Elder Leonid of Optina 150 God’s covenant – including His

God’s covenant – including His covenant with each person

This latest edition is a facsimile of the original edition

and in the desert monasteries they developed into the daily prayers of the Church that we still use today

• The Book of Hours (Horologion) with Lenten and Paschal variations

the supra-cosmic purpose of hesychastic asceticism is to heal and unify man’s fragmented existence and to make him fit for the fulfilment of the two great commandments of perfect love for God and love for one’s neighbour as for oneself

Elder Leonid of Optina 150 God’s covenant – including HisThe wellspring of prayer is in everyoneit is tapped either by gradually delving deeper into oneself in accordance with the teachings of the Fathers, or instantaneously, thunderstruck by Gods piercing to the core of the soul. Elder Leonid Possessing penetrating spiritual discernment, Elder Leonid (17681841) was at the same time loving and fatherly. He could mystically see into the hearts of his spiritual children, knowing when to rebuke, when to