Авва Исхирион
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The Holy Skete Fathers pronounced a prophecy about the last generation.
They suggested the question: “What have we done?” One of them, a great resident, Abba Iskhirion, said to this: “We kept the commandments of God.” The fathers asked: “What will those who immediately follow us do?” He answered: “They will do half as much as we do.” The fathers asked again: “And those who will come after them?” “These,” answered the Abba, “will by no means have monastic activity; but misfortunes will befall them, and they, having been exposed to misfortunes and temptations, will turn out to be greater than us and greater than our fathers” 560.
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