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Elder Macarius of Optina is a translation of the largest compilation of materials on this elder of 19th century Russian spirituality. A disciple of elder Leonid (Volume I of the Optina Elders Series), Elder Macarius stands out as the perpetuator of the blessed tradition of holy eldership, which flourished so widely in pre-Revolutionary Russia. he was an embodiment of ancient Patristic wisdom; meek, gentle, loving and noble, he had the power of humility that strengthens the infirm, chastens the proud-minded, and exorcises evil spirits.
Now in its second printing, this modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century teachers of Optina Monastery in central Russia, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible, and universally applicable, these counsels resemble the sayings of the ancient Desert Fathers. Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading.
Optina Elders: Leo, Macarius, Moses, Anthony, Hilarion, Ambrose, Anatoly the Elder, Isaac I, Joseph, Barsanuphius, Anatoly the Younger, Nectarios, Nikon, and Isaac II /// Optina elders - Instructions. Teachings. Diaries 1 /// History of the Optina Desert 12 /// Venerable Leo of Optina 19 /// Venerable Macarius 53 /// Venerable Moses 117 /// Venerable Anthony 148 /// Venerable Hilarion 177 /// Venerable Ambrose 187 /// Venerable Anatoly the Elder 268 /// Venerable Isaac I of Optina 341 /// Venerable Joseph 346 /// Venerable Barsanuphius 394 /// Venerable Anatoly the Younger 482 /// Elder Anatoly's predictions about the fate of Russia 492 /// Venerable Nectarios 498 /// Venerable Confessor Nikon 541 /// Saint Isaac II of Optina 575 /// Synaxis of the Optina Elders 580 /// Troparion, voice 6 580 /// Kontakion, voice 4 581 /// CANON TO THE SYNAXIS OF THE ELDER FATHERS AND THE ELDERS, IN THE OPTINA DESERT581
This edition was compiled from the "Collection of Letters Blessed to the Memory of the Optina Elder Macarius", in six volumes, by Archimandrite John (Zakharchenko), a resident of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Bit by bit, it absorbed all the most valuable, the most important, contained in the letters of the elder, and will help every Christian to begin the active fulfillment of the instructions and covenants of the Monk Macarius, for "the fatherly scriptures are read by deeds. /// The teachings of the Monk Elder Macarius are given in alphabetical order by topic, and each ends with an indication of the volume, letter number and page according to the Collection of Letters, and the numbering of the volumes is as follows: /// Volume 1 - letters to the people of the world; /// Volume 2 - letters to the monks, including two articles compiled by the elder on the basis of the word of God and the scriptures of the holy fathers, and his own excerpts about humility; /// Volumes 3-6 are letters to nuns. /// Just like the previous publishers, the editors of this book considered it expedient to keep the syllable of the Monk Macarius as alive as possible. Spelling as a whole is close to the present day, excluding words with the prefix "without", spelling of proper names and some other cases that give us an idea of the living language of the elder. Quotations from Holy Scripture in the letters of the Monk Elder Macarius are not brought into conformity with the Scriptures, but are given in the account of the elder. We also tried to preserve the author's punctuation, even in cases that do not correspond to modern rules, as this serves to better understand the teachings of the reverend elder. /// Considering the peculiarities of this edition, some explanations of the compiler are given in angle brackets. To improve the perception of the text by the modern reader, some abbreviations are disclosed. /// In some volumes of the Collection of Letters of Elder Macarius 1862-1863, to which a reference is given in the text, the numbering of letters has been violated (in particular, in volumes 4 and 5). In this edition they are given in accordance with the correct numbering.
“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html If you do any mercy to anyone, you will be pardoned for that. If you suffer with a suffering person (it is not great, it seems, this is) - you are numbered as martyrs. If you forgive the offender, for this all your sins will be forgiven. Advice and guidance from Moses of Optina On the pages of this book, in the biographies of the elders, the whole history of Optina Hermitage will pass before you - the foundation, the time of prosperity and the closure of the monastery. There were few of them, the Optina elders - fourteen in a hundred years. Thanks to them, Optina Desert became the spiritual center of Russia and a place of pilgrimage for many people. In the 19th century they said: "[Go] To Optina for [the sake of (gaining)] experience." And they went ... with troubles and illnesses - ordinary people, with questions about the meaning of life - representatives of the intelligentsia. More than once the Kireyevsky brothers came to Optina Desert, N.V. Gogol, F.M. Dostoevsky, L.N. Tolstoy.
Optina Monastery began its revival in the early 1800's and was a thriving center of spirituality until 1923, when the Communists forcibly closed it. Elder Nektary was the last elder to live at Optina and he was arrested and expelled. His entire life is told here with emphasis on his development as an elder, and contains sections on his spiritual counsels through letters and anecdotes of his life.
Essays discuss attempts to save Russia's remaining literary and cultural monuments from ruin, the degradation of Russia's environment, and the fate of Russian Orthodoxy under communist rule.
Explores the role played by Athos in the spread of Orthodoxy and Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond.
“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html Here Igor writes in his diary on January 3, 1989: “The Holy Vvedensk monastery, / The blessed Optina Desert, / always hoping for the mercy of the Mother of God, / on the banks of the river flowing into the eternal life, / nurtured a wonderful tree of old age / and you became like a city, to him who descended from heaven, / where God dwells from men, / taking away every tear from their eyes, / let us also rejoice, brethren, / we will praise Christ the King and our God / and we will glorify the Lady of the world, the Most Pure Virgin, / as a haven for salvation has been given to us / and instructors - the reverend fathers”. Why is there so much misunderstanding of the spiritual word in people? “It is difficult for people to penetrate into the meaning of the word,” Igor writes, “it is difficult to familiarize with the power of the word, and thus the consciousness of the truth is difficult - only by the action (power) of sin. This is a consequence of the fall, the transgression of God's commandment. Adam did not listen to the word, that is, he rejected himself from understanding the meaning, as if he was separated from him, and the instantly formed gap filled sin... The way of restoring the possibility of listening to the Word and comprehending Him and joining Him is the meaning of our labors.” … There is no final finishing, or maybe it was not necessary for him: the diary was not intended for prying eyes. But now we are reading these penitential appeals to the Lord of extraordinary spiritual beauty... “Where will I receive tears, if not from You, O God?” it says there. “Where am I going on the day of sorrow, if not to Your temple, Master? Where will I find consolation, if not in Thy words, Holy One? Do not reject me, Lord, and now remember me.” Having a divine mind, as if a God-given infant, You have abhorred the pagan delights, you wise, But having fallen in love with parental piety, Ascend by virtue as on a ladder from strength to strength, You have acquired the grace of God... Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius, Thessalonian wonderworker (Ikos 2).