The almond tree growing next to the Chapel of Saint Gregory of Sinai, on the high Sinai plateau, has a gnarled and twisted trunk. The location can be cold and windy. Even so, it manages to bloom every spring.
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The oldest and tallest almond tree in the garden now has only a few branches that are still alive. There is one almond tree growing inside the monastery, next to the Chapel of Saint Stephen. Its subtle fragrance fills the air in the early morning. Almond blossoms are the heralds of spring. […] The almond trees are again in bloom, their fragrant pink blossoms in stark contrast to the bare granite mountains that surround the monastery. The chapel on top of the mountain to the east of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Theodore. On February 8, the feast day of the saint, we climbed to the chapel for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. We set out when it was still dark, and reached the summit just as the first […] |
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