Feast Day: November 2nd
The Life of Saint Gabriel: Monk Gabriel made no discrimination in people. He shared in the joys and sorrows of all the people who came to him. How many of them were saved from being fallen into the abyss of Spiritual darkness. With his ability of prophesy he put them on the Path of Truth…
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Prayers
Apolytikion: As the Master Christ his His Divinity, clothing it in humanity, and, unseen by us, brought into being His ineffable Glory, likewise didst thou hide they glory by means of foolishness, and by the wonder of thy Confession wast shown forth as a Shepherd of Souls; O Venerable Father Gabriel, entreat Christ God to have Mercy on our Souls.
Kontakion: Immeasurable is the Mercy of God, by Whose goodness we behold His creation divinized, O Venerable Father, thou didst confirm in thyself the Image of thy Creator, and exalted thy being to the likeness of God, therefore we glorify thee O Father Gabriel, for thou art worthy of all praise, thou wast on Earth a trumpet of righteousness, a preacher of love and dove of purity, and thine all-wondrous humility hast opened to the world a treasury of wisdom and now in Heaven art thou, the advocate of God’s Mercy and our Salvation.
Megalynarion: We Bless thee, O Venerable Father Gabriel, and we honour thy Holy memory, thou instructor of Monks and converser with Angels.
Apolytikion: Having been adorned with a Godly life, as a God-inspired Archimandrite, let us praise Gabriel with all reverence, as a light-house of clairvoyance and a healer of the sick, whose grave richly pours forth rivers [of healings], as we cry out to him: O Father, from above Bless all those who honour you.
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Quotes by Saint Gabriel
Love your enemies – it’s clear. But how to love enemies of Christ? Stop hating and then you will be able to love them. How to love the evil man? Hate the evil, but love those who do evil. Who knows maybe one day they will repent their sins by the powers of Prayer, tears and confession and become like an Angel. Everything is God’s Will. Love everyone; if you can’t, at least show a goodwill.
Remember and understand me well: without Christ, all is nothing!
Faith and love are perceived through sufferings… If you have everything else but love, you have nothing.
Judging is a great sin, when we exalt ourselves above others. All who exalt themselves are abominable before the Lord. Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted (Matt. 23:12). When you judge others you judge God. Whether you’ve seen a thief, a loose woman, or a drunkard sprawled on the street, do not judge, because the Lord allowed their passions. Through these they should find the path to God — they should be humbled, see their own powerlessness, come to know the Lord, and repent. And are you pleasing to God? That means that the Lord in His grace and mercy is restraining your passions. Know that if He lets them go you will fall into worse sins, and perhaps you won’t manage to climb out of those sins and you’ll perish. Therefore be humble and cautious. You saw that a person sinned, but did you see how he later repented? Then don’t judge! Like a thread passing through the eye of a needle, so man experiences the same sin that he judged in another.
Love will tame even the fiercest lion.
Other people’s sins are not your business. Sit and cry for your sins!
If you disdain even one person, you are far from the Heavenly Kingdom.
The husband came to the Priest for a Blessing. The wife was pregnant. Father Gabriel began to instruct them to live a Christian life, not to quarrel, to watch their speech, that the child could hear everything. The husband had objections: “What do you say, Father Gabriel, they do not hear our talk behind the wall, how can a child hear in the womb?” “So you do not believe me? I ask you, do you not hear the Word of God?” The child began to jerk so strongly that his mother holding her stomach ran out of his Cell.
When somebody curses your faith in your presence and you stay silent – you are worse than the blasphemer.
When you judge others, you judge God.
Monasticism is an Angelic Order; you have to go through fire.
If a Muslim obeys the Ten Commandments, the great Mercy of God descends on him, the Truth will be revealed to him and he will become Orthodox. The searcher finds this, and there are many such examples.
Never judge anyone. Let this be your motto. If you can’t love everyone, at least don’t judge anyone.
When a person’s heart is bad, they give him a glass of water and he immediately feels better. It turns out that one glass of water has a lot of power. Do a good deed, and not even a glass of water will be lost in front of God. The Lord says, “What you did to your neighbour, you did to me.”
Be steadfast in seeking God. Seeing your aspiration, God will provide everything you need.
When others Pray in front of Icons and Crosses made by your hands, a part of the Grace passes to you.
Do not judge, God himself is the Judge. The one who condemns is like an empty stalk of wheat, which always has its head held high and which therefore always looks down on others.
The Lord says: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.” What should God have mercy on us? It is not in the things we are good at, but in the things we sin and show weakness. This is what God should have mercy on us. See what a great difference each of our acts of kindness and every mercy given to us has! So much so that one of the nine commandments of bliss concerns this issue.
If you have sinned, repent at once.
Man should have only one fear – it is the fear of sin.
When you are about to begin a conversation, first cross in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, so that God directs your word for good.
There is a common saying among the people: “Ignorance is not a sin.” This is just not right. The only discount is that it’s a lesser sin. We will bear a corresponding answer for all our actions.
Modesty is the key to many virtues. Through it, a number of temptations are suppressed, which press on a man and try to drag him into the swamp of sin.
Orthodox Church is a ship that sails on the ocean caught by a storm. We, the Orthodox, are on that ship. People of other religions swim alone.
If you are a witness of lies and theft, and you can not escape it, read the Prayer Our Father.
We are strengthened by Holy Water and Prosphoros. They should be taken with Faith.
The Lord points out the trouble of others, to soften our hearts.
If you do not fulfill the Commandments of God, do not disturb Him with many Prayers. They will not be answered and that kind of Prayer will be your Judgement.
During the antichrist times, the strongest temptation will be aniticipation of salvation from the cosmos, from humanoids, extraterrestrials which are actually the demons. One should rarely look up at the sky, as the signs might be deceptive and thus one may be ruined.