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Archimandrite Zacharias: “My Acquintance with Elder Sophrony”

Archimandrite Zacharias, from Holy Monastery of Honourable Forerunner, Essex, England, speaks about his s...

Jelousy

Elder Sophrony of Essex

One of the signs of egotism is the presence of some feeling of jealousy within us.

We must avoid this feeling as if it were black death itself.

The genuine Christian life liberates us from jealousy.

A Conversation with the Elder Sophrony

The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim, spoke with Elder Sophrony of blessed memory at the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England on 20 September 1992.

From this meeting, one is struck by Elder Sophrony’s spirituality and ascetic vision, and can appreciate the value of his contribution to the contemporary life of the Church.

The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Archimandrite Ephraim, in the garden of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex (1992) with Elder Sophrony, among the many pilgrims who found spiritual comfort near the venerable Elder

Our own limitations

Don’t be dictatorial in the way you speak, though this doesn’t mean that you should deny true values.

be aware of your own limitations.

» Elder Sophrony of Essex

A Christmas greeting card sent by Elder Sophrony of Essex

Paraskevi, who out of sheer humility does not wish to reveal her full name, was among the first spiritual children of Elder Sophrony, during the time of her studies in England. She sent us a copy of two handwritten scripts by the blessed Elder.

Prayer at Daybreak

Hieromonk Sophrony of Saint Panteleïmon (1896-1993)

Elder Moses the Athonite

 

He was born in Moscow in 1896 and his lay name was Sergei Symeonovich Sakharov. As he himself recalls, his first experience of the vision of the uncreated light occurred in his childhood. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Moscow. At one stage, his religious pursuits took him into non-Christian mysticism. His artistic ambitions led him to Italy, Germany and France. He found, however, that art neither fulfilled nor enlightened him.

“My Acquaintance with Elder Sophrony”

Metropolitan of Diocleia, Kallistos (Ware) speaks for Elder's Sophrony spirituality and his personal acquaintance with him

http://pemptousia.com/video/metropolitan-kallistos-my-acquaintance-with-elder-sophrony/

Поуке старца Софронија

Старац Софроније је говорио да човек не може да живи хришћански, већ може само хришћански да умре. Ако је Христос за нас пример, онда видимо да се живот задобија преко крста – из гроба и смрти. Преко крста и смрти, ми задобијамо живот испуњавајући заповести. Заповести обнављају човека, распињу у њему старог човека и васкрсавају новог. Држање заповести обнавља у нама новог човека по слици и подобију nашег Твроца – Бога.

Humility leads to Perfect Rest in God

St Silouan the Athonite and 

behind him Archimandrite Sophrony

of Essex

"Prayer is the best of all activities for the soul. Prayer

is the path to God. Through prayer we obtain humility,

patience and every good gift...

The Lord showed great pity on me and made me 

understand that I must weep all my life. Such is the way

of the Lord. And so I write now out of pity for those who

like me, are puffed up with pride, and therefore suffer. I

write that they may learn humility and find rest in God...

Only to the humble does the Lord reveal Himself in the

Holy Spirit, and if we do not humble ourselves we shall

not see God. Humility is the light in which we may behold

the Light which is God - in the words of the Psalmist:

'In thy light shall we see light' Psalm 36:9...

The humility of Christ dwells in the lowly ones - they are 

glad to be the least of men. The Lord gave me understanding

of this...

Books That Touch Your Heart and Mind (Part 17)

After considering the issue of pride, Fr. Gabriel turns back to books—particularly to books that relate to the issue of sin and grace. So this week we look at the twofold work by Archimandrite Sophrony on the life and teaching of St. Silouan the Athonite, The Monk of Mount Athos, and Wisdom from Mount Athos. Many people have been touched by these books (available also in one volume entitled St. Silouan the Athonite), and Fr. Gabriel has turned to them for his lenten reading again this year.

Aphorisms of Elder Sophrony (Sakharov)

Archimandrite (Sakharov) Sophrony

The following words of Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov) were recorded by various Athonite monks.

