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VIII Desert to City The Hellenic Voice, Page 9 faith & religion WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 Desert to City Bringing monastic wisdom home St. Catherine’s transcendent art treasures are gloriously preserved by the dry climate of the Sinai Desert. Massive crowds pass through the holy monastery daily HOLY LIGHT in pursuit of even OF SINAI fleeting contact with their legacy. But the authentic life of the monks is shared only by those who come as pil- The pulpit area of the Etz Hayyim grims, hoping to Synagogue in Crete shows smoke experience, not just and fire damage. sublime works of art, Sister Joanna but the spiritual life that inspired those works – the greatest art form of all. Nowhere is the monks’ spiritual life Synagogue more intimately shared than in their continued from page 1 devout worship services. The timeless mystery of the Liturgy, begun in near- total darkness every morning, contin- the Hania police for their work in making ues to unfold afterwards in the bright the arrests and urged people to help restore light of the monastery’s arhontariki, the synagogue by making donations to or traditional reception room. There, groups such as the International Survey of in the upper reaches of the castle Jewish Monuments (ISJM) and The fortress, pilgrims join the monastics Association of Friends of Greek Jewry. for refreshments, in fellowship which “The most positive response to these is considered an extension of the anti-Semitic acts will be the complete church worship. restoration of Etz Hayyim,” she said. Therefore, especially if the The Etz Hayyim synagogue, which monastery Abbot is present, there will dates back to the Middle Ages, is the only be only one conversation, in which all surviving Jewish monument on the island partake – no one must be isolated of Crete. It was restored in the late 1990s from the Body of Christ. and has since become a memorial and a Even the seating serves the ideal, tourist attraction. arranged for unity, in a single row By 1941 most of the Jews in Crete had around the perimeter of the room. Photo by Bruce M. White Photography emigrated, leaving only the Hania commu- Christian fellowship must be genuine- Beginning at 4 a.m., Divine Liturgy is celebrated seven days a week in the katholicon, or main nity of about 270 people. They were ly social, a liturgical expression of church, of St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai, whose official name is The Sacred and deported by Nazi invaders in 1944 and unity in love. Imperial Monastery of the God-trodden Mountain of Sinai. Pilgrims are afterwards invited for died when their ship was bombed and sunk Usually a formal room inspiring coffee with the monks. by the Allies. Sunday manners, the arhontariki at St. Catherine’s Monastery has rather a Expressions of support he cannot arrive at his heart. whimsical charm. Exotic firebirds Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent from early Christian art flamboyantly As St. Catherine’s elected Dikaios, Geronta What does a person feel who has a letter to the Jewish community of Greece guard painted ornamental gardens Pavlos has been responsible for the spiritual arrived at purity of heart? through Moses Konstantinis, chairman of bordering the paneled ceiling. Below, life of the monastery for four decades. He rep- First of all, he is very peaceful the Central Israeli Council of Greece, portraits of elegant Greek royalty, resents the Archbishop during his frequent inside. He doesn’t despair – he closes expressing “profound sadness” over the more sedately, decorate the walls. unavoidable absences, and oversees the daily the door to hopelessness once and for recent arson attempt against the syna- Soon after the Abbot rises to con- worship services and large monastery garden. all. No matter what happens in his gogue. clude the morning interlude, the room The hesychast geronta, devoted to ceaseless life. He has much love, both for him- “We condemn this deed as any other returns to its silent contemplation of “prayer of the heart,” also responds to the spiri- self and for others. Thusly he will deed of violence and terrorism and, partic- generations gone by, until its peaceful tual needs of countless Orthodox pilgrims, both within the descend to his heart, to the depth in ularly, against sites of the worship of refuge is appropriated for conversa- monastery and throughout Gree and Cyprus. His insightful spiritu- other words, of his soul. God,” His All Holiness stated. tion with a monastery spiritual father. al guidance is in constant demand. “Furthermore, we express to you the deep With faith, Geronta, how can we Geronta Pavlos, can