Download or read book The Life of Saint Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov written by Maria Naumenko and published by . This book was released on 1992-04-01 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book St Seraphim of Sarov written by Lazarus Moore and published by Conciliar Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Life and Teaching of Saint Seraphim of Sarov written by St Seraphim Of Sarov and published by Curly Brace Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by the Translators The story about the life of Saint Seraphim of Sarov1, the miracle-worker, was first printed by the Monastery of Sarov in 1893. It was then re-written by N. Puretzki and published by the printer I. D. Sytin in Moscow in 1903. Saint Seraphim's Teaching was taken from the original edition of this book, which was reprinted in Moscow in 1991 by the Moscow Section of the National Trust for Preservation of Monuments. The cover image is a photo of one of Saint Seraphim's miracle-working icons. This icon was presented to the Russian Orthodox Church in the name of Saint Mary of Magdala in The Hague by the last Russian Tzar, Nicolas II, a martyr and a saint; the reason being that this church was originally the domestic chapel of Queen Anna Paulowna, who was a member of the Royal Romanov House, and the wife of King Willem II of the Netherlands. This icon has another particular characteristic: it is not a strictly formal representation of a saint, but one of the two portraits of Saint Seraphim. The church also has in her possession part of the relics of Saint Seraphim, and pilgrims from all over Europe and Russia come to venerate them and to pray. Saint Seraphim is one of the most venerated saints of Russia, and has greatly influenced the spiritual life, not only of the entire Russian clergy, but also of the thousands of laymen who were drawn to Christian mysticism. As a spiritual mentor St. Seraphim has formulated in his teaching in simple words the purpose and the ways of Christian ascetic life, in order to make them understandable to all those seeking God.

Download or read book Life and Teaching of Saint Seraphim of Sarov written by N. V. Pureckij and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit written by St Seraphim of Sarov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The venerated teachings of the ascetic monk Saint Seraphim of Sarov are here presented in their entirety. Renowned and respected as one of the wisest monks of Russia, Saint Seraphim promoted the monastic discipline within the wider context of the Christian faith. This text encapsulates the beliefs and core teachings of St. Seraphim, including an introduction to his life and achievements and the tenets of his philosophy in faith. Famously ascetic and harsh on himself, Seraphim would often greet others with kindness and gentleness, going so far as to prostrate at their feet. Seraphim for much of his life lived in the rugged, harsh terrain of the Russian countryside and woods; one heinous incident of his life saw thieves beat and seriously wound him, yet during their trial the monk - permanently hunchbacked from the attack - plead to the judge to have mercy on the perpetrators.

Download or read book Saint Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov written by Helen Kontzevitch and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Message of Saint Seraphim written by Irina Gorainov and published by SLG Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairacres Publication 26 PROKHOR MOCHNIN, later to be known as St Seraphim of Sarov, was born in July 1759 in Kursk on the northernmost Russian steppes. At nineteen, he entered a remote monastery in a forest in Sarov in central Russia, where he received the name Seraphim (Hebrew: ‘flaming’) and became a priest. He later lived as a hermit in a simple cabin in the woods, where he kept strict silence. He eventually returned to his monastery, where he shut himself in his cell for five years. After he had emerged, people flocked to see this staretz, who radiated the fruits of the Spirit. His dictum, ‘have peace in your heart, and thousands around you will be saved’ is well-known throughout the Christian world. He taught that the aim of Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, and that prayer, more than anything else, gives the grace of the Holy Spirit. This small book concentrates upon a record made by Nicolas Motovilov of a conversation with St Seraphim in 1831, soon after Seraphim had healed him of paralysis. The record was discovered in 1902 by Serge Nilus at the convent of Diveyevo and he had it published in the Moscow Journal of July 1903, the same month in which Seraphim was canonized. IRINA GORAINOV lived for some years on the island of Patmos. Her writing is based upon both knowledge of the written sources about St Seraphim and upon personal acquaintance with people living in the same tradition of prayer and faith.

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Download or read book St John the Divine written by Jeffrey F. Hamburger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the Middle Ages, John the Evangelist, identified as the author of both the Book of Revelation and the most profound and theologically informed of the four Gospels, provided monks and nuns with a figure of inspiration and an exemplar of vision and virginity. Rather than the historical apostle, this book's protagonist is a persona of the Evangelist established in theology, the liturgy, and devotional practice: the model mystic, who, by virtue of his penetrating insight, was seen as having become a mirror image of Christ. In St. John the Divine, Jeffrey Hamburger identifies a remarkable set of images from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries that identify the inspired Evangelist so closely with the deity that he appears as his living image and embodiment. Hamburger explores the ways these representations of St. John in the guise of Christ elucidate the significance of images as such in medieval theology and mysticism. Above all, he shows how these artworks, presented together for the first time, epitomize the relationship between the visible and the invisible: between ideas, however abstract, and the concrete images that medieval Christians confronted face-to-face. -- Publisher's description.

