“In the article that follows [Archbishop Averky] gives the authentic Orthodox teaching on holy zeal, as against those who fall short of it and make senseless compromises with the fashions of this world, as well as against those who err on the “right” side, by inexperience or immaturity, and quote canons and Fathers without understanding…


“In the article that follows [Archbishop Averky] gives the authentic Orthodox teaching on holy zeal, as against those who fall short of it and make senseless compromises with the fashions of this world, as well as against those who err on the “right” side, by inexperience or immaturity, and quote canons and Fathers without understanding the spirit behind them.” –Fr. Seraphim Rose from the Introduction

00:00 Introduction by Fr. Seraphim Rose
02:41 Holy Zeal by Archbishop Averky

Archbishop Averky was a righteous shepherd of the 20th century who served as Abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery and Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. He was spiritual son of the great 20th century theologian and holy hierarch, Archbishop Theophan of Poltava, Russia, and therefore a living link in America to the Faith of Pre-Revolutionary Russia. Archbishop Averky was so esteemed that before his repose, St. John Maximovitch told Fr. Seraphim Rose that if he had any theological questions to ask Archbishop Averky. The honorable Archbishop reposed in 1976 and his relics lie in a small chapel for veneration at Holy Trinity Monastery.

This article was published in The Orthodox Word by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood (1975, Vol. 11, no. 3 (Issue 62)). See this issue and all issues of The Orthodox Word before Fr. Seraphim’s repose here: https://archive.org/details/100101V17N05061981SepOctNovDec/062%20V11N03%201975%20May%20Jun/page/n1/mode/2up

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