Saint Paisios: From Farasa to Heaven
Season 2
Historical-biographical series follows the course of Saint Paisios, from his birth until the moment he decided to become a monk. The screenplay is signed by George Tsiakkas and directed by Stamos Tsamis. The series presents the life of Saint Paisios and his family and records his path to monasticism. The shooting took place in places where Saint Paisios lived, such as Corfu, Konitsa and Mount Athos.
Where to Watch Season 2
12 Episodes
- Episode 1
E1Episode 1Father Paisios gives his struggle, as a monk now, in the Monastery of Filotheos, on Mount Athos. His mother is also fighting her own "battle" as she tries to reconcile her deep faith in God and her love for her son. In Father Paisios, the desire to go to the most deserted place on Mount Athos, Katounakia, and to practice there is growing. But a vision of the Virgin Mary leads him back to Konitsa, to the Stomio Monastery, to renovate the monastery burnt down by the Germans. So, in July 1958, he returned to Konitsa and without passing by his house he went directly to the monastery. - Episode 2
E2Episode 2With the help of the inhabitants of Konitsa, Father Paisios begins to rebuild the monastery. He decides to go to Corfu and collect the relics of Saint Arsenios. So, he visits his house and asks his parents and siblings to tell him if they had put any sign, so he could find the tomb of the Saint. His mother remembers that when they arrived in Corfu, refugees, Saint Arsenius had said to Paisius, when he was an infant, "my son, here you will leave me and from here you will come to take me." Now what the Saint said is happening, for this and his grace will lead him to his grave - Episode 3
E3Episode 3With the help of the inhabitants of Konitsa, Father Paisios begins to rebuild the monastery. He decides to go to Corfu and collect the relics of Saint Arsenios. So, he visits his house and asks his parents and siblings to tell him if they had put any sign, so he could find the tomb of the Saint.His mother remembers that when they arrived in Corfu, refugees, Saint Arsenios had said to Paisios, when he was an infant, "my son, this is where you will leave me and from here you will come to take me". Now what the Saint said is happening, for this and his grace will lead him to his grave.Father Paisios goes to Corfu, finds the tomb of the Saint and collects the remains. Afterwards, he returns to Konitsa and his whole family worships the Saint's relics with emotion. After 34 years, they get the wish and blessing of their spiritual father again. Amid intense emotion, Father Paisios begs God to uproot from his heart - Episode 10
E10Episode 10In the cell of the Holy Cross, Father Paisios "makes friends" with a small bird — a robin. He also receives divine visits. Saint Euphemia appears in his cell and guides him on some spiritual matters that concern him. He decides to write the life of Saint Arsenios and visits Konitsa to find fellow villagers who had lived close to the Saint. There, he meets his sister, Christina, for the first time since the passing of their father. During his research, he also encounters Jordanis, who is deeply moved when he realizes that Father Paisios, standing before him, is the baby that Eulogia was holding in her arms when they were leaving from Farasa.
