…When you meet a saint, you can never forget him. It is a breathtaking experience. Personally, I have seen many things in my life, met countless people, many of them with wonderful talents, skills, degrees, high positions, and titles. However, an hour with them can leave you feeling bored and restless.

Meeting the saints does not cause you boredom at all. You live in a paradise and you do not want this communication to stop for anything. The image of St. Ephraim remains indelible within me. And his holy words constantly swirl in my mind, even though so many years have passed.

These experiences that I have lived or heard will try to convey them in this book. I believe that you too will get a taste of the love and sweetness of this man of God, St. Ephraim of Katounakia…