My life in christ, or moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest selfamendment, and of peace in god by st john of kronstadt read online download listen summary formats about summary. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my life in christ. The book consist entirely of short paragraphs of st. Extracts from the diary of saint john of kronstadt duration. These selected passages from his book my life in christ focus on the purpose, manner and difficulty of prayer, the help of the church in heaven and on earth, sin and forgiveness, spiritual life and spiritual warfare, and the last things. Appropriate both for beginners in the spiritual life and for those more experienced, no one can come away from reading this work without profit. This book appears like it must have simply been scanned from the paperback. Extracts from the diary of saint john of kronstadt by saint john of kronstadt. Part ii 271 this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true god, and jesus christ whom thou hast sent. Moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling.
This biography of the great miracleworker saint john of kronstadt, whose my life in christ is a spiritual classic known throughout the orthodox world and beyond, was written by i. The spiritual journals of st john of kronstadt ivan ilyich sergiev. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. My life in christ has been read by millions, making it one of the most beloved modern works of orthodox christian spirituality. In this new edition, the english translation has been thoroughly revised and freshly typeset to make st john s own words more accessible to today. This is the kind of book you will return to time and time again. He was known for his mass common confessions, numerous miracles and charitable work, as well as for his monarchist, chauvinistic, antisemitic and anticommunist views. John of kronstadt father john sergiev breathed fresh life into russian spirituality, making it predominantly eucharistic. John of kronstadt s book my life in christ that i have lacks an index, table of contents, etc. The life of st john of kronstadt orthodoxfaith channel. This english translation has been thoroughly revised and freshly typeset to make st johns own words more accessible to todays reader.
It is not so easy to find his thoughts on a specific topic as a result. My life in christ, or moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest selfamendment, and of peace in god kindle edition by sergieff, archpriest john iliytch, st john of kronstadt. O zhizni i uchenii gospoda nashego, iisusa khrista the sun of righteousness. Like hearty faith is indispensable for man, because the light of our intellect is very limited, and cannot contain much mental light, while the lord our god is infinite light, and the world is an abyss of his omnipotence and wisdom, whilst in us there is. Father john sergiev breathed fresh life into russian spirituality, making it predominantly eucharistic. My life in christ hardcover saint nectarios press and. Author biography ivan ilyich sergiev 18291908, known to his contemporaries as fr john of kronstadt, was the most revered figure of the orthodox church of russia in the halfcentury leading up to the bolshevik revolution of 1917. There is a peaceful and consoling quality in the notes of his diary, not to. Extracts from the diary of saint john of kronstadt audiobook saint john of kronstadt 1829 1908, translated by e. John of kronstadt considered love for children to be the foundation of a teachers worka foundation that is very often denied by modernday socalled technicians of secular educational sciences and activities. My life in christ the spiritual journals of st john of kronstadt. Holy trinity publications makes known the milleniumlong heritage of orthodox russia by publishing and disseminating books.
It is a reflection of the profound spiritual experience and elevated theological reflection of its author, st. My life in christ, or moments of spiritual serenity and. The spiritual journals of st john of kronstadt sergiev, ivan ilyich, kotar, nicholas, goulaeff, e. This entry was posted in sayings from saints, elders, and fathers, st. My life in christ has been read by millions, making it one of. John of kronstadt archpriest john iliytch sergieff translated, with the authors sanction, from the fourth and supplemented edition by e. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. On the life and teaching of our lord, jesus christ, by protopriest saint ioann john. Saint john of kronstadt on the last judgment orthodox life. On the life and teaching of our lord, jesus christ, by protopriest saint ioann john sergiev of kronstadt. Every person that walks through the doors of this church is here for their salvation, but they are also here for our salvation and we are here for theirs. John of kronstadt archpriest john iliytch sergieff by john sergiyev 2000, hardcover, reprint. When we receive a prayer request, it is sent out to the group who have committed themselves to go as. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my life in christ, or moments of.
Spiritual counsels, my life in christ, st john of kronstadt. Truly it was a great sign of the times, sent to russia on the eve of its unimaginable catastrophe. With eldership on the wane, this ageold russian form of religious piety prophetically bequeathed by father john of kronstadt determined the existence of the russian orthodox church for many years to come. The spiritual journals of st john of kronstadt, part. May the living water of the holy ghost fill my heart, and may rivers of living water flow from my heart to the glory of.
From the russian text appearing in chapter 2 of solntse pravdy. On the life and teaching of our lord, jesus christ, by protopriest saint ioann john sergiev of kronstadt, pp. Originally serialized between 1990 and 1996, it is now available complete in book. This page is ran for the sole purpose of offering quotes from the writings collection of saint john of kronstadt titled. John of kronstadt brings homeless children to the shelter. John of kronstadt, sermon on the nativity of jesus christ read full sermon at pravoslavie from the russian text appearing in chapter 2 of solntse pravdy. John of kronstadt himself prefaces this book with these words. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my life in christ, or. Everything contained in it is but a gracious enlightenment which was bestowed upon my soul by the allenlightening holy spirit during moments of deep selfconcentration and of selfexamination, especially. Extracts from the diary of saint john of kronstadt saint john of kronstadt 1829 1908, translated by e.
In 1964 the russian orthodox church outside russia formally glorified him as a saint. My life in christ, or moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest. In the following excerpts from this diary may be seen not only the emphasis which saint john placed on true prayer as the greatest weapon of every christian and his deep understanding of the human. My life in christ, or moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest selfamendment and peace in god hardcover january 1, 2000 by st john of kronstadt author 4. John s diary, my life in christ, has been called a manual of weapon training for this warfare which every christian must fight in order to reach the heavenly homeland. When your faith in the lord, either during your life and prosperity, or in the time of sickness and at the moment of quitting this life, grows weak, grows dim from worldly vanity or through illness, and from the terrors and darkness of death, then look with the mental eyes of your heart upon the companies of our forefathers, the patriarchs, prophets, and righteous ones. Thou, o god, hast opened wide to me thy truth and thy verity.
Moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest selfamendment, and of peace in god. By instructing me in the sciences, thou hast opened to me all the riches of faith, of nature, and of human understanding. St john of kronstadt is best known through his spiritual journal my. John, as in a droplet of water, was reflected the sun of the great soul of the russian people. There is an attractive power in the personality of father john of kronstadt, in his portrait, the magnetism of his writings, and in his diary my life in christ. Appropriate, relevant, and edifying reading for all christians. Sursky, who both knew saint john personally and collected many eye. My life in christ or moments of spiritual serenity and contemplation, of reverent feeling, of earnest selfamendment, and of peace in god. Sursky, who both knew saint john personally and collected many eyewitness accounts of him for his biography. However, i must say that this book is one best read slowly, a little bit at a time. My life in christ part i this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true god, and jesus christ, whom thou hast sent.