Elder Moses of Optina person_The Elders of Optina Everyday Saints is the English

Everyday Saints is the English translation of the work that soared to the top of the bestseller lists in Russia after its publication in late 2011

Elder Thaddeus lived through all the suffering endured by Serbia in the twentieth century

He also addresses the problems of his day—lack of faith

Pentecostarion

primarily consisting of quotations from the Holy Fathers

Elder Moses of Optina person_The Elders of Optina Everyday Saints is the EnglishThis biography of the Elder Moses of Optina (1782 1862), who founded the Skete of Saint John the Forerunner and established at Optina the eldership for which it became renowned, abounds in delightful examples of the wisdom with which he instilled a monastic understanding in his monks, of the loving generosity he showed to those in need, and of the humility and ingenuity with which he hid his virtues while dwelling in the midst of men, and was taken