The Path of Tears. Based on the Works of Saint Simeon the New Theologian

The small work of our contemporary, Archimandrite of the Cyprus Orthodox Church of the Epiphany (EUFIVUMSA) "path of tears. According to the creations of St. Simeon of the New Theologian "devoted to the topic of spiritual crying and tears in the life of a Christian for the creations of this great Byzantine Saint (949-1022) In this paper, the patristic teaching is revealed, connected to the personal spiritual experience of prep. Simeon, about crying as the "second baptism", washing the prejudiced sins, and its respectable importance in the life of a Christian in connection with the fertile God"s oxides, as well as other Christian virtues and the exploits. Felling tears There are divine gift to man and directly mentioned by the Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel as the cause of bliss. At the end of the book there are florilegia (collection) from the statements and narratives of the Holy Fathers of the Church and Church Writers on the role of tears in spiritual life