{"id":6487,"date":"2022-11-30T06:07:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=6487"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:53:16","slug":"saint-porphyrios-of-kafsokalyvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2022\/11\/saint-porphyrios-of-kafsokalyvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sf\u00e2ntul Porfirie Kavsokalivitul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Via\u021ba Sf\u00e2ntului Porfirie Kavsokalivitul a fost un zbor \u00eentins, alb c\u0103tre Dumnezeu! Evanghelios, a\u0219a cum a fost numit la botez, s-a n\u0103scut din p\u0103rin\u021bi s\u0103raci pe nume Leonidas \u0219i Eleni Bairaktaris, pe 7 februarie 1906 \u00een satul Evvia, \u00eentr-o familie de cinci copii. Tat\u0103l Sf\u00e2ntului a fost \u0219i psalt, ajut\u00e2ndu-l uneori chiar pe Sf\u00e2ntul Nectarie \u00een c\u0103l\u0103toriile sale.<\/em><\/p>

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Sf\u00e2ntul Porfirie a urmat doar dou\u0103 clase la \u0219coala din sat, fiind nevoit s\u0103 renun\u021be mai t\u00e2rziu din cauza s\u0103r\u0103ciei. Astfel, \u00eenc\u0103 de la v\u00e2rsta de 8 ani \u00eencepe s\u0103 lucreze pentru a fi de folos familiei sale. Lucreaz\u0103 micile ogoare de\u021binute de familie, are grij\u0103 de animale, lucreaz\u0103 la minele din zon\u0103 sau ajut\u0103 la diverse b\u0103c\u0103nii din Halkida \u0219i Pireu. \u00cens\u0103, \u00een mijlocul treburilor de fiecare zi, Sf\u00e2ntul \u00ee\u0219i \u00eendulcea zilele citind via\u021ba Sf\u00e2ntului Ioan Coliba\u0219ul, pe care \u00ee\u0219i dorea s\u0103 o urmeze tot mai mult. \u00cendemnat de aceast\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103, \u00eencearc\u0103 de c\u00e2teva ori s\u0103 plece \u00een Muntele Athos, dar de fiecare dat\u0103 se \u00eentoarce. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103 dorin\u021ba i se \u00eempline\u0219te \u0219i ajunge \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul Munte. Acolo, de\u0219i avea o v\u00e2rst\u0103 fraged\u0103, 12-14 ani, prin dragostea dumnezeiasc\u0103 devine ucenicul a doi fra\u021bi evlavio\u0219i \u0219i nevoitori, Pantelimon \u0219i Ioanichie, care locuiau la Chilia Sf\u00e2ntului Gheorghe din Kavsokalivia. S-a dedicat total ascult\u0103rii fa\u021b\u0103 de b\u0103tr\u00e2nii s\u0103i pe care \u00eei iubea foarte mult. A\u0219a \u00eenc\u00e2t pe toate le \u00eemplinea cu dragoste deplin\u0103: mergea descul\u021b prin z\u0103pad\u0103, b\u0103t\u00e2nd c\u0103r\u0103ri anevoioase, f\u0103cea multe metanii, cu trupul gol de la br\u00e2u \u00een sus, ca s\u0103 nu-l fure somnul, sculpta lemnul, c\u0103ra p\u0103m\u00e2nt cu spinarea de la mari distan\u021be, fiindc\u0103 voiau s\u0103 fac\u0103 o mic\u0103 gr\u0103din\u0103 \u00een p\u0103r\u021bile st\u00e2ncoase ale Chiliei Sf\u00e2ntului Gheorghe. Iar pe toate acestea le \u00eempletea cu r\u00e2vn\u0103 pentru cele duhovnice\u0219ti, fiind mereu atent la r\u00e2nduielile biserice\u0219ti. A \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat pe de rost Sfintele Evanghelii \u00een timpul rucodeliei \u0219i le repeta \u00eentruna, ca s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i poat\u0103 \u021bine mintea alipit\u0103 de Hristos.<\/p>

Mai t\u00e2rziu pu\u021bin, la momentul r\u00e2nduit de Dumnezeu a fost tuns \u00een monahism, primind numele de Nichita. Pentru ascultarea \u0219i smerenia sa a primit darul vederii cu duhul \u00eenc\u0103 din tinere\u021be. Iar primul semn a fost c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i vedea b\u0103tr\u00e2nii venind \u00eenc\u0103 de la o distan\u021b\u0103 mare, de la care nu puteau fi v\u0103zu\u021bi. Iar darurile sale au sporit cu c\u00e2t se d\u0103ruia mai mult ascult\u0103rii \u0219i rug\u0103ciunii. A\u0219adar, putea citi g\u00e2ndurile oamenilor, putea vedea p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ad\u00e2ncul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een \u00eenaltul cerului, t\u0103m\u0103duia doar privind locul bolnav, vindeca doar prin atingere, se ruga \u0219i rug\u0103ciunea se \u00eemplinea.<\/p>

