“From his childhood he first heard about the Jesus Prayer from the hermit Fr.Theoktistos whom he would visit in his cave, up until ripe old age, Geronda Amphilochios uttered the name of Jesus unceasingly. The Name indeed of the King of Glory. This is precisely why his soul was adorned with all the virtues. He actually acquired that which he would say later on’ Through the Jesus Prayer a person is purified, he is refined and is sanctified.’”
Elder Amphilochios Makris
~Our Geronda