First volume of letters of Fr. John (Krestiankin) published in Greece

Athens, November 29, 2013

The book entitled, With Sensitivity and Love—the first volume of the letters of Fr. John (Krestiankin), has been published by the En Plo Greek publishing house. The second volume is to be published soon, reports Romphea.

"These letters were written not as a collection,” reads the extensive foreword written with great love for the elder, cited in part below.

“The reader recognizes the hard spiritual struggle people have in everyday life, perfectly known to everybody, but in which every person sees something painfully his or hers. The elder worked precisely with this everyday life and with every specific case "with sensitivity and love".

"When you read the words of Father John, you notice that something has startled inside you and it is getting warmer. You have such feelings when you visit a cell where a saint lived: you can touch with your eyes the same items that the saint touched himself, and a kind of wonderful peace settles inside you, the turmoil of this life goes away, rough pride subsides somewhere. And you feel that on this very side this certain man experienced the Grace of God and something is overfilling inside you because of this encounter—you do yet not deserve this "something”.

Sedmitza.ru

12/2/2013

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Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)
One day my spiritual father, Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) of the Pskov-Caves Monastery, called me and said: "I am going to die soon. So please do me a favour, write down what you remember and what you want to tell people about me. Because afterwards you all are going to write something anyway, and you might come up with stories as ridiculous as they did with poor Father Nikolai, who “resurrected cats” and other fables like that. So I want to check everything myself for my peace of mind.” About Archimandrite John Krestiankin About Archimandrite John Krestiankin
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On February 5, 2006, Russia's beloved elder, Archimandrite John (Krestiankin), reposed in the Lord. The Pravdoliubov family, full of priests and even new martyrs, lived in Ryazan Province, where Fr. John served for many years as a priest in various parishes. This family has produced even more priests, one of whom serves in the Resurrection Church in Moscow, and has written his recollections of a life-long relationship with the wise spiritual instructor. May God Give You Wisdom! <BR>The Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin. Introduction. Recollections of a spiritual son May God Give You Wisdom!
The Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin. Introduction. Recollections of a spiritual son May God Give You Wisdom! <BR>The Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin. Introduction. Recollections of a spiritual son May God Give You Wisdom! The Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin. Introduction. Recollections of a spiritual son
A year has passed since the repose of Russia’s righteous elder, Archimandrite John Krestiankin of the Pskov-Caves Monastery. But his memory has far from faded; to the contrary, it is spreading far beyond the Russian borders, his writings being translated into other languages. Pravoslavie.ru (English edition) is therefore pleased to present each week day excerpts from the forthcoming book May God Give You Wisdom! The Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin (published by Sretensky Monastery and St. Xenia Skete). May our readers find in them answers to perplexities, sober instruction, and deep Christian wisdom, coming from a true elder and confessor of the Faith.

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