"When a person begins to struggle with himself, when he tries to travel the path of the Gospels, then the Holy Fathers become something he needs, they become his family. A Holy Father becomes his closest teacher, who speaks to the soul; and the soul receives it with joy and is consoled."
- Abbot Igumen Nikon (Vorobiev)
Reference: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/48438.htm