La v\u00e2rsta de 20 de ani s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit de pleurezie \u0219i la \u00eendemnul B\u0103tr\u00e2nilor s\u0103i s-a \u00eentors \u00een satul natal. Dar pentru c\u0103 inima sa r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul Munte, s-a \u00eentors acolo, \u00eens\u0103, tot din ascultare fa\u021b\u0103 de B\u0103tr\u00e2nii s\u0103i, din pricin\u0103 c\u0103 se \u00eemboln\u0103vise din nou, s-a a\u0219ezat la o m\u0103n\u0103stire din afara Sf\u00e2ntului Munte, mai precis la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Lefka a Sf\u00e2ntului Haralambie din Evvia, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Avlonari. A fost hirotonit preot la 27 iulie 1927 de c\u0103tre episcopul de Sinai, Porfirie al III-lea, care i-a dat \u0219i numele. Apoi a primit duhovnicia de la Mitropolitul de Karystia din acea vreme, Pantelimon, \u0219i ulterior a fost ridicat la treapta de Arhimandrit. Din 1940 devine preot paroh la capela policlinicii din Atena, aflat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 Pia\u021ba Omonia, pentru a \u00eengriji bolnavii. Timp de treizeci de ani sluje\u0219te cu dragoste aici, iar apoi se mut\u0103 la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Sf\u00e2ntului Nicolae din Kallisia, unde \u0219i-a continuat lucrarea de duhovnic. Pe la chilia sa au trecut toate categoriile omene\u0219ti, pe to\u021bi i-a primit la fel, cu aceea\u0219i dragoste, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 vreo diferen\u021b\u0103, t\u0103m\u0103duind dup\u0103 putere fiecare suflet.<\/p>

Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 pleurezia de care a suferit \u00een tinere\u021be, P\u0103rintele Porfirie a fost \u00eencercat \u0219i de alte boli. Pe c\u00e2nd se afla la policlinic\u0103, s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit de rinichi \u0219i a fost operat cu mare \u00eent\u00e2rziere, fiindc\u0103 lucra ne\u00eencetat. De aceea a intrat \u00een com\u0103, iar familia sa a fost \u00een\u0219tiin\u021bat\u0103 de medici s\u0103 \u00eei preg\u0103teasc\u0103 \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea. Cu voia Domnului \u00eens\u0103, p\u0103rintele a revenit la via\u021b\u0103, \u00een ciuda prognozelor medicale \u0219i a continuat s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 ob\u0219tea Bisericii. Apoi \u0219i-a rupt piciorul. De asemenea, din cauza efortului pe care l-a f\u0103cut \u00een vremea c\u00e2nd era \u00een satul s\u0103u, Turkovuni, unde a vie\u021buit ani la r\u00e2nd \u0219i unde c\u0103ra greut\u0103\u021bi mari, a f\u0103cut o hernie care l-a chinuit p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ultimii ani ai vie\u021bii. \u00cen anul 1978 a f\u0103cut infarct miocardic, dar \u00eendat\u0103 ce \u0219i-a revenit, a \u00eentemeiat \u00eempreun\u0103 cu c\u00e2\u021biva dintre fiii s\u0103i duhovnice\u0219ti Sf\u00e2nta M\u0103n\u0103stire de maici \u201eSchimbarea la Fa\u021b\u0103 a M\u00e2ntuitorului\u201d, cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea Episcopului Atenei. Nici mai apoi nu l-au p\u0103r\u0103sit problemele medicale. A fost operat de cataract\u0103, \u0219i-a pierdut vederea ochiului st\u00e2ng, iar ulterior \u0219i pe cea a ochiului drept. Din cauza efectelor secundare ale unei injec\u021bii cu cortizon care i s-a f\u0103cut \u00een timpul opera\u021biei de cataract\u0103, a suferit mai multe hemoragii intestinale \u0219i de atunci a \u00eendurat dureri cumplite. \u00cens\u0103 pe toate le-a \u00eendurat cu r\u0103bdare \u0219i cu dragoste, \u00eengrijindu-se de cei din jurul s\u0103u cu aceea\u0219i r\u00e2vn\u0103.<\/p>

