On Prayer: Reflections of a Modern Saint (2nd Edition)ISBN: 978 0 8814 1677 0 Author: St Sophrony Translator: Rosemary Edmonds Published: 2020 Pages: 212 Size: 5. 5 x 8. 5 This collection of articles on prayer and the spiritual life, together with some of the author's own prayers, is a moving testimony to the relevance of Christ, who, for St Sophrony, is "all, and in all, the beginning and the ending" of all things (cf. Col 3. 11; Rev 1. 8). St Sophrony was born in Russia on September 22, 1896. He

and twelve to various saints

who cared for Jesus’ body after He was crucified

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Prison became a spiritual academy for him

monasticism and obedience

and eternal destiny

Alexei Mechev

Designed by a nun of the Convent of St

That’s why I say that every moment is a taste of eternity and every sigh can be a prayer

and body and gives the reader tools to fight back against him

Translated by Lazarus (Moore)

Through a life of terrible hardships and excruciating physical ailments