VIDEO: Hieromonk Seraphim Aldea – The Celtic Saints

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1. Very intriguing. Makes me want to visit Scotland 🙂

2. No stability these times – freedom – on a boat mad in Christ – do you have rules ?????????? Do you have houses?..hahahaha fear not saints live in houses too sir

3. There was a Christian Church in Roman Britain . Ireland of course was not in Roman Britain and continued with tribal warfare throughout the period. and later. I presume that you are all familiar with the continuing studies of Roman Britain's material remains. Charles Thomas wrote 'Christianity in Roman Britain to AD 500' in 1981. other's have taken up the study. Material remains are useful when the population is illiterate. Gaul had Christian Bishops and there were contacts with them during the the whole period even for the Celtic Saints.

4. Very interesting.

5. I really enjoyed the history that he explains in this interview.

6. Wonderful. Just wonderful.

7. I'm new to your channel and I love that this channel exists. I especially enjoyed this video along with your Father Jonathan Behr clips.

8. Love this guy's accent.

9. Wonderful talk, rich in history as well as the genuine humility of Monk Seraphim. Always a blessing to hear him speak!
   God Bless

10. FASCINATING!

11. Loved this video

12. First, where is Fr Seraphim's podcast available? Second, he must come to St Ninian's Chapel, on St Ninian's Point, at St Ninian's Bay on the Isle of Bute. The tangible presence of God's peace is here also. I'd be glad to take him to our island's ancient holy Christian chapels, all are on the west coast.

13. Although not entirely relevant to this talk, i always find it interesting that Britain was losing its Orthodoxy at the same time Russia was adopting it. Yet, Russians generally see themselves as bastions of the truth. Actually compared to British history, they are newcomers! Lol

14. “We are increasingly being overcome by fear and fear comes with rules and the rules kill things that are alive in people…. we took these big scissors of fear, which comes from lack of faith really, and we’ve amputated most of these traditions… the Celtic Saints are an extreme reminder that we must follow the things that God puts in our hearts….” There is so much wisdom in these statements. I sincerely appreciate your interviews with Fr Seraphim. I hope that you’ll be able to do many more.

15. Fr Seraphim's podcasts on AFR are wonderful

16. "I'm in absolute awe of St Brendan." I can relate to this

17. That story about human sacrifice is… problematic.

18. "They (the saints) pick us up, not the other way around!" Profound!

19. ❤❤❤

20. I have so much love for Fr. Seraphim. I've never met him in person, but have conversed with him over e-mail. He's very much correct about saints picking us up. When my journey in Orthodoxy eventually brought me to my first Liturgy, I immediatly felt closer to the Saints than I ever did as a Roman Catholic. I decided to look up the saints of the British isles and St. Fillan of Strathfillan struck an immediate chord with me. I had always had a fondness for St. Patrick, and St. Nicholas, but nothing like I felt when I discovered St. Fillan. The same was with St. Modenna of Edenburough, so much to the extent that when my wife decided to become Orthodox, she asked me who she should choose for her saint. I gave her three choices, to which St. Modenna was one. She is whom my wife chose. But yes, the saints to pick us up, not the other way around. There are other saints that love dearly as well, including my own patron saint, Matthew, however the deep connection I feel with them doesn't compare to the one I feel with St. Fillan. I hope everyone has a blessed Holy Week and Pascha. Though many of us will not be able to attend services, even Pascha, we can ask the Saints to pray with us at our homes. I truly believe they will join us and pray with us, and their prayer will encourage us in ours and give us strength to continue in our prayers.

21. We are Gallic not celtic

22. Great thanks
    Yeshua’s blessings be

23. The stories shared by the Hieromonk were a true blessing to my heart. Thank you for sharing them.

24. Thank you for introducing to us Orthodox christians around the world. It certaintly gives me joy to see Orthodoxy spread worldwide.

25. 5:08
    He says something very very important.

    Catholics and Orthodox should agree on this.

26. i m so so grateful that i ve found your channel!thank you!God bless!

27. ncredible how God is feeding the words to F.Seraphim,so clear
    
    thoughts,with this voice so warm. It's like one can hear the voice of the earlier saints from Filocalia .

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