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The Joy of the Holy: Saint Seraphim of Sarov and Orthodox Spiritual Life is unavailable, but you can change that!

“The goal of Christian life is the acquisition of the grace of the Holy Spirit.” This popular saying of St. Seraphim of Sarov serves as the basis for his teaching on the spiritual life—especially relevant for the faithful of contemporary society who strive to lead spiritual lives. Today, his teaching is attracting a remarkable amount of attention, due to the very practical way he presents the...

clothes became shining, exceedingly white like snow,’1 and how His Disciples fell on their faces in fear! But when Moses and Elias appeared to Him in that light, a cloud overshadowed them in order to hide the radiance of the light of divine grace that had blinded their eyes. Thus the grace of the All-Holy Spirit of God manifests itself as an ineffable light to all to whom God reveals its action.” “But how,” I asked bátiushka Fr. Seraphim, “can I know that I am in the grace of the Holy Spirit?” “It
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