My acquaintance with Saint Paisios was one of the significant events of my life. He helped me in various aspects of my life, both personally and spiritually.

In my sermons and speeches, I always spoke about his life and teachings, mainly referring to his theological words. Thus, over time, I published various texts about him in my circulating books. With the encouragement of some, I gathered the most important ones and republished them in this book. In some parts, there is an overlap, but this also sheds even more light on the saint.

The first texts were published before his canonization, which is why phrases like "Fr. Paisios," "Elder Paisios," etc., are maintained.

I believe that Saint Paisios was an experiential theologian and expressed an original theology. Even though the texts published in this book were written at different times and are fragmentary, they reveal this wonderful saint of our days, this universal saint.

May we have his blessing.

(From the preface of "Nafpaktos and Saint Blaise Hierotheos")