The Ascetic of Love 

The Ascetic of Love

Mother Gavrilia 1897 – 1992

By Nun Gavrilia

415 pages

A journey into the heart of Love over 94 years and 4 continents

“We all look anxious! What has happened here? The scene of joy has been lost. This is very serious! In India they are awaiting Christ and