The Pilgrim’s Tale
Overview
In this volume is the authentic text of one of the most famous examples of Russian spiritual literature, which deals with various aspects of the Jesus Prayer. A redaction of this text is thought to have been written no earlier than 1859. With this classic text, modern worshippers and students of history will gain a clearer perspective on the way Orthodox Russian Christians approached their faith.
For a massive collection including over a hundred and twenty of the volumes in this series, see the Classics of Western Spirituality Bundle (126 vols.).
Key Features
- A translation of classic Orthodoc spirituality from the nineteenth century
- Fully integrates and cross references with other resources from your Logos library
- A primary source that is useful for encountering Christ in line with an ancient tradition
Top Highlights
“‘The unceasing interior Jesus prayer is an uninterrupted, never dying invocation of the divine name Jesus Christ with the mind and the heart, all the while imagining his ongoing presence and asking for his pardon, during all occupations, in every place, at all times, even in sleep.… The prayer is expressed in the following words: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. Those who acquire the habit of this invocation will experience great consolation and will always say this prayer. As a result they will be unable to live without the prayer, which of its own accord will speak itself in them. Now do you understand what unceasing prayer is?” (Page 60)
“‘The Gospel and the Jesus prayer are one and the same thing,’ I replied. ‘For the divine name of Jesus Christ contains in itself all Gospel truths. The holy fathers say that the Jesus prayer is an abridgment of the entire Gospel.’” (Page 75)
“However, in this case, it is of utmost necessity to flee vainglory and to take care lest the seed of divine teaching be sown to the wind.’” (Page 94)
“how these holy fathers censure those who do not try to gain and learn the sweet prayer of the heart” (Page 98)
“I told him that it was impossible for the soul to be liberated from the sins of many years by any means other than custody of the mind and purity of the heart.” (Page 80)
- Title: The Pilgrim’s Tale
- Author: Aleksei Pentkovsky
- Series: The Classics of Western Spirituality
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Print Publication Date: 1999
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 176
- Era: era:Contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Spiritual life › Orthodox Eastern Church
- ISBNs: 0809137097, 0809104865, 9780809137091, 9780809104864
- Resource ID: LLS:PILGRIMSTALE
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:37:23Z