Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol recalls Elder Ephraim of Arizona

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, in an excerpt from the program "Cardiac Logos, Nostalgia of Holy Forms," speaks about Elder Ephraim of Philotheou, also known as Elder Ephraim of Arizona. He shares memories of their first meetings and communication. The metropolitan describes these encounters as deeply moving.

Despite the strictness of monastic life and the typikon of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou, he felt the elder very close to his heart because of the boundless love with which the elder embraced those who approached him. Through these memories, the figure of a man wholly dedicated to God emerges, marked by ceaseless prayer, great spiritual struggle, and strict ascetic life, yet simultaneously possessing boundless love for every person. The excerpt is available on the program's YouTube channel.