The Love of God The Life and Teachings of St. Gabriel of the Seven Lakes Monastery

The Love of God The Life and Teachings of St. Gabriel of the Seven Lakes MonasterySaint Gabriel, schema archimandrite of the Seven Lakes Monastery near Kazan (1915), was one of the last great spiritual guides to grace Russia before the Revolution. In his early monastic life he was a disciple of the great Elder Ambrose of Optina Monastery, and drank deeply of the living water there. His life thereafter was filled with trials, labors, and illness, all of which refined his soul and formed him into a superb guide to those around him.

” In following the path of this ascent the author delineates many of its markers and stresses that these have both personal and societal aspects

Elder Sebastian was forced from Optina when it was closed in 1923

In this second of three planned volumes

An ample life of St

a young lady had a sudden glimpse of the immortality of her soul

Included in this Collection is also the Prayer Service for the Blessing and Sanctification of Icons of Various Kinds and of an Iconostasis

prayer for the world

and Athonite writers

Zacharias presents a systematic overview of St

He famously rebuked the idolatry of the godless civil authorities

Writing in the tradition of biblical exegetes

truly a valuable addition to the understanding of the great spiritual tradition in which St