Saint Euphrosynos the Cook

Saint Euphrosynos the Cook September 11 Today we also celebrate the Venerable Euphrosynos the Cook. Saint Euphrosynos was a monk whose obedience was in the kitchen of the monastery. He did all he was told with joy and accepted rebuke and accusation without complaint. One day, one of the monks prayed to the Lord to show him what Paradise was like. In a divine vision, this monk saw a beautiful garden with another monk standing amidst the trees. He recognised this monk as Euphrosynos from the kitchen. Asking him what he was doing there, the holy one stated that [...]