Eat a mushroom pie, but keep your mouth shut. Edifying words of the Reverend Anatoly (Zertsalov), the Optina elder
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Eat a mushroom pie, but keep your mouth shut. Edifying words of the Reverend Anatoly (Zertsalov), the Optina elder
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This publication is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Venerable Optina Elder Anatoly (Zertsalov; 1824-1894).
For over twenty years, Hieroschemamonk Anatoly served as the elder's caregiver to the monks of Optina Pustyn, the nuns of numerous convents, and the laity. He maintained an extensive correspondence with his spiritual children, carefully healing, comforting, and instructing them in the work of saving their souls.
The letters of Elder Anatoly teach us to love God, encourage us in the struggle with passions, instill Christian hope, and contain much useful advice for all who seek spiritual life.
Excerpts from these letters, collected in this publication, will help readers on the path of inner development.
For over twenty years, Hieroschemamonk Anatoly served as the elder's caregiver to the monks of Optina Pustyn, the nuns of numerous convents, and the laity. He maintained an extensive correspondence with his spiritual children, carefully healing, comforting, and instructing them in the work of saving their souls.
The letters of Elder Anatoly teach us to love God, encourage us in the struggle with passions, instill Christian hope, and contain much useful advice for all who seek spiritual life.
Excerpts from these letters, collected in this publication, will help readers on the path of inner development.
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