The Way of a Pilgrim / The Pilgrim Continues His Way (1884)

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This classic of world spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim's journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing." The narrator, an unnamed nineteenth-century peasant, sets out on his pilgrimage with nothing but a Bible, a rosary, and some dried bread. As he walks, he recites the Jesus prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me")-a prayer that is said to quiet anxiety and fill the heart with love for all creation. With this prayer constantly on his lips, the pilgrim undergoes a profound spiritual education. This edition includes the sequel to The Way of a Pilgrim, entitled A Pilgrim Continues His Way, which contains a lengthy appendix reviewing the teachings of the Holy Fathers on the Jesus prayer.… (more)

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Two books in one, likely by different authors, I only finished The Way of a Pilgrim, but deeply enjoyed this Eastern devotional work, one of my favorites of this year. The pilgrim meditates on what it means to "pray unceasingly" and to live a Christian life. It is memorable and worth it's short length. (

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jeterat | Apr 10, 2020 |

YELLOW - Holy Places, Pilgrimages, Pilgrims

TheotokosChurch | Dec 20, 2013 |

We accompany a Pilgrim wandering from place to place in Russia and Siberia as he searches for an answer to the question "How can you learn to pray without ceasing"? [1 Thessalonians 5:17] He shares his growing insight through a series of conversations with holy men who guide him to the answer he seeks. This edition benefits from an insightful introduction by Huston Smith.
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TrinityRedlands | Jul 8, 2013 |

APPENDICES; NOTES

saintmarysaccden | Feb 19, 2013 |

One of the most important prayers to engage in for the love of God is what is called the Jesus Prayer. In The Way of a Pilgrim we encounter what the prayer is and why it is important. An anonymous pilgrim describes his efforts to understand what St Paul advised us in his epistle to “pray ceaselessly”. This book describes the pilgrims wanderings and how his expereinces bring him to the wisdom of asking God simply and humbly for mercy. I could not put this book down once I started and it brought great joy to my heart. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anonymous	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bacovcin, Helen	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ciszek, Walter J.	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
French, Reginald M.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hopko, Thomas	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Savin, Olga	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Smith, Huston	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1884

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By the grace of God I am a Christian man, by my actions a great sinner, and by calling a homeless wanderer of the humblest birth who roams from place to place. My worldly goods are a knapsack with some dried bread in it on my back, and in my breastpocket a Bible. And that is all.

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The Way of the Pilgrim, ISBN 0385468148, is actually The Way of the Pilgrim AND The Pilgrim Continues His Way and should be left combined with this work.

Moscow Theological Academy professor Aleksey Pentkovsky identified this unknown pilgrim, as Arseny Troyepolsky, a Ukrainian priest-monk who moved around various Ukrainian and then Russian monasteries.

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This classic of world spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim's journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing." The narrator, an unnamed nineteenth-century peasant, sets out on his pilgrimage with nothing but a Bible, a rosary, and some dried bread. As he walks, he recites the Jesus prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me")-a prayer that is said to quiet anxiety and fill the heart with love for all creation. With this prayer constantly on his lips, the pilgrim undergoes a profound spiritual education. This edition includes the sequel to The Way of a Pilgrim, entitled A Pilgrim Continues His Way, which contains a lengthy appendix reviewing the teachings of the Holy Fathers on the Jesus prayer.

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