Holy prayers of St. Silouan, the magnificent Athonite monk of the 20th century, and St. Sophrony, spiritual son of St. Silouan and blessed founder of St. John the Baptist Monastery in Essex, England. These two Saints are known throughout the world for their depth of true theology and experience of the Uncreated Light. Their prayers are marked with the love and grace of the Holy Spirit. This video presents the very prayers of these Saints and is released on the eve of the first Feast Day of the recently canonized St. Sophrony. Let us open our hearts to God and ask that we may be united to Him as these two men perfectly are in Heaven.
St. Silouan (Feast: 9/24, +1938):
0:12 Holy Prayers of St. Silouan
17:40 Prayer to the Virgin Mary
18:45 “Keep thy mind in hell and despair not”
20:35 Adam’s Lament (Abridged)
27:31 Prayer to St. John of Kronstadt
St. Sophrony (Feast 7/11, +1993):
31:59 Holy Prayers of St. Sophrony
32:13 Prayer at Daybreak
This video does not include all prayers of these two Saints. More are contained in the books mentioned below and more are likely not formally published. Many times, especially for St. Silouan, it is very difficult to identify where a prayer ends and teaching or reflection begins.
Sources for Prayers:
-St. Silouan: St. Silouan the Athonite by Archimandrite Sophrony (svspress.com)
-St. Sophrony: His Life is Mine (svspress.com), We Shall See Him As He Is (sthermanmonastery.com), On Prayer (svspress.com)
Music: Kyrie Eleison by Monastery Choir of St. John of San Francisco
Nature Videos were filmed by Timothy Honeycutt in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
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This is a 50 minute video showing icons, photos, and more of the lives and witness of these two Saints. I set the premiere time as I did so that our brethren in Europe and further east can pray these prayers on St. Sophrony’s feast day, 7/11. God grant you all the peace and liberty of St. Silouan and St. Sophrony.
😊🙏🎯 wonderful thankyou!
A big day in Essex then! Praise God I discovered orthodoxy through these guys.
Thank you. Could you please tell who painted the icon of St Sophrony and where it can be seen ? I was close to him for several years and find this icon inspiring because there a real likeness…
Thank you!! 🤗
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Thank you , from South Africa!We are so hungry for the truth and to learn more about the Orthodox Church.
Thank you for the video! It's a great comfort to see and to listen….
Thank you so much for sharing this. The selection of texts, the careful reading, the images, the timeliness — your content is exquisite. Thank you.
Amen!
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Thank you for making this. It is a great comfort
💓LORD JESUS CHRIST, 💓🔥
Son of The Living God, 💓 have mercy on us and upon Thy world…🙏🏼⛲🕊️
Beautiful prayers. It's nice having them play in the background!
Wow what a great resource and contribution. Million thanks and may the Lord richly bless you!
Prayers so beautiful and full of grace, they are worth making them our own, memorizing and listening to, many times over! Thank you so much!🙏