Monastic Wisdom Quotes

“We here, my sister, don’t sleep at all at night. Every night we have a vigil. We pray for the whole world all night. Only in the morning and midday do we rest a little after we eat. This is our rule: half the day we work, and the rest of the time we rest in silence and are content. Ascetical life! Wilderness! Angelic life, full of grace! If only you were here to see us! Oh, if only it were possible for you to see us! Here,”
― Elder Joseph the Hesychast, Monastic Wisdom: The Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast