Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children Archbishop of Caesaria of Cappadocia

Archbishop of Caesaria of Cappadocia

since voluntary death for the sake of the commandments brings forth the earnest of eternal life and the inheritance of the incorruptible glory of God

8mm and 10 mm

50-bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos)

and total self-sacrifice for the salvation of his fellow man

Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children Archbishop of Caesaria of Cappadociaby George (Schaefer) This modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth century Holy Elders of Optina Monastery, 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,