ELDER JOSEPH OF VATOPEDI (PART 1) - By: Archim. Ephraim of Vatopedi (Holy Mountain Series - 6)

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Prologue by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Introduction by Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi

CHAPTER 1: CHILDHOOD AND EARLY YEARS

1. Family
2. Childhood and Early Years
3. In the City of Paphos
4. He Saw the Living Lord

CHAPTER 2: MONASTIC VOCATION - AT STAVROVOUNI MONASTERY

1. Sixteen-Year-Old Socrates's Call by Grace
2. A Novice Monk at the Monastery of Stavrovouni
3. The Virtuous Elders of the Monastery of Stavrovouni
4. Struggles and Divine Grace at the Monastery of Stavrovouni
5. Self-Reproach--Toil--Obedience
6. A Monk by the Name of Sophrony

CHAPTER 3: MOUNT ATHOS - AT THE MINOR SKETE OF SAINT ANNE

1. Visit to Jerusalem
2. On the Holy Mountain - The Wondrous Providence of God
3. Meeting Saint Joseph the Hesychast
4. Saint Joseph the Hesychast and His Brotherhood
5. Saint Ephraim of Katounakia
6. Father Sophrony Joins the Brotherhood of Saint Joseph the Hesychast
7. Experiencing the Presence of the Holy Spirit
8. Divine Zeal and the Weakness of the Flesh
9. Ascetic Training in Every Virtue
10. The Actions of Satan
11. Sure Faith in the Providence of God
12. Vigil
13. The Importance of a Program in the Spiritual Life
14. Instruction and Guidance
15. His Monastic Tonsure
16. Papa-Haralambos (1910-2001)

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