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Ἡ Προσευχή
Ὡς ἀτελεύτητη δημιουργία
The Service of Saint Sophrony the Athonite
Publishing the first edition of the Service of Saint Sophrony with the approval and blessing of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, we hope that it will help us draw near to our saints, so that we may be edified by their word and so that their intercession may continue to minister that which Elder Sophrony, wise in God, considered the greatest miracle in all the created world: the union of the heart of man with the eternal Spirit of God.
Thirst for Life Eternal
Sayings on the Sundays of the Pentecostarion
The meaning of Pentecost is precisely to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, which will fill every molecule of our being with the incorruptible love of Christ. It will make our heart vibrate with His life-giving word that testifies with power that ‘though we were dead, yet we shall live’ eternally. The Holy Comforter will render us ‘taught of God’. He will continually initiate us into His mystery, revealing His benefits known and unknown, which make our heart melt with the warmth of His love and be overwhelmed by the only legitimate sorrow, provoked by the awareness that we are unable to thank Him as He deserves and as is befitting unto Him.
Theology as a Spiritual State
The word conceived in the silence of prayer is imbued with the uncreated energy of Divinity and brings healing, informing men’s hearts with grace. This path could perhaps be the solution to the problem of the colossal fragmentation of the word observed today. The word that is born in the heart unites man with the current of holy tradition and gives him simplicity Which in the language of theology, is the same as divine fullness. Just as the human body is holy because it is the temple of the Holy Spirt, so also the human word, when it integrates with the perspective of the Divine words becomes channel of grace.
Thank you for continuing to release Fr. Zacharias’s writings. They are incredibly encouraging personally and very helpful for pastoring. As a mission-planting priest, these books have enabled me to connect the hard work we are doing here with God’s desire for our salvation. I hope Fr. Zacharias is able to continue publishing for a long time.
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[...] My timorous soul remained perplexed. I could not see the path ahead. I did not know how to set out on this way of life, where to begin. I felt I was floundering in darkness and asked, What shall I do to inherit eternal life?' And the answer came. 'Pray! Pray like St Gregory Palamas who year after year cried out "Lord, enlighten my darkness" and was heard. 'Pray in the words of the hymn, "Make Thine everlasting Light shine forth even on me, a sinner, O Giver of Light" and arm yourself with faith, remembering that the Church does not pray for what is impossible.' *Text from the chapter 'The Light of Tabor' from Saint Sophrony's book 'Truth and Life'. #tabor #mounttabor #mountsinai #sophrony #athonite #essexmonastery #clothbound #dustjacket #transfiguration #moses #elijah #orthodoxiconography #iconography #byzantineiconography
Ὅσο περισσότερο τρίβεται κάποιος μὲ τὴ θεία ἐνέργεια στὴν πράξη τῆς προσευχῆς, τόσο ἐξαλείφεται τὸ κάλυμμα τῆς καρδιᾶς. Ὅταν συσσωρευθεῖ αὐτὴ ἡ ἐνέργεια, τὸ κάλυμμα αἴρεται τελείως, ἡ βαθειὰ καρδιὰ ἀνοίγει καὶ τότε ὁ νοῦς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου βρίσκει τὸν τόπο της, ὅπου τελεσιουργεῖται τὸ φοβερὸν τῆς παραστάσεως. Ὁ ὁρατὸς κόσμος ὑποχωρεῖ καὶ ὁ ἀνώτερος, ὁ πνευματικός, γίνεται ψαυστὴ πραγματικότητα. Ὁ νοῦς παύει νὰ διαλογίζεται καὶ σιγᾶ μὲ ἄκρα προσοχή. Ἡ καρδιὰ πληροῦται ἀπὸ ἕνα ζωοποιὸ φόβο εὐλαβείας. Ἡ ἀναπνοὴ συστέλλεται καὶ ὁ Θεὸς γίνεται «τὰ πᾶντα ἐν πᾶσι». #sophrony #essexmonastery #clothbound #newbook #orthodoxart #prayer #προσευχή #infinitecreation #archimandritezacharias
God becomes tangible through the icon. In this book is shared the lifelong journey of Saint Sophrony in his striving to depict the Face of our Lord and Creator, Jesus Christ. #essexmonastery #faceofchrist #faceoflight #sophrony #iconography #byzantineart #newbooks #orthodoxart #srgabriela
