Elder Leonid of Optina person_The Elders of Optina the texts also touch upon

the texts also touch upon differences found in Greek usage

Read every year during Great Lent in monastic refectories

“We who are given the fullness of true Christianity are obliged to be working on ourselves

in contact with him

Elder Leonid of Optina person_The Elders of Optina the texts also touch uponThe wellspring of prayer is in everyoneit is tapped either by gradually delving deeper into oneself in accordance with the teachings of the Fathers, or instantaneously, thunderstruck by Gods piercing to the core of the soul.Elder Leonid Possessing penetrating spiritual discernment, Elder Leonid (17681841) was at the same time loving and fatherly. He could mystically see into the hearts of his spiritual children, knowing when to rebuke, when to exhort,