St. Seraphim said, “My joy, I beg you, acquire the spirit of peace.”
St. Seraphim of Sarov (+1833) is one of the most beloved Saints on recent times, truly a Saint of God cleansed and illumined, whose life and teachings overflow with divine energy. You may have heard his words: “Acquire the spirit of peace and thousands around you will be saved.” If you are not yet familiar with St. Seraphim please buy the book linked below or find more online. He is a wonderful Saint to learn from, from inquirer to holy elder.
This is the second recording for Orthodox Wisdom by our brother Sergius. Please pray for us.
Text from The Orthodox Word, Issue #10, 1966; “The Teaching of St. Seraphim of Sarov on: The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit”: https://archive.org/details/100101V17N05061981SepOctNovDec
To read more from St. Seraphim, there is quite possibly no better place to start than “Little Russian Philokalia, Vol. 1” which includes the Life of St. Seraphim, his “Spiritual Instructions to Laymen and Monks,” his soul-saving conversation with Nicholas Motovilov “On the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit,” and his prophetic “Great Diveyevo Mystery.” Buy here: https://www.sainthermanmonastery.com/product-p/lrp1.htm
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I am grateful for this post! I am still new to Orthodoxy, but I appreciate it so much.
Thank God and thank you!!!
Bro. Please I am begging you. Do the whole text of On the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit. It takes about 40 mins. We need a proper audio version of this text. There used to be a really good one on YouTube for many years, but now it’s gone 😭
Another gem.
Thank you so much for this. I (we) love Father Seraphim so much. Was so moved in the liturgy on Sunday! God bless you all! Glory to God for all things!