“The Saviour Jesus Christ, by His withdrawal into solitude on the mountain, prophetically foreshadows all the saints who, over time, withdrew into the mountains, caves, forests, and isolated places to pray.  The Gospel, therefore, shows us that if a person prays, they are no longer alone, even in solitude, in isolation, in the mountains, in the forests, in the crevices of the earth, or places far from human settlements.”
(Patriarch Daniel of Romania, homily on  8/26/24)