Orthodox ascetics of the twentieth century. Devyatova S.

when temples and monasteries were everywhere closed, many clergymen and monks were shot or condemned to painful suffering and hungry death in camps, exile; The carriers of true faith in the world with humility carried a heavy cross of old age, risking their lives every minute, spiritually supported, and rehawed people. They instructed the true path by spiritual advice, warned about dangers, healed spiritual and bodily ailments, called for repentance and humility. When, in the early nineties, the work of essays on the elders and old -century old -century old -year -olds only began, it was difficult to imagine that the Lord gave the long -suffering Russia not dozens, but hundreds of spiritual lamps in order to strengthen the believers and bring the lost from darkness during the years Consistency.

The book presents 70 biographies of the Orthodox ascetics of the twentieth century, the memories of contemporaries, teachings, stories about exploits and miracles, prayers. The gift of spiritual reasoning, the ability to recognize in prayer the will of God was possessed by the old people recent. They were addressed by people with their spiritual needs, bodily ailments and, they received blessings for the upcoming important changes and life. According to the prayers of the ascetics, the sufferers gained peace of mind, received healing...

compiler S.S. Devyatova.