Download or read book The Wonderful Life of Russia s Saint Sergius of Radonezh written by Alvin Alexsi Currier and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bartholomew was a little boy who loved the forest, his family and God. But little Bartholomew was sad, because he couldn't read. One day he went into a forest and found a holy monk who gave him some blessed bread and prayed for him to read.and he did! Bartholomew became the monk Sergius, and soon grew into a holy saint who performed many miracles: a famine was ended through his prayers, a little boy rose from the dead, and a drought was diminished by a miraculous spring that rose up from his intercessions. Read about the life of St. Sergius from the age of seven until his repose several years, and several miracles later. A full-picture book that is beautifully written and illustrated. For ages 4-12.

Download or read book St Seraphim Sobolev Sofia Wonderworker Dec 1 1881 Feb 26 1950 written by St. Seraphim (Sobolev) and published by Vladimir Djambov. This book was released on with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography. 103 On the Rights of Bishops and Church Modernism.. 107 Brief Spiritual Instructions. 116 From the Notes of Archbishop Seraphim's Spiritual Children. 116 Content 116 On Love and Obedience. 117 On humility. 117 On Following the Will of God. 119 On the struggle with sin. 120 On Prayer 121 On Repentance. 122 On Simplicity of Heart 123 ` 123 Thoughts Written Down by Spiritual Children. 125 On the Moral Basis of Sophianism.. 140 Archpriest S.N. Bulgakov as an Interpreter of the Holy Scriptures. 163 Content 163 I. Patristic teaching as a criterion of truth in theology and a guide to the Orthodox interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. Hagiographa. Heretical interpretations of Fr. Bulgakov, as a consequence of his rejection of this manual. 164 II. Fr. Bulgakov's explanation of the question of the Forerunner (Matt. 11:2-3), contrary to the interpretation of this text by John Chrysostom. 166 III. The inconsistency of Fr. Bulgakov's explanation of the imaginary doubt of the Forerunner by the general laws of spiritual life and analogies in relation to Christ and the Mother of God. 170 IV. The inconsistency of the explanation of the Forerunner's alleged doubt by the disappearance of knowledge in him and weakness. Fr. Bulgakov's untenable view of the question of the Forerunner, which seems to have two meanings: the feat of faith and doubt. 175 V. The inconsistency of Fr. Bulgakov's interpretation of the question of the Forerunner as evidence of faith; – and Christ's answer as His greetings to the Forerunner. 181 VI. The Inconsistency of the Forerunner's Assumption of "Conjectures" of Doubt. 183 VII. Heresy of Fr. Bulgakov's interpretation of the text: Matt. 11:2-3, despite the absence of a direct negation of dogmas here. Examples of his heretical interpretations with the denial of the dogmas of the Church. General conclusion. 186 On the day of the feast of the Holy Trinity. 192 Epistle to the Flock, on the Feast of the Bright Resurrection of Christ 197 Sermon. 201 Content 201 Speech delivered by the Rector of the Simferopol Theological Seminary, Archimandrite Seraphim (Sobolev), at his nomination as Bishop of Lubny1. 204 Homily for the 27th Sunday after Pentecost. On the Struggle with the Passions of Fornication and Wrath and on the Attainment, with the Help of the Grace of God, of Chastity and Meekness2. 207 Greetings to the Communicants on Saturday of the First Week of Great Lent. On the Great Salvific Significance of Holy Communion in the Life of Orthodox Christians3. 210 Homily on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. On the Salvation of Us from Sin, Damnation and Death by the Lord's Death on the Cross6. 212 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. On the Inner Baptismal Grace9. 219 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On the Blessings Granted to Us by the Nativity of Christ10. 223 Homily for Meatfare Sunday. On the Dread Judgment of Christ and on Mercy on Us for True Love of Neighbor11. 226 Homily for Forgiveness Sunday. On True Repentance12. 230 Sermon on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Great Significance of the Most-Pure Virgin Mary in the Matter of Our Salvation13. 234 Homily on Great Friday. On Love for Christ14. 238 Sermon on the monastic tonsure of the novice of the Russian Monastery of the Saviour in Bulgaria, Brother Alexander (Popov)15. 242 Homily for the Feast of St. Nicholas. On Humility16. 245 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On the Peace of Christ17. 248 Homily on the Feast of Holy Pentecost. On the Grace of the Holy Spirit as the Goal of Our Christian Life18. 250 Homily on the Day of the Epiphany of the Lord. On Grace as a Source of Knowledge for the Acquisition of the True Christian Faith and Life22. 254 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On the Adoration of the Magi23. 259 A word on the suicide of a pupil of the fifth grade Alexander Krasnay26. 264 Sermon at the tonsure of Sergei Konus, who graduated from the Faculty of Theology27. 266 Homily on Forgiveness Sunday. On Non-Condemnation31. 269 Sermon before the Collection of Donations for the Russian Starving Monks of St. Athos32. 272 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Revelation of Baptismal Grace in Us as the Goal of the Christian Life52. 277 Homily for Forgiveness Sunday. On the Great Significance of Our Love for Neighbors and Especially Love for Enemies54. 281 Homily on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Inner Participation of the Virgin Mary in the Work of Our Salvation, as the Cause of Her Greatest Prayerful Daring. On the Humility of the Most Holy Virgin56. 285 Greetings to those who graduated from the course of the Russian Sofia Gymnasium in 1931. 288 Homily for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. On the Operation of the Demonic Power in Our Life58. 289 Homily on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. On the Calling of All People to Salvation. The Salvific Significance of Our Fulfillment of the Laws of the Orthodox Church59. 