دوم قرنتیان ۶.۱۱-۱۶ (رساله)

۱۱ای قرنتیان، ما بی‌پرده با شما سخن گفتیم و دل خود را بر شما گشودیم. ۱۲ما محبت خود را از شما دریغ نمی‌داریم. شمایید که مِهر خود را از ما دریغ می‌کنید. ۱۳با شما همچون فرزندانم سخن می‌گویم؛ شما نیز دل خود را بر ما بگشایید. ۱۴زیر یوغ ناموافق با بی‌ایمانان مروید، زیرا پارسایی و شرارت را چه پیوندی است و نور و ظلمت را چه رفاقتی؟ ۱۵مسیح و بِلیعال را چه توافقی است و مؤمن و بی‌ایمان را چه شباهتی؟ ۱۶و معبد خدا و بتها را چه سازگاری است؟ زیرا ما معبد خدای زنده‌ایم. چنانکه خدا می‌گوید: «بین آنها سکونت خواهم گزید و در میانشان راه خواهم رفت، و من خدای ایشان خواهم بود و آنان قوم من خواهند بود.»

مرقس ۱.۲۳-۲۸ (انجیل)

۲۳در آن هنگام، در کنیسۀ آنها مردی بود که روح پلید داشت. او فریاد برآورد: ۲۴«ای عیسای ناصری، تو را با ما چه کار است؟ آیا آمده‌ای نابودمان کنی؟ می‌دانم کیستی! تو آن قدّوسِ خدایی!» ۲۵عیسی او را نهیب زد و گفت: «خاموش باش و از او بیرون بیا!» ۲۶آنگاه روح پلید آن مرد را سخت تکان داد و نعره‌زنان از او بیرون آمد. ۲۷مردم همه چنان شگفت‌زده شده بودند که از یکدیگر می‌پرسیدند: «این چیست؟ تعلیمی جدید و با اقتدار! او حتی به ارواح پلید نیز فرمان می‌دهد و آنها اطاعتش می‌کنند.» ۲۸پس دیری نپایید که آوازۀ او در سرتاسر ناحیۀ جلیل پیچید.

قدیس پویمن کبیر (۴۵۰)

“He was an Egyptian by birth and a great Egyptian ascetic. As a boy, he visited various spiritual teachers and gathered proven experience as a bee gathers honey from flowers. Pimen once begged the elder Paul to take him to St Païsius. Seeing him, Païsius said: ‘This child will save many; the hand of God is on him.’ In time, Pimen became a monk and drew two of his brothers to monasticism. Their mother once came to see her sons, but Pimen would not allow her in, asking through the door: ‘Which do you want more: to see us here and now, or in the other world in eternity?’ Their mother went away joy-fully, saying: ‘If I will see you for certain there, I don’t need to see you here.’ In the monastery of these three brothers, governed by the eldest, Abba Anoub, the rule was as follows: at night, four hours were passed in manual work, four hours in sleep and four in reading the Psalter. The day was passed, from morning to noon, in alternate work and prayer, from mid-day to Vespers in reading and after Vespers they prepared their meal, the only one in the twenty—four hours, and this usually of some sort of cabbage. Pimen himself said about their life: ‘We ate what was to hand. No-one ever said: “Give me something else”, or “I won’t eat that”. In that way, we spent our whole life in silence and peace.’ He lived in the fifth century, and entered peacefully into rest in great old age.” (Prologue)

His name means “shepherd”. Many of his words can be found in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

کبیر-شهید فانوریوس جدیداً ظاهر شد رودس

“Little is known of the holy Martyr Phanurius, except that which is depicted concerning his martyrdom on his holy icon, which was discovered in the year 1500 among the ruins of an ancient church on Rhodes, when the Moslems ruled there. Thus he is called “the Newly-Revealed.” The faithful pray to Saint Phanurius especially to help them recover things that have been lost, and because he has answered their prayers so often, the custom has arisen of baking the Phaneropita (‘Phanarius-Cake’) as a thank-offering.” (Great Horologion)

There is a tradition that his mother was a great sinner, and that he was unable to convert her in her lifetime. After her death he prayed more for her salvation than for his own. As he was being stoned to death, he prayed: ‘For the sake of these my sufferings, Lord, help all those who will pray to Thee for the salvation of Phanurius’ sinful mother.’ So, in Egypt, where he is much revered, many Christians pray ‘O Lord, save Phanurius’ mother and help me, a sinner.’