The future. Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvitis.

Testimony of Mr. Doukas Bygiatiotis. Real estate agent. Athens.

The future

During my first visits to the Saint, in 1984-5, he told me the following important thing:

-Elder, how do you see the future in general?

-Very difficult days will come, especially when people start to move. The world will not be able to bear it. Greece will be one of the countries that will bear the greatest burden. We must stay united, pray and not be afraid.

-What is the European Community? Is it good that we joined?

-For the big states, it is good. However, when the movements of peoples begin, we will suffer. It will be difficult for everyone, but especially for Greece, which will bear the greatest burden. Everyone will fall on us...!

-What should we do then?

-God will take care of everything. We should pray day and night, be united, and God will take care of us.

I understood how the European Economic Community (EEC) was created to serve the interests of the great and powerful powers. At that time, these things seemed strange to me and I hesitated to believe them, but today, 35 years later, I see them come true and I think about how enlightened the Saint was. Now I see them vividly before me, whereas at that time they seemed unbelievable to me. The Saint had told me other things about our future, but unfortunately I did not write them down and I do not remember them well.