The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XXI, Part II

Podcast: Philokalia Ministries · Father David Abernethy

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

There is something extraordinarily beautiful in the way the aged elders speak to Isaac. They do not flatter him. Neither do they crush his zeal. They recognize that his desire is good, but they also recognize something Isaac himself cannot yet see: even the desire for humility can become a hiding place for pride. Isaac proposes something apparently severe. He will sit publicly outside the church eating in the morning so that people will see him, judge him, and think less of him. He has read of the great ascetics deliberately courting dishonor in order...