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Blessings Theodore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, (also known as Community of Saint John the Baptist) is a monastic community which was founded in 1959 by \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/essexmonastery.com\/saint-sophrony-the-athonite\/\" class=\"link\"\u003eArchimandrite Sophrony Sakharov\u003c\/a\u003e. The Monastery is situated in Tolleshunt Knights near Tiptree, in the United Kingdom. It belongs to the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church, and is under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 27 November 2019, Archimandrite Sophrony was added to the list of Saints by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. 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In every generation, the Saints, as perfect imitators of Christ, became a sign of God for their generation and tangible examples of His spotless love. Saint Sophrony was such a sign. The Elder lived through the tragedy, anguish, apprehensions and quests of the turbulent twentieth century and, through his life, prayer, and word, offered answers to the burning questions of his contemporaries. He was adorned with many and great gifts of the Spirit. Above all, the word of God, which he grasped through his prayer and actively bore in his pure heart, left the greatest impression. Every contact with him was an opening to life and spiritual vision. For every paragraph of his writings, one could write an entire book. This present work presents the principal themes of the theology of the divinely wise Elder. We present it with the conviction that the Saint, through his word and intercessions, continues to serve the most magnificent miracle in the entire created world—the miracle that his soul loved: the rebirth of the faithful and their ‘rich entrance’ (2 Pet. 1:11) into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback 368 pages. 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However, because we all share the same human nature, there are certain stages and characteristics common to our spiritual journey. Although Saint Sophrony was reluctant to make generalizations, he formulated a theory of three distinct periods in spiritual life: the period during which God, abundantly pours out His grace upon man, begetting a desire in his heart for His Person and making a covenant with him; the period of the withdrawal of the first grace, during which man is called to prove that he has not forgotten ‘his first love’ (Cf. Rev. 2:4) but faithfully does all he can to regain it; and the third period, when the grace of adoption makes him ‘an heir of God and co-heir with Christ’ (Cf. Rom. 8:17). 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