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Collected by: Saint John Jacob of Hozeva
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Now available in an English translation, this book presents The Vision of Abbot Joasaph of the Monastery of Saint Savvas, a remarkable nineteenth-century account of a monk who was granted a vision of the spiritual world. In this vision, Abbot Joasaph is led by Saint George the Victory-Bearer and shown the narrow path of salvation, the danger of spiritual sloth, the glory of the righteous, and the throne of Christ. He is taught through vivid images about repentance, watchfulness, prayer, and the mercy of God. This vision was originally collected, translated from Greek into Romanian, and preserved by Saint John Jacob of Hozeva, whose careful transmission ensured its place within Orthodox Christian spiritual literature. This edition also includes a brief "Life of Saint John Jacob of Hozeva" for readers unfamiliar with the Saint's life and work.

Written by: Hieromonk Nicodemus Jones
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Hidden up above the quiet bays of Mount Athos, the St. George Kellion of Kolitsou was home to some of the most remarkable Athonite elders of the 20th century. This book gathers their lives, struggles, and spiritual counsel—above all the witness of the recently glorified Elder and Saint Dionysius Ignat (†2004; in Romania, he is known as "Dionisie Ignat de la Colciu"), but also his fellow strugglers such as Hieroschemamonk George (Gamaliel) Boboc, Elder John Shova, and other fathers who lived and prayed in this small corner of the Holy Mountain. Through eyewitness accounts, pilgrims’ journals, and rare testimonies, Rivers of Living Water opens a window into the Athonite life at Kolitsou: to their nights of stillness and prayer, to their bonds of spiritual brotherhood in Christ, to the hardships of poverty and exile they endured, and to the spiritual wisdom distilled within them through decades of ascetic struggle. This is not simply a biography of one man but a living memory of a spiritual family, bound together in Christ and dedicated to the Mother of God, the Protectress of the Holy Mountain. Readers will find here not only the history of a Kellion and its fathers, but also guidance, encouragement, and a glimpse of the grace that sustained them. This is a book for pilgrims, for seekers, and for all who desire to taste the freshness of the Gospel flowing through the monastic heart of Mount Athos.

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Written by: Hieromonk Nicodemus Jones
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Hidden up above the quiet bays of Mount Athos, the St. George Kellion of Kolitsou was home to some of the most remarkable Athonite elders of the 20th century. This book gathers their lives, struggles, and spiritual counsel—above all the witness of the recently glorified Elder and Saint Dionysius Ignat (†2004; in Romania, he is known as "Dionisie Ignat de la Colciu"), but also his fellow strugglers such as Hieroschemamonk George (Gamaliel) Boboc, Elder John Shova, and other fathers who lived and prayed in this small corner of the Holy Mountain. Through eyewitness accounts, pilgrims’ journals, and rare testimonies, Rivers of Living Water opens a window into the Athonite life at Kolitsou: to their nights of stillness and prayer, to their bonds of spiritual brotherhood in Christ, to the hardships of poverty and exile they endured, and to the spiritual wisdom distilled within them through decades of ascetic struggle. This is not simply a biography of one man but a living memory of a spiritual family, bound together in Christ and dedicated to the Mother of God, the Protectress of the Holy Mountain. Readers will find here not only the history of a Kellion and its fathers, but also guidance, encouragement, and a glimpse of the grace that sustained them. This is a book for pilgrims, for seekers, and for all who desire to taste the freshness of the Gospel flowing through the monastic heart of Mount Athos.

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CHAPTER 4: NEW SKETE
A Need to Relocate
Elder Joachim Spetsieris and His Disciple, Father Theophylaktos
At New Skete
New Lodgings
Father Panteleimon (1935-2016)
The Blessed Repose of Saint Joseph the Hesychast
A Recollection of Elder Andrew
Elder Joseph's Life at the Skete after his Elder's Repose
On Health
Self-sacrifice
The Spiritual Environment in Athens
He Taught from the Plentitude of His Spiritual Experience
His Ecclesiastical Conscience
"A City Cannot Be Hidden"
Monk George Vitcovic (1920-1972)
He Gave His Mother the Monastic Schema
Love--Self-denial--Sacrifice
Panagia Pantanassa
The Formations of the Brotherhoods and the Beginning of the Renewal of the Holy Mountain
At Oinousses
Spiritual Experiences
The Brotherhoods of Elders Ephraim and Haralambos Relocate to Other Areas of Asceticism
He Accepts His Own Disciples
The Views of Father John Romanides at That Time
Solid Foundations in Monasticism
The Monastic Life: "Pledge of the Cross, Death, and Resurrection"
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Written by: Archimandrite Ephraim of H.M. Vatopedi
Published in 2025 by HOLY GREAT MONASTERY OF VATOPEDI

Homily delivered by Elder Ephraim as Abbot of H.M. Philotheou on March 18th, 1976.

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