Vessel of Grace: The Life, Teachings and Miracles of Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia

For more than sixty years, Father Porphyrios remained beside us like a sun of mercy. He softened our souls when we did not expect it. He resolved our problems before we had even shared our questions. He removed hidden illnesses before we noticed them. He gave us healing medicine and offered a heavenly sense of well-being. He taught us how to live and rejoice in life: by paying no attention to the devil and the passions, but loving Christ and always seeking His will in both joy and sorrow. *** “Christ is Paradise, my children. What is Paradise? Christ. Paradise begins here. Those who live Christ here on earth live Paradise. Where love for Christ exists, loneliness is destroyed. You are at peace, joyful and fulfilled. There is no melancholy, illness, constraint, turmoil, gloom or hell. Christ is present in all your thoughts and actions. From the moment a person knows Christ, loves Him and is loved by Him, all things become good and holy, joyful and easy.” Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia