The book’s popularity in Greece—its homeland—is truly admirable. Dozens of reprints and the enduring interest of Orthodox readers in this work over many years are direct proof of that. Its accessibility and simplicity of presentation, an excellent translation into Russian—all of this together makes reading this book quite engaging. And spiritually, it is undeniably useful. We offer this book to the broadest circle of lovers of spiritual reading—to everyone who is interested in contemporary spiritual prose.
Contents:
01. Instead of a preface... Prologue. (05:52)
02. Meeting an elder. (03:57)
03. Years of youth. (04:12)
04. A vow. (03:29)
05. A witch. (06:01)
06. Miraculous rescue. (07:04)
07. Unexpected encounters. (10:29)
08. In Haifa. (13:51)
09. Jerusalem, the City of God. (03:22)
10. In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (13:25)
11. The Guard of the Holy Sepulchre. (06:19)
12. Elder Father Anatoly. (04:03)
13. A miracle repeating across the centuries. (26:15)
14. A joyless Easter. (14:35)
15. A bold plan. (03:23)
16. The incident with the lamp. (05:09)
17. Clever preparation. (15:40)
18. I saw the Blessed Fire. (20:30)
19. Scruples of conscience. (12:07)
20. An attempt at repetition. (05:58)
21. Another Thomas. (06:21)
22. On guard of the Holy Places. (02:29)
23. A new martyr. (05:43)
24. Testimonies about the Blessed Fire. (12:48)
25. Epilogue. (08:20)