Father Arseny

“Father Arseny” – one of the most sought-after books by Orthodox readers, repeatedly reissued and continues to enjoy readers' attention and love. The book tells vividly and truthfully about Christian asceticism during the terrible years of persecution against the Church, through the example of the life of the priest, ascetic-confessor Father Arseny and his spiritual children. It shows the great feat of love and faith accomplished by these Christians, who are close to us in time, who preserved and conveyed to us the truth of Orthodoxy in all its purity and integrity. This work teaches us, modern readers, not only to remember the great sacrifice made for the faith by the confessors and new martyrs of Russia, but also compels us to reflect on the correspondence of our lives to the high evangelical ideals of selfless service to God and our neighbors, where love and compassion should always come first.