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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...

way. Now I, poor Seraphim,1 will explain to you the true nature of this goal. “Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in and of themselves, do not constitute the true goal of our Christian way of life. They only serve as the indispensable means of attaining it. The true goal of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD. Fasting, keeping vigil, prayers, and charity, as well as every other good deed done for the sake of Christ,
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