Mother of God "of Tenderness" (Hermitage)St. Seraphim of Sarov held this image of the Mother of God in the greatest reverence, praying before it in his monastic cell and naming it "Joy of Joys." The Theotokos is depicted with downcast eyes and arms crossed, an example of humility and silent prayer to Her Son. This icon was painted by a Hermitage monk and is the main icon of the Theotokos in Archimandrite Seraphim's icon corner.

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Matrona received all who came to seek divine consolation through her presence

As a novice he lived in obedience to Elder Ambrose of Miljkovo Monastery

asking her to “keep constantly coming back to it” as a source of spiritual strength amidst her own persecution

Dumitru Staniloae presents the "process of a Christian progress on the road to perfection in Christ

Especially helpful for sensitive skin

Be patient in the sure hope that your labors will be rewarded in the end

Because Elder Paisios draws on his experiences of living ‘in the world’  (carpenter

I say that she is my mother

Small charcoal briquettes have a 33mm or 1

This revision is an abridged version of the 4-volume Great Book of Needs set

The last Orthodox Tsar before the Russian Revolution