Seraphim of Sarov
The Short Prayer Rule for Laypeople
Recorded oral teaching
The Short Prayer Rule for Laypeople
Правило преподобного Серафима (краткое молитвенное правило)
A minimal rule for those who work or cannot read: on rising and on going to bed, the Lord's Prayer three times, 'Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos' three times and the Creed once; during the day, the Jesus Prayer or an invocation of the Mother of God while working. Seraphim presented it as an anchor sufficient for Christian perfection if kept faithfully, and it is the most widespread part of his teaching in Orthodox prayer books.
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Authorship note
Handed down by the nineteenth-century lives and the Diveyevo tradition as advice given orally to those unable to keep long rules; there is no text in his hand.
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English
Seraphim of Sarov
The Prayer Rule of St. Seraphim of Sarov
The Conscious LibraryThe Prayer Rule of St. Seraphim of Sarov
Azbuka very (edición digital)
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Русский
Seraphim of Sarov
Краткое молитвенное правило прп. Серафима Саровского
The Conscious LibraryКраткое молитвенное правило прп. Серафима Саровского
Azbuka very (edición digital)
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 Rule of the Theotokos
- 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
- Azbuka very, página de autor «Серафим Саровский» (textos de la Conversación, las Instrucciones, el pequeño Правило y traducciones).
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