Holy Elders of Optina. Living without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina. Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Monastery, 2005. ISBN: 9790884650927. [9899]
Hardback, 7 3/4 x 5 inches, 205 clean pp. Very good. Hardcover.
Archimandrite George (Schaefer), translator.
"All the Optina Elders were spiritual guides for laypeople. Spiritual guidance and care took place in person and through correspondence, and through instructions. St. Joseph wrote, “I have faith that every person who comes to Optina Hermitage in extreme need will find satisfaction by God’s Mercy… by the prayers of our great fathers.”
"The holy Optina Elders gave spiritual guidance and care to all Russia for more than a century, and continue to instruct their descendants, and continue to pray for them. Let us hold ourselves close to their instructions and teachings as to living and healing water." - Prepared by Olga Rozhneva, Translated by Dimitra Dwelley, provoslavie dot ru.