Greeting of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos |
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Preface |
11 |
Introduction |
27 |
PART A THE CHILDHOOD YEARS OF ANASTASIOS DIVINE CALL |
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Childhood years |
33 |
Divine desire and the courageous decision |
36 |
On foot to Constantinople |
37 |
At the Holy Land |
38 |
And a few words about little Parthena
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39 |
Meeting with Ieronimos of Aegina |
39 |
A little light on the enigma surrounding the Hermitess Photini |
43 |
PART Β THE FIRST YEARS ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN OBEDIENCE TO THE SIMPLE ELDER EPHRAIM |
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The Holy Mountain - Holy Monastery of Stavronikita |
47 |
Towards the inner desert |
48 |
Meeting of Monk Arsenios with the young Francis |
48 |
The search for an Elder |
51 |
The two stragglers in submission to the simple and saintly Elder Ephraim |
52 |
At the Skete of St Basil (1923-38) |
54 |
Monk Arsenios, in a vision, sees Elder Ephraim after his blessed repose |
55 |
PART C MORE INTENSE STRUGGLES AFTER THE BLESSED REPOSE OF THEIR ELDER |
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Monk Joseph takes the initiative |
59 |
With Daniel the Hesychast and Father Cyril |
60 |
"Rusk" - the common diet of ascetics |
65 |
The tradition about the naked ascetics and the two barefoot monks... |
67 |
"Obedience is better than sacrifice"
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69 |
A kind intention and the Elder's blessing |
71 |
Amazing events from the life of the two ascetics |
73 |
Advice and amazing events from the life of Elder Arsenios |
76 |
A few comments about St Silouan the Athonite |
78 |
Keeping vigils |
79 |
Program |
82 |
Reading |
84 |
The words of Elder Arsenios are the fruit of experience |
85 |
Conversations of the Elder with pious pilgrims |
86 |
The Elder's humour - amusing but also beneficial |
90 |
The woman eating in secret and over-eating |
93 |
The wild swallow on the Elder's shoulders |
96 |
The monk who was troubled by the demon |
97 |
Not only was the vine crooked but |
99 |
The recluse Joseph takes Communion by the hand of an angel - More difficult struggles - The apples of the Theotokos |
100 |
Gerasimos Menagias |
102 |
Ephraim the "fat one" |
104 |
And two amazing instances of return |
105 |
About an ascetic who was a gem |
109 |
The spiritual father Elder Euthymios |
109 |
PART D LITTLE ST ANNE THE BROTHERHOOD OF ELDER JOSEPH |
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To the caves of Little St Anne (1938-1953) |
113 |
Father Ephraim Katounakiotis |
114 |
The acquaintance of Father Ephraim with Elder Joseph |
116 |
At the huts again |
119 |
The nephew of Elder Arsenios |
120 |
Accounting of the day - Self-examination |
123 |
PART E THE REPOSE OF THE GREAT ELDER ELDER ARSENIOS AS ELDER OF OUR BROTHERHOOD |
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Elder Theophylactos - Move to New Skete (1953-67) |
127 |
Father Athanasios |
130 |
The holy repose of the Great Elder |
133 |
PART F AT BOURAZERI |
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Move from New Skete to the big Russian Cells Bourazeri and St Artemios Provata (1967) |
139 |
The dreams of the Elder |
142 |
The Elder moves to Bourazeri - First stop "St Artemios" Provata |
144 |
The repose of the Russian - The dog of liar-Basil |
145 |
The Elder and the fleas |
147 |
Pilgrimage to Panagia Portaitissa - The spiritual father, Father Maximos, and his disciple Monk Nektarios |
148 |
Last elderly struggles |
150 |
With the ascetic Elder Paisios |
152 |
Some teachings from the Elder |
155 |
From the life of the Elder |
159 |
From now on they will be saying "Hieromonk Haralambos"
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161 |
PART G LAST YEARS AT THE MONASTERY OF DIONYSIOY REPOSE OF THE ELDER |
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To the Holy Monastery of Dionysiou |
165 |
At the monastery's hospital |
166 |
Fruits from the many years of struggle |
168 |
The blessed end |
170 |
The Elder's funeral |
172 |
THE ELDER'S LETTERS |
175 |
EPILOGUE |
195 |