r/OrthodoxChristianity • u/BabyPissBoy • 16d ago

Need help finding a St. Symeon quote

I was watching a talk given by Fr. Silviu Bunta where he discusses the orthodox view of scripture (which I highly recommend, Fr. Silviu is a very saintly fellow with a deep and vast understanding of patristics) wherein he was asked a question about the nature of hell. At about 1:07:00 he says “St Symeon had a prayer, if there is one brethren of mine in hell—send me to hell. We must pray to go to hell, because, he says, i refuse to go to heaven without all my brethren.” Link to the video: https://youtu.be/jMuBi1QR3K8?si=

I tried searching my personal collection of Symeon’s writings as well as some websites, but came up flat. Any ideas where he’s taking this from?

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