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Shepherd of Souls: The Life and Teachings of Elder Cleopa, Master of Inner Prayer and Spiritual Father of Romania (1912–1998)
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You will earn 0 Point for purchasing this product.By Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan
Publication Data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2000
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 230
Dimensions (l × w × h): 20.9 cm × 13.4 cm × 1.3 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒887904‒04‒2
By Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan
“Whenever I ponder the fact that I met Elder Cleopa personally—not just once but many times—I realize that I encountered a man who knew God and who lived in Paradise even while here on earth. I met someone who had received a spiritual wholeness by growing up in a traditional Orthodox society. This wholeness was transmitted to his developing soul not only through the religious life of the Romanian people but through all aspects of village life. Thus, the shepherd boy grew and developed with an integrity rarely seen in the contemporary world.”
—“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Introduction by Mother Nina
PART I: THE LIFE OF ELDER CLEOPA OF SIHASTRIA
1. Childhood
2. Cozancea Skete
3. Temptations of Youth
4. Young Ascetics
5. Basil and Constantine Leave Home
6. A New Life
7. A Brief History of Sihastria Skete
8. Archimandrite Ioanichie Moroi—Renewer of Sihastria Skete
9. Entrance into the Monastery
10. The Sheepfold
11. Meeting with St, John the Romanian
12. First Instructor—Fr. Galacteon
13. Trials
14. Christopher the Hesychast
15. The Power of the Psalms
16. Brother Constantine Is Healed
17. Ryassaphore Monk Basil (1905–1931)
18. The Prophecy of St. John the Bishop
19. The Marvelous End of Br. Basil
20. Monk Gerasim Ilie (1907–1933)
21. Heavenly Vision of Br. Constantine
22. Miracle of St. John the New
23. Departure to the Army
24. The Bond between Schema-monk Paisius and Br. Constantine
25. Tonsure into Monasticism
26. The Fire of 1941
27. How Monk Cleopa Was Chosen Abbot
28. Rebuilding the Skete
29. The Last Days of Abbot Ioanichie Moroi
30. Ordination
31. Sihastria Skete (1945–1946)
32. Sihastria Raised to the Rank of Monastery
33. Fr. Cleopa Tonsures His Mother into Monasticism
34. A Miracle of the Mother of God
35. Joys and Sorrows
36. The Lost Sheep
37. How Fr. Cleopa Delivered a Woman from Death
38. Elder Pasius Olaru Enters Sihastria
39. Communists Take Over Romania
40. Fr. Cleopa Escapes into the Wilderness
41. The Renewal of Slatina Monastery
42. Abbot Cleopa—Renewer of Monastic Life in Moldavia
43. How Abbot Cleopa Was Delivered from the Abbotship of Neamts
44. Second Flight into the Wilderness (1952–1954)
45. Monastic Revival
46. Sihastria (1949–1959)
47. Persecution (1959–1964)
48. Fr. Cleopa’s Third Exile to the Wilderness
49. Sihastria during Fr. Cleopa’s Absence
50. The Tears of Mother Agafia
51. The Return of Fr. Cleopa
52. The Good Shepherd
53. Uncreated Light
54. Woman of Prayer
55. Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
56. Pilgrimage to Mt. Athos
57. The Eldership of Fathers Paisius and Cleopa
58. The Spiritual Qualities of Fr. Cleopa
59. He That Endures until the End Shall Be Saved
60. In the Image of Adam
61. His Last Days
62. Departure to Christ
63. Burial
64. The Forty-Day Memorial
65. Christ is Risen!
PART II: THE FINAL WORD OF ELDER CLEOPA TO THE COMMUNITY OF SIHASTRIA
PART III: WORDS AND DEEDS OF INSTRUCTION
Glossary
Index
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 230
Dimensions (l × w × h): 20.9 cm × 13.4 cm × 1.3 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒887904‒04‒2
By Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan
“Whenever I ponder the fact that I met Elder Cleopa personally—not just once but many times—I realize that I encountered a man who knew God and who lived in Paradise even while here on earth. I met someone who had received a spiritual wholeness by growing up in a traditional Orthodox society. This wholeness was transmitted to his developing soul not only through the religious life of the Romanian people but through all aspects of village life. Thus, the shepherd boy grew and developed with an integrity rarely seen in the contemporary world.”
—“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Introduction by Mother Nina
PART I: THE LIFE OF ELDER CLEOPA OF SIHASTRIA
1. Childhood
2. Cozancea Skete
3. Temptations of Youth
4. Young Ascetics
5. Basil and Constantine Leave Home
6. A New Life
7. A Brief History of Sihastria Skete
8. Archimandrite Ioanichie Moroi—Renewer of Sihastria Skete
9. Entrance into the Monastery
10. The Sheepfold
11. Meeting with St, John the Romanian
12. First Instructor—Fr. Galacteon
13. Trials
14. Christopher the Hesychast
15. The Power of the Psalms
16. Brother Constantine Is Healed
17. Ryassaphore Monk Basil (1905–1931)
18. The Prophecy of St. John the Bishop
19. The Marvelous End of Br. Basil
20. Monk Gerasim Ilie (1907–1933)
21. Heavenly Vision of Br. Constantine
22. Miracle of St. John the New
23. Departure to the Army
24. The Bond between Schema-monk Paisius and Br. Constantine
25. Tonsure into Monasticism
26. The Fire of 1941
27. How Monk Cleopa Was Chosen Abbot
28. Rebuilding the Skete
29. The Last Days of Abbot Ioanichie Moroi
30. Ordination
31. Sihastria Skete (1945–1946)
32. Sihastria Raised to the Rank of Monastery
33. Fr. Cleopa Tonsures His Mother into Monasticism
34. A Miracle of the Mother of God
35. Joys and Sorrows
36. The Lost Sheep
37. How Fr. Cleopa Delivered a Woman from Death
38. Elder Pasius Olaru Enters Sihastria
39. Communists Take Over Romania
40. Fr. Cleopa Escapes into the Wilderness
41. The Renewal of Slatina Monastery
42. Abbot Cleopa—Renewer of Monastic Life in Moldavia
43. How Abbot Cleopa Was Delivered from the Abbotship of Neamts
44. Second Flight into the Wilderness (1952–1954)
45. Monastic Revival
46. Sihastria (1949–1959)
47. Persecution (1959–1964)
48. Fr. Cleopa’s Third Exile to the Wilderness
49. Sihastria during Fr. Cleopa’s Absence
50. The Tears of Mother Agafia
51. The Return of Fr. Cleopa
52. The Good Shepherd
53. Uncreated Light
54. Woman of Prayer
55. Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
56. Pilgrimage to Mt. Athos
57. The Eldership of Fathers Paisius and Cleopa
58. The Spiritual Qualities of Fr. Cleopa
59. He That Endures until the End Shall Be Saved
60. In the Image of Adam
61. His Last Days
62. Departure to Christ
63. Burial
64. The Forty-Day Memorial
65. Christ is Risen!
PART II: THE FINAL WORD OF ELDER CLEOPA TO THE COMMUNITY OF SIHASTRIA
PART III: WORDS AND DEEDS OF INSTRUCTION
Glossary
Index
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