Seraphim of Sarov
The Rule of the Theotokos
Traditional attribution
The Rule of the Theotokos
Богородичное правило
A recitation of the angelic salutation in its Orthodox form, one hundred and fifty times, divided into decades accompanied by the Lord's Prayer and the meditation of a mystery from the Virgin's life. Tradition holds that Seraphim recommended it to the Diveyevo sisters as a path 'walked by the Mother of God herself'; in the twentieth century it spread widely in Russia and the diaspora.
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Authorship note
A practice spread under his name (one hundred and fifty 'Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos' in fifteen decades, each with an intention). The attribution rests on the Diveyevo tradition and later prayer books; it is not in the Instructions of 1839 or in the Conversation, and no contemporary witness placing it in his mouth has been located.
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English
Seraphim of Sarov
Prayer Rule of the Theotokos
The Conscious LibraryPrayer Rule of the Theotokos
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
Translation: Anthony Stehlin
ISBN 9781492155850
58 pp.
Other works by Seraphim of Sarov
- Conversation with Motovilov on the Aim of the Christian Life · 1831
- Spiritual Instructions to Laypeople and Monks · 1839
- Chronicle of the Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery (sayings and accounts) · 1896
- The Short Prayer Rule for Laypeople
- Notes of Nikolai Motovilov, Servant of the Mother of God and of St Seraphim
- The Great Mystery of Diveyevo and other prophecies
- Account of the Life and Labours of Father Seraphim (Hieromonk Sergius, 1841) · 1841
- Accounts of the Life of the Elder Seraphim (Hieromonk Georgy, 1844) · 1844
- Accounts of the Labours of the Elder Seraphim (Hieromonk Joasaph, 1849) · 1849
- Life of the Elder Seraphim (Nikolai Elagin, 1863) · 1863
Sources
- «Seraphim of Sarov», Wikipedia en inglés (reliquias, conmemoración anglicana, Juan Pablo II, bibliografía). Consultada el 25-10-2026.
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