These Days the Devil is Roaming Free - St. Paisios the Athonite

These Days the Devil is Roaming Free - St. Paisios the Athonite

From Orthodox Wisdom by Readings from Saints of Holy Orthodoxy

January 20, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

St. Paisios provides insights on how to recognize and overcome the devil's deceptions.

St. Paisios arms us with the knowledge of how the devil works, how we can overcome his deceptions, and how to unite ourselves to Christ. "The devil can harm us only if," teaches St. Paisios, "we allow him to have power over us." 0:00 Intro 0:15 When We Sin We Give Rights to Temptation 3:21 Confession Deprives the Devil of His Rights 5:51 The Devil Will Not Approach a Pure Creature of God 10:02 We Should Not Start a Conversation With the Devil 11:43 The Devil is Weak 16:29 The Devil is Dumb 20:48 The Reason That God Allows the Devil to Tempt Us 24:55 The Devil Does Not Want to Repent 29:38 Humility Destroys the DevilReading from “Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 1: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man”, p. 52-69📖 Spiritual Counsels, Vol. I: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man by St. Paisioshttps://www.holycross.org/products/with-pain-and-love-for-contemporary-man-elder-paisios?srsltid=AfmBOooG0oxZfwjniLoIMF1LXDQHdMBKr8W6eXoQxM2xf-AEqHLNx31u🎧 The Struggle Against Thoughts - St. Paisios the Athonitehttps://youtu.be/5sN-zHdnjto🎧 Everyone Needs a Spiritual Father - St. Paisios the Athonitehttps://youtu.be/xaSeWRcJPHo🎧 Fighting the Passions - Archbishop Theophan…

People in this episode

Host: Readings from Saints of Holy Orthodoxy

Topics covered

  • spiritual warfare
  • overcoming temptation
  • Christian teachings
  • devil's deceptions
  • humility

Keywords

  • devil
  • temptation
  • confession
  • humility
  • spiritual guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 1: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man

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