Preg\u0103tindu-se de cele ve\u0219nice, \u00een anul 1984 i s-a dat Chilia Sf\u00e2ntului Gheorghe din Kafsokalivia, unde fusese tuns monah, Chilie care atunci era nelocuit\u0103 \u0219i unde \u0219i-a instalat c\u00e2\u021biva ucenici. Pu\u021bin mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd \u0219i-a sim\u021bit sf\u00e2r\u0219itul aproape, s-a spovedit duhovnicului s\u0103u \u0219i s-a stabilit acolo. Apoi, tot acolo a dictat o scrisoare de r\u0103mas bun c\u0103tre fiii s\u0103i duhovnice\u0219ti. Aceasta fost g\u0103sit\u0103 \u00een ve\u0219mintele sale de \u00eengrop\u0103ciune, \u00een ziua adormirii sale. Ultima noapte a vie\u021buirii sale p\u0103m\u00e2nte\u0219ti \u0219i-a petrecut-o ca \u0219i pe celelalte, \u00een ad\u00e2nc\u0103 rug\u0103ciune. Ultimele cuvinte rostite de cuviosul p\u0103rinte au fost cuvintele rug\u0103ciunii \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u0219ti a lui Iisus Hristos: \u201eca to\u021bi s\u0103 fie una\u201d (Ioan 17, 21). Dup\u0103 aceea l-au auzit repet\u00e2nd un singur cuv\u00e2nt, aflat la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul Noului Testament, mai precis la Sf\u00e2r\u0219itul Apocalipsei Sf\u00e2ntului Ioan Teologul: \u201eVino!\u201d (\u201eAmin! Vino, Doamne Iisuse!\u201d). Pe data de 2 decembrie 1991 a adormit \u00eentru Domnul. Fiii s\u0103i duhovnice\u0219ti au fost \u00een\u0219tiin\u021ba\u021bi de adormirea sa abia dup\u0103 \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare, a\u0219a cum \u0219i-a dorit P\u0103rintele, \u00eentruc\u00e2t nu voia ca ace\u0219tia s\u0103 se osteneasc\u0103 pentru a veni la \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare. Pe 27 noiembrie 2013, sf\u00e2ntul sinod al Patriarhiei Ecumenice a decis \u00eenscrierea b\u0103tr\u00e2nului Porfirie \u00een r\u00e2ndul sfin\u021bilor, cu pr\u0103znuire la data de 2 decembrie.<\/p>

De la Sf\u00e2ntul Porfirie ne-au r\u0103mas o serie de cuvinte de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103 care m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie suflete \u0219i ast\u0103zi:<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ce este lupta cre\u0219tin\u0103? Iat\u0103, sufletul e o gr\u0103din\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103 p\u0103r\u021bi: \u00eentr-o parte, cresc spinii, iar \u00een cealalt\u0103, florile. Noi avem un rezervor cu ap\u0103 \u2013 puterile sufletului \u2013, cu dou\u0103 robinete \u0219i dou\u0103 \u0219an\u021buri. Unul duce apa spre spini, iar cel\u0103lalt, spre flori. De fiecare dat\u0103 nu pot deschide dec\u00e2t un singur robinet. Las spinii neuda\u021bi, s\u0103 se ofileasc\u0103, \u0219i ud florile, ca s\u0103 \u00eenfloreasc\u0103.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apropierea de Dumnezeu s\u0103 se fac\u0103 simplu, f\u0103r\u0103 un g\u00e2nd ascuns.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u0103 le privim pe toate, fie bune, fie rele, cu un sur\u00e2s duhovnicesc, iar fa\u021b\u0103 de cele dureroase, ap\u0103s\u0103toare \u0219i \u00eendelungate, s\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103m t\u0103ria st\u00e2ncii \u00een fa\u021ba valurilor vie\u021bii. S\u0103 fi\u021bi st\u00e2nci!<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu vorbesc nim\u0103nui despre Hristos f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mi se cear\u0103.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eu a\u0219a g\u00e2ndesc, dar voi face\u021bi cum crede\u021bi.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prefer s\u0103 fiu \u00een\u0219elat \u00een Biseric\u0103, dec\u00e2t s\u0103 o p\u0103r\u0103sesc. Nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiesc f\u0103r\u0103 Biseric\u0103 \u0219i nu voi p\u0103r\u0103si niciodat\u0103 corabia ei.