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St. Theophan the Recluse On Prayer From the Letters of Bishop Theophan the Recluse. The Art and Science of Prayer (from Letter 15) ... Having so prepared yourself to stand at prayer, strive to keep your mind from drifting away and strive to keep your feelings from turning cold and indifferent. Always strain to pay attention and to nurture warmth.

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A prayer rule for one who is on the path of a God-pleasing life. You ask about a prayer rule. Yes, it is good to have a prayer rule on account of our weakness so that on the one hand we do not give in to laziness, and on the other hand we restrain our enthusiasm to its proper measure. The greatest practitioners of prayer kept a prayer rule.

https://trueorthodox.eu/on-prayer-by-st-theophan-the-recluse/
St. Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894) was one of the most outstanding Russian spiritual writers of the last century and the editor and the translator of the famous collection of patristic writings "The Philokalia". He was for a time the Rector of the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy, then a diocesan bishop, and for about the last 30 years of

https://theartoforthodoxy.com/2019/03/24/extracts-from-thoughts-for-each-day-of-the-year-by-st-theophan-the-recluse/
A detailed account of the martyrdom of the child martyr - St Abanoub; A list of amazing Orthodox articles I've read (and re-read) over the years; A miracle seen by all the bystanders on the street! A prayer rule by St. Theophan the Recluse; A selection of miracles of Fr. Faltaous El Souriany; An Englishman's account of when he met St

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Sayings from Saints, Elders, and Fathers, St. Theophon the Recluse / By Orthodox Church Quotes. "If you have sinned, acknowledge the sin and repent. God will forgive the sin and once again give you a new heart…and a new spirit (Ez. 36:26). There is no other way: Either do not sin, or repent.".

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Bishop Theophan began to get weaker at the beginning of 1894. He was still writing on the afternoon of January 6, but when the cell attendant came to check on him at 4:30 he found that the bishop had departed to the Lord. Saint Theophan's body lay in the small church in his cell for three days, then three more days in the cathedral.

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remembrance of God, or in other words, walking before God. Walking before God consists of doing nothing without remembering that you are in the presence of God. Finally, from frequent calling out to God, or from frequent pious movements toward God in our hearts we will constantly call upon the name of God with warmth and love. When

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Preface. The Living Reality of an Immortal Teacher: St. Theophan the Recluse. The spiritual life is such a realm into which the wisdom of this world does not penetrate. St. Theophan the Recluse. I. A Church Father for Modern Times. An outstanding and extremely prolific writer on the spiritual life, Bishop Theophan the Recluse had

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Theophan the Recluse. Our father among the saints Theophan the Recluse (Russian: Феофан Затворник; 1815 - 1894), also Theophanes, was the bishop of Tambov in Russia. He was a prolific author, especially on the subjects of the Christian life and the training of youth in the faith. His feast day is celebrated on January 6 or 10 .

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St. Theophan the Recluse (Feast Day - January 10) St Theophan the Recluse was born on January 10, 1815, in the heart of Russia. His father was a Priest and thus, from the first impressions of his youth, he lived with the Church. The difficult and even severe conditions of the Orel Seminary, where he studied, developed in him a strong mental temper.

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The Jesus Prayer: St. Theophan the Recluse on the Prayer of the Heart St. THEOPHAN the Recluse, 1815-1894 a well-known monk and saint in the Orthodox Church, said, "The principal thing is to stand before God with the mind in the heart and to go on standing before him unceasingly day and night until the end of life." To pray is to stand

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The practice of prayer is called an 'art', and it is a very simple one. Standing with consciousness and attention in the heart, cry out unceasingly: 'Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me,'. without having in your mind any visual concept or image, believing that the Lord sees you and listens to you.

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Theophan is ecologically significant because he is the first nineteenth century cleric to show how an exclusive concern for empirical science degenerates into blindness toward the spiritual world and spiritual life. His importance lies in his writings and his close connection to the vigor and spiritual flavor of the early Church.

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Theophan the Recluse (Russian: Феофан Затворник, romanized: Feofan Zatvornik), also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha (Russian: святитель Феофан Затворник Вышенский; January 10, 1815 - January 6, 1894) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988.

https://firstthoughtsofgod.com/2017/11/01/saint-theophan-the-recluse-on-the-jesus-prayer/
The essential thing is to stand consciously in the presence of the Lord, with fear, faith and love. Oral and inner prayer One can recite the Jesus Prayer with the mind in the heart without movement of the tongue. This is better than oral prayer. Use oral prayer as a support to inner prayer.

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St. Theophan the Recluse. Along with lost paradise, the heavens were shut closed by God's righteous judgment. But as a strong gate cannot hold back a powerful surge of water, so did the fortress of righteous judgment finally melt from the fire of Divine love—and now the heavens are opened. Brethren, let us also open the forces of our nature

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Heb.12:25-26,13:22-25, Mk.10:2-12. The Lord healed the blind man of Bethsaida in two stages: at first partially, and then completely, so that he could see everything clearly [Mk. 8:22-25]. While the full reason for that is known only to the Lord, we can learn the following: if it was fit to gradually cure the physical vision, then even more so

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At about 4:00 PM on January 6, 1894, the Feast Day of his cell church, the Church of the Baptism of the Lord, Bishop Theophan peacefully reposed. Teachings of St.Theophan the Recluse. On development of spirituality in children: St. Theophan recommends using this means (i.e. spirituality) as early as possible, while the children are still in the

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Early Life. St. Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894) was born George Govorov in central Russia, near Orlov. His father was a parish priest, and his father sent him to seminary to be trained to be a priest as well. He attended the Kiev Theological Academy, receiving the best theological education available. He took monastic vows, and after the vows

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Beginning anything, for example, say "Bless, O Lord!" When you finish something, say, "Glory to Thee, O Lord", and not only with your lips, but with feeling in your heart. If passions arise, say, "Save me, O Lord, I am perishing." If the darkness of disturbing thoughts comes up, cry out: "Lead my soul out of prison."

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St. Theophan the Recluse 1815-1894. The husband, as the image and glory of God amongst creatures, must not cover his head in church, while the wife was taken from the husband later, created, as it were, in accordance with his image, and is therefore the image of the image, or the reflection of the glory of the husband, and must therefore cover herself in church as a sign of subjection to her

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Writings of St. Theophan the Recluse. Listed below are all of the writings in English that I have found so far of St. Theophan's. When he died, the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos published a 5- or 6-volume collection of his written works, and I've read that his correspondence alone was "partially published in ten volumes," so there must be many treasures that have not yet