“The second half of Archimandrite Cherubim’s book of brief monographs of Athonite personalities comprise only three Lives by his own pen. The other two were added in the same spirit by the original Greek publisher. The St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood has added photographs, appendices, and an index for both volumes, in hopes of making the contemporary phenomenon of ancient ascetic exploit more available for the God-seekers of today. Most of the fathers were adherents of the ‘old’ church calendar, zealots in their spiritual make-up, yet stood above politics while passions raged on Mount Athos, as they still do in the Orthodox world. It would be unfair to the memory of these modern-day heroes to omit this fact, because their defense of traditional values renders moral support to those who still face the same problems.” —“Introduction to Volume II of Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II 1. ELDER SABBAS THE FATHER CONFESSOR Author’s Prologue to the Greek Edition I. The Children of the Desert II. The Ascent III. The Renowned Father Confessor IV. The Pilgrim V. War with the Demons VI. “Make Known to Me the Ways of Life” 2. ELDER IGNATIUS THE FATHER CONFESSOR I. His Spiritual Formation II. Fathers and Sons III. The Harbor of Salvation IV. The Light of Grace 3. ELDER CODRATUS OF KARAKALLOU Author’s Prologue to the Greek Edition I. At the Place of Sanctification and Asceticism II. A Model Abbot III. An Exemplary Confessor IV. “Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant” 4. ELDER PHILARET OF CONSTAMONITOU Author’s Prologue to the Greek Edition I. “O Lord, I Have Loved Thy Tabernacles” II. “O How I Have Loved Thy Law, O Lord” III. “For I Am Thy Slave” IV. “The Exposition of Thy Words Enlightens and Instructs Infants” V. “Thy Judgments Have I Not Forgotten” 5. ELDER GERASIM MENAGIAS I. From Birth to Rebirth II. “Life is Blessed for Those Who Dwell in the Wilderness, For They Fly Upon the Wings of Divine Love” III. “On the Lampstand” IV. “The Righteous Live Forever” APPENDICES Appendix 1: An Event That Occurred During the Sebastopol Campaign Appendix 2: The Blind Confessor Ignatius: A Clairvoyant Elder INDEX
Item Number: BKP262 Publication data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2000 Format: softcover Number of pages: 721 Dimensions (l × w × h): 20.9 cm × 13.4 cm × 1.9 cm Additional information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒938635‒56‒5