293 Homily on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Grace of the Holy Spirit as a Means of Our Renewal. The Need to Preserve This Grace through Turning Away from Sins60. 296 Homily for the 36th Sunday after Pentecost. On the Inner Regenerating Grace of Holy Baptism as a Sign Distinguishing True Christianity from Paganism62. 299 Homily on Forgiveness Sunday. On the Grievous Sin of Condemnation and the Struggle with This Sin70. 305 Homily on Holy Saturday. On the Joint Action of Divine Justice and Divine Love in the Work of Our Redemption72. 310 Sermon on the tonsure of Georgy Shelekhov73. 313 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. On the Grace of Baptism as a Distinctive Feature of Orthodox Christians75. 317 Homily for the Day of Holy Pentecost. On the Grace of the Holy Spirit as Our True Blessedness85. 323 Homily on the Day of the Meeting of the Lord. Explanation of the Feast Troparion87. 328 A Word Against the Persecution of Orthodoxy in Poland88. 331 Homily on the Nativity of Christ. Explanation of Some Christmas Stichera, Indicating Their Dogmatic Meaning89. 337 Homily on the Epiphany of the Lord. On the Enlightening Action of the Grace of the Holy Spirit93. 339 Homily for Forgiveness Sunday. On the Salvific Significance of Fasting for Us, If It Is Accompanied by Our True Love for Our Neighbors 95. 344 Homily for Holy Thursday. On the Fear of God96. 347 Homily on Holy Saturday. What It Means to Die with Christ and What It Means to Live with Him97. 349 Homily on the Day of Holy Pascha. Interpretation of the Second Troparion of the Ninth Ode of the Paschal Canon99. 351 Homily on Holy Pentecost. On the Grace of the Holy Spirit as a Means of a Wondrous Change of Our Soul100. 354 Homily on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. The Virgin Mary as an Example for Us of Unswerving Observance of the Laws of the Church102. 358 Homily on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Virgin Mary. Interpretation of the Words of the Feast Sedal103. 361 Homily on the Epiphany of the Lord. On the Baptismal Grace of the Holy Spirit. Its Revelation by the Fulfillment of the Divine Commandments and especially by Humility105. 364 Homily for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. The Orthodox Faith as a Means to the Attainment of the Kingdom of God108. 368 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of the Most-Pure Virgin Mary. On the Economy of Our Salvation, in the Words of the Feast Troparion111. 372 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. Explanation of the Words of the Nativity Troparion: "The Light of Reason Has Shone Forth to the World"113. 375 Address to the flock on the occasion of the aerial bombardment to which Bulgaria was subjected in 1944. 379 Sermon before the panihida for Bishop Theophan the Recluse, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his repose: 1894-1944.115. 380 Epistle to the Flock, on the Occasion of the Feast of the Bright Resurrection of Christ 385 Homily for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost. Faith as a Means of Deliverance from Sorrows117. 389 Homily on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. On the Salvific Power of the Cross119. 393 Sermon on the Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Special Intercession of the Most-Pure Mother of God in Our Great Misfortunes123. 397 Homily on Great Friday. On Love for Christ 405 Homily on Holy Saturday. What it means to die with Christ and what it means to live with Him.. 409 Homily on the Day of the Epiphany of the Lord. On Grace as a Source of Knowledge for the Acquisition of the True Christian Faith and Life. 412 Homily on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Great Significance of the Most-Pure Virgin Mary in the Matter of Our Salvation. 416 Homily on the Day of St. Nicholas. Faithfulness to the Teaching of the Holy Fathers as a Pledge of True Spiritual Enlightenment 421 Homily for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. On the action of demonic power in our lives. 426 Homily for the 27th Sunday after Pentecost. On the struggle with the passions of fornication and anger and on the attainment, with the help of God's grace, of chastity and meekness. 430 Homily for Meatfare Sunday. On the Dread Judgment of Christ and on Mercy on Us for True Love of Neighbor 433 Homily for Holy Thursday. On the Fear of God. 438 Homily on Great Friday. On Love for Christ 440 Homily on the Day of Holy Pascha. Interpretation of the Second Troparion of the Ninth Ode of the Paschal Canon. 444 Homily on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. About the inner participation of the Virgin Mary in the matter of our salvation, as the cause of Her greatest prayerful boldness. On the Humility of the Most Holy Virgin. 447 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. On Inner Baptismal Grace. 451 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. On Baptismal Grace as a Distinctive Feature of Orthodox Christians. 454 Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The revelation of baptismal grace in us as the goal of the Christian life. 461 Homily on the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. On the Special Intercession of the Most-Pure Mother of God in Our Great Misfortunes. 464 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of the Most Pure Virgin Mary. On the economy of our salvation, according to the words of the festal troparion. 468 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On the Blessings Granted to Us by the Nativity of Christ 472 Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On the Peace of Christ 475 Homily on the Feast of St. Pentecost. On the Grace of the Holy Spirit as the Goal of Our Christian Life. 478 Homily on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. About the calling of all people to salvation. The Salvific Significance of Our Fulfillment of the Laws of the Orthodox Church. 482 Humility is the basis and essence of Christianity. The Mother of God loves the humble very much. Sermon on the Feast Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. 485 Akathist to St. John, the Wonderworker of Rila and Desert Dweller 489 Biography. 505