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu po\u021bi s\u0103 comunici cu Hristos, \u0219i s\u0103 ai \u00een acela\u0219i timp rela\u021bii proaste cu ceilal\u021bi oameni.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu c\u00e2\u0219tigi un om cu asprimea, ci cu bun\u0103tatea.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Numai Dumnezeu poate schimba inimile oamenilor.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R\u0103ul \u00eencepe cu g\u00e2ndurile rele.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu te lupta s\u0103 opre\u0219ti sau s\u0103 \u00eendrep\u021bi gre\u0219elile celuilalt. Iube\u0219te-l a\u0219a cum e, cu toate gre\u0219elile lui, iar Domnul se va \u00eengriji de acestea.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hristos nu vrea l\u00e2ng\u0103 El oameni grosolani, ci delica\u021bi.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00e2nd te \u00eenha\u021b\u0103 satana \u0219i te apas\u0103, s\u0103 nu r\u0103m\u00e2i nemi\u0219cat, a\u0219a cum r\u0103m\u00e2n unii ce devin melancolici \u0219i cad pe g\u00e2nduri ore \u00eentregi.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Z\u0103d\u0103rnicie e tot ce iei din egoism. Ve\u0219nicie este tot ce dai din iubire.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00e2nd te rogi pentru un om pe care \u00eel muncesc patimi p\u0103c\u0103toase, s\u0103 nu i-o spui, fiindc\u0103 diavolul va afla \u0219i va ridica \u00eend\u00e2rjire \u00een sufletul t\u0103u \u0219i astfel rug\u0103ciunea ta nu va da rod. S\u0103 te rogi pentru acel om \u00een tain\u0103, \u0219i astfel rug\u0103ciunea ta \u00eel va ajuta.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu mi-e fric\u0103 de iad \u0219i nu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la rai. \u00cei cer numai Domnului s\u0103 fie milostiv cu toat\u0103 lumea \u0219i cu mine.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oricine nu se poc\u0103ie\u0219te, va fi pierdut.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mai \u00eent\u00e2i iart\u0103-i pe aceia care te \u00eentristeaz\u0103.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fii atent, c\u0103ci trebuie s\u0103 ne lupt\u0103m p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd ne vom da ultima suflare. Fii cu b\u0103gare de seam\u0103.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u0103 mergi la Biseric\u0103 \u00een mod regulat, s\u0103 te spovede\u0219ti \u0219i s\u0103 te \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219e\u0219ti des \u0219i-atunci vei sc\u0103pa de toat\u0103 frica \u0219i \u021bi se vor t\u0103m\u0103dui toate r\u0103nile suflete\u0219ti.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Te pov\u0103\u021buiesc s\u0103 ai mereu dragoste pentru to\u021bi. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd dragoste, apoi toate celelalte.<\/em><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u0103 te spovede\u0219ti periodic \u0219i temeinic, fiindc\u0103, chiar de-ai fi Patriarh, dac\u0103 nu te spovede\u0219ti, nu te m\u00e2ntuie\u0219ti.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The life of Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia was a smooth, majestic flight toward God! Evangelos, as he was named at baptism, was born to poor parents named Leonidas and Eleni Bairaktaris on February 7, 1906 in the province of Evvia, into a family of five children. The Saint\u2019s father was a chanter, sometimes accompanying even […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-6487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-nov-dec-22","tag-holy-fathers","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6487"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6592,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6487\/revisions\/6592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}