common follow a daily schedule of prayer and work under obedience to the abbot, their spiritual father. The monks’ daily program begins at midnight with personal prayer time and spiritual reading, followed by the cycle of morning prayers and the Divine Liturgy. After a light breakfast and a rest period, the monks begin their work day, attending to prayer and their tasks till evening. Tasks include, among others, construction, groundskeeping, vinedressing, gardening, woodworking, publishing, food preparation, and offering hospitality. The day ends with evening Vespers followed by dinner and Compline. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Great video. Thank you. May the Holy Trinity continue to protect and guide you
Thank you!
That’s Vladimir, I remember him. Very kind man.
@@orthodoxphronesis Very kind man indeed.
Great story! God bless you!
Thank you
I’m going here as a pilgrim next week. I am so excited to find Gods Garden.
You will love it!
very interesting story, congrats for the video .😇
Хареса ли ти видеото?
@@VeryCoolJeep дааа !
Wonderful story. My brother-in-law is a greek national.
Thank you very much!
Awesome
Vasileia. We spoke the other day after the funeral. This a great video Thanks
God Bless
Мой любимый монастырь любимый старец
Hello all
I have visited, and im going there soon and will stay overnight, and im looking forward. One thing i don't understand is that " Orthodox language" ? Im coptic Orthodox, and grow up in both Greek and Eritrean orthodox , im very knowledgeable about Orthodox, but i have never heard such language! Thank you for your helpful informative video.
Thank you very much. God Bless you!
Coptic "Orthodox" are not in communion with the Greek Orthodox Church. So when you are visiting please inform the Fathers that you're in the Coptic Church.
The Greek used is ancient and not modern. Koine is used for the Epistle and Gospel readings. : )
@Damascene749 I have been going there for the last 20 years. Yes, I have been told that many times, and I have argued with the fathers as well. Every thing have to do with politics. In the end, it's not what men said in this earth , what matters is what God message is! It's very powerful to visit.
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Подскажи пожалуйста ты знаешь малитвенное правило монастыря ?
Очень хотелось бы знать
И очень туда хотелось бы но вряд ли это будет
Живите по зопеведям Божиим и все будет хорошо. Главное верить в Бога.
Yes, we have groundwater in Arizona. This is nothing new.
I drove there from the pnw but there was nothing to do and no one to talk to because i only speak english. Just a tip for those who wanna go to monasteries, if you dont speak an orthodox language maybe reconsider.
All the Monks speak English.
@@VeryCoolJeep not in my experience and most seem not very interested in speaking to anglophones. I never heard of someone having a substantial discussion with someone lives there in English. Same goes in Jordanville.
@@user-yz1zt1nq1pGod Bless you.
It's probably because they need a blessing from the Abbot to speak with visitors. @@user-yz1zt1nq1p
I’ve been there and I know that there are monks who speak English. Please do not falsely deter people from visiting Orthodox monasteries. One has to wonder about your true motives.