we ask you sympathy of our Most Holy Church of face the great trial of the loss of a what village you are from? Constantinople and ours too, as well as our loved one? Sr. Joanna has been associated with St. deeply felt compassion over this sad event. Yes, and what difference does it Catherine’s Monastery since 1990 through its First of all, there is no such thing as We pray to God to protect you and the make compared to ... dependent monasteries in Greece and Sinai, “he died.” The person doesn’t die. Jewish community in Greece from every The body does dissolve, but the soul Yes, of course, Geronta, ... but most recently the historic Red Sea hermitage assault.” doesn’t die; it’s immortal. Because of which one did you say ... ? of Hamman Mousa (Springs of Moses), where Archbishop Demetrios of America stat- that the first Christians never said that ed: I’m from the Peloponnisos. My the Hebrew people camped during the Exodus someone died, neither did they use the “Clearly, such a sacrilege has been per- village is called Kranidi, in Argolida. after the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea. term “graveyard,” but they always petrated by aberrant person or persons, It is opposite the island of Spetses. used the word “cemetery” [its Greek who in no way represent the proud people root] implying one didn’t die, but of Crete or the Hellenic people as a whole, The years that you were growing body – the fasting that the Church make room for prayer, because it will slept. Therefore real death doesn’t the names of whose heroes of the up, was village life pretty tradition- prescribes helps the bodily health of a enlighten your good works to be suc- exist for us. There is a transition from Holocaust are inscribed in the hearts of the al? Were the people faithful? person. cessful. this temporary life to the eternal. Jewish people. We stand in solidarity with When one has this in mind and His All Holiness and all people of good Yes, the old-timers were strict, both However, when a person is told What prayer? thinks about it, he will react with will who condemn this cowardly act, and in matters of faith and in their life. he has all these details to follow, At home, at work, in the street, the courage, with fortitude. And instead we pray for the swift restoration of this There, if someone gave his word on one food today, another tomorrow mind can pray and be with God, and of grieving in anguish and tears, he Synagogue, and for the well being of the something, he wouldn’t go back on it, ... it comes as a lot of rules and reg- say “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy prays for the soul of the one fallen historic Jewish community of Crete.” he kept it no matter what. He didn’t ulations. If Orthodoxy is about free- on me.” Not many words, those are asleep. And not only does he benefit, The attacks on the synagogue have also know how to tell lies – to become dom, where do all these rules fit in? easy. But it requires carefulness. but the one who has left this life is been condemned by Hellenes and govern- engaged to a girl and then abandon But the rules exist in order to hold also benefited. ment officials in Greece and the United her, for instance. It was a formidable If one is not advanced in prayer, you in freedom, because if the rules Will that fill the void he feels? States. thing, a major sin to do such a thing. it is easy to be distracted while say- don’t exist, neither does freedom. The “This is another attack to spread anti- They were very straightforward peo- ing the Jesus Prayer.. rules promote freedom, you see. Now, Yes of course! He will be helped Semitism and racism in Greece,” stated ple, their word was their contract. very much in that way. Andrew A. Athens, national chairman of there are vegetarians, by choice. The The mind will wander no matter the United Hellenic American Congress And in church, did they follow Church doesn’t say to do this; people what prayer you are saying – if you What role does psychiatry play in (UHAC), president of Hellenicare and the traditions? on their own abstain from meat for are reading prayers from a book, the the healing of the soul. Is it the health. So, since it helps us, why mind will wander in order to under- president of the World Council of Hellenes Definitely. I remember when we same as confession? shouldn’t we fast, which, as suggest- stand what you are reading. One must (SAE). “These acts of violence will not be were little children, we didn’t have a ed by the Church, is very light. be patient, and as soon as the mind No, it is a different thing, because tolerated. The Jewish community in lot of things, no clocks etc.
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