Download or read book Saint Seraphim of Sarov written by Valentine Zander and published by Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius. This book was released on 1968 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Prodigal Saint written by Nadieszda Kizenko and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely are we privileged to see the making of a saint, but it is just what this book gives us for John of Kronstadt (1829&–1908), a major figure in the religious life of Late Imperial Russia. So popular was Father John during his years of ministry that Kronstadt became a pilgrimage site replete with peddlers selling souvenir photographs, postcards, and commemorative mugs. A Prodigal Saint follows Father John&’s development from activist priest to venerated spiritual leader and, after his death, to his elevation to sainthood in 1990. We see both the inner life of an aspiring saint and the symbiotic relationship between a living icon and his followers. Father John represented a fundamentally new type of religious behavior and a new standard of sanctity in Late Imperial Russia. He ministered to the poor of Kronstadt, creating shelters and employment programs and participating in the temperance movement. In the process he acquired a reputation for prayerful intercession that soon spread beyond Kronstadt. When he was asked to minister to the dying Alexander III in 1894, his fame became international as he attracted correspondents from the United States and Europe. In his later years he allied himself increasingly with the radical right, which has had momentous implications for the Russian Orthodox Church in the twentieth century. Kizenko draws upon rich and virtually unknown documents from the Russian archives, including Father John&’s diaries, thousands of letters he received from his followers, and the police reports on the sect that formed around him. John&’s diaries are a truly unique source, for they document the making of a modern saint: his struggles with doubt, his ascetic practices, and his growing realization that others saw him as a saint. Kizenko explores the extent to which Father John collaborated in the formation of his own cult and how he himself was influenced by the expectations and desires of his audience. In the final chapter she follows Father John&’s posthumous reputation (and the struggles over how to use that reputation) in Russia, the Soviet Union, and throughout the world. A Prodigal Saint is published in collaboration with the Harriman Institute at Columbia University as part of its Studies of the Harriman Institute series. It is a pioneering study that contributes to our understanding of lived religion, saints&’ cults, and modern Russian history.

Download or read book Herman a Wilderness Saint written by Sergei Korsun and published by Printshop of St Job of Pochaev. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that illuminate the story of St. Herman and the wider context of the little-known history of Russian colonization in the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerable amount of new information about his life, this book also reveals his fascinating connection to St. Seraphim of Sarov, the most universally recognized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church today.

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