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Σχήμα: 14Χ21
Σελίδες: 152
Έτος κυκλοφορίας: 2013
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CONTENTS
Short Biography 15
Foreword 17
Introduction 21
THE FAMILY OF ELDER SOPHRONY 29
His Niece Eireeni 30
RUSSIA 35
ELDER SOPHRONY 37
How he corresponded 39
Memories of his relatives 40
Artist 43
The Family Album 43
The Meeting in the Tretiakov Art Gallery (Under communist government) 45
The Large Family 47
England 47
Moscow 48
His Prayers 51
His Old Age 53
MY ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIM 55
In the Chapel of the Honourable Forerunner 58
His Presence 60
My First Conversation with Him 60
A Dog 62
His First Blessing 62
In the Refectory 64
Later 66
How he Confessed and Served the Liturgy 68
In the Divine Liturgy 72
Nature, Animals, Man, Church 75
How he Loved the Church 82
INCIDENTS 89
The Student Architect 89
A Married Couple 90
Concerning the Saints 92
His Love of Beauty 93
Elder Sophrony and Elder Porphyrios 94
About the Elder Silouan 99
Your Persecution is Unjustifiable 100
Concerning Christ’s Disciples 102
Holy Men and Women 102
Ascetic Life 104
How he became a Monk 107
His Appearance – His Characteristic Features 112
“For me it was a great blessing to have become a monk.” 122
About Himself and Miscellaneous Matters 125
The World, Cyprus, the Slavs 133
Love which cures 137
Education of Love 138
Events of Love 139
I am very sinful 141
Common Stance of the Elder 143
Concerning Prayer 144
The telephone line that is always connected to God 145
Prayer must have the first place in our lives 146
As an Epilogue 147
The Message of his Repose 147
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