Towards the end of his life, Saint Savvas was in a state of intense concentration and Holy contrition. For three days he did not receive anyone and he gave his last counsels. His last words of counsel to his Nuns were “Love is the bond of perfection.” To the Abbess he said, “Love, love, love.” When he was on the point of death taking his last breath, suddenly he received strength, brought his blessed small hands together, and clapped them repeatedly saying his last Holy words: “The Lord! The Lord! The Lord!”.
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