“I am neither Greek nor Russian; I am an Athonite.”

“I have been wearing a cassock for sixty years, but whenever I meet an Orthodox Christian or any other person, I bow my head low before him.” (Thereby the Elder wished to indicate that he feels himself to be the most unworthy.)

“Theology is the content of our prayers.”

A Conversation with the Elder Sophrony

The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim, spoke with Elder Sophrony of blessed memory at the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England on 20 September 1992. 

From this meeting, one is struck by Elder Sophrony’s spirituality and ascetic vision, and can appreciate the value of his contribution to the contemporary life of the Church. 

The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Archimandrite Ephraim, in the garden of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex (1992) with Elder Sophrony, among the many pilgrims who found spiritual comfort near the venerable Elder 

Contemporary Testimonies of the Vision of God on the Holy Mountain

By His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos 

of Nafpaktos and Agiou Vlasiou

The title of this chapter indicates that it will be concerned with the vision of the uncreated Light in the human nature of the Word, whom the Disciples saw on Mt. Tabor, but it suggests that there will be special reference to the vision of God which is attained by the Hagiorite fathers who live the ascetic life on the Holy Mountain. The event of the Transfiguration did not happen just once in history. Of course this particular event took place once, because Christ wanted to prepare His Disciples to face the Passion and His Cross with faith, but it is repeated and experienced by the deified in all ages. The holy hymnographer prays to God: "Make Thy eternal light shine also for us sinners".

Orthodox Monasticism

A new Book by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos

Available from St John's Bookstore

Orthodox Monasticism is the latest translation of the work by

Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos. In Part 3 of the book, the 

section on "The Mystery of the Cross in the Monastic Life" 

p.368 to 369, Metropolitan Hierotheos writes a moving tribute

to Elder Sophrony of Essex and his disciple, Archimandrite

Zacharias Zacharou,

Elder Sophrony: Every Divine Liturgy is a Theophany

We Orthodox live Christ within the Divine Liturgy, or rather Christ lives within us during the Divine Liturgy.

The Divine Liturgy is a work of God. We say: “Time is a creation of the Lord”. Among other things it means now is the time for God to act.

Christ liturgizes, we live with Christ. The Divine Liturgy is the way we know God and the way God becomes known to us.

Christ celebrated the Divine Liturgy once and this passed into eternity.

His divinized human nature came to the Divine Liturgy. We know Christ specifically in the Divine Liturgy.

The Divine Liturgy we celebrate is the same Divine Liturgy which was done by Christ on Great Thursday in the Mystical Supper. The 14th through the 16th chapters of the Gospel according to John is one Divine Liturgy.

Klaus Kenneth talks about Elder Sophrony Klaus Kenneth, author and musician, in his interview in Pemptousia talks about his acquaintance with the Elder Sophrony of Essex (1896-1993)

Klaus Kenneth talks about Elder Sophrony

Klaus Kenneth, author and musician, in his interview in Pemptousia talks about his acquaintance with the Elder Sophrony of Essex (1896-1993)

Двадесет година од упокојења архимандрита Софронија (Сахарова)

11. јула 1993. године, на дан преподобних Сергија и Германа,  валамских чудотвораца, у 97. години окончао се земни живот схиархимандрита Софронија (Сахарова).

За многе име о. Софронија постало је познато по књизи ”Старац Силуан”, чији је он аутор. Преподобни Силуан – атонски подвижник нашег века, блажени старац, био је духовни наставник о. Софронија кога је Константинопољска Црква 1988. године прибројала лику светих.

Заиста, “чудесна су дела Твоја Господе”: преподобни Силуан упокојио се 1938. године, 24. септембра (по новом календару, 11. по старом), такође на дан сећања на преподне Сергија и Германа Валамских.

На двадесету годишњицу упокојења преподобног оца Софроније представљамо једну од његових беседа: Пут ка уподобљености Богу