About the author Archimandrite Zacharias. He is the spiritual son of St Sophrony of Essex England

What This Means in the Essex Tradition

Within the lineage of St. Silouan → St. Sophrony → Archimandrite Zacharias:

Zacharias is considered the primary living interpreter of St. Sophrony’s theology.

He served as St. Sophrony’s translator, student, and closest theological heir.

About the book:

The Eternal ‘Today’

Journeying with the Church, in the Light of the Feasts

This book is a journey through the liturgical landscape that extends from the Nativity to Pentecost. The Church commemorates the saving work of Christ, which was accomplished ‘once’ and continues to be at work for ever. When we take part in the feasts, we do not travel conceptually through time, but we truly partake of eternity while still being in a specific place and time. In every feast of the Church, we are given the power by the grace of the Spirit to meet  Christ already in this present life and to experience simultaneously the past, present, and future. In this way, the concept of time takes on a new dimension. It could be described as the eternal present, a time overshadowed by  eternity, which is a gift of the Church to her light-bearing children.

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