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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

St. Paisios about America



America has been the object of prophecy, both of St. Paisios and other Saints, who, among other things, prophesied that "America will feed the whole world and in the end it will be destroyed," but also that "it will cease to be a superpower." It is of great value to read the words of st. Paisios, st.Aristoklis, as well as of Father Ioannis Kalaidis and Elder Ambrosios Lazaris, which especially today seem more relevant than ever.

Saint Paisios had talked about various issues, including America. In fact, the following incident had happened when a Greek-American Senator had visited him:

During the war in Yugoslavia, a Greek-American senator had gone to Mount Athos. They told him about the Elder and he decided to meet him. When he reached the cell with his two companions, the Elder appeared, who as soon as he saw them, lowered his eyes and said: "Killers of the people, Americans."

This seemed unheard of to those present, and someone tried to correct things by saying, "But, Elder, they are not exactly Americans. They are Greeks who came to worship on Mount Athos and came to see you. ”The Elder, however, did not change his attitude. He began talking to them, saying that without the Americans there would be peace in the world. Then the youngest of the senator's companions said to the Elder: We are striving for peace. We do not agree with the actions of the American President. "We will try with the other side, that is, the opposition, to help our Serbian brothers, for the sake of Orthodoxy."
But the Elder did not want to continue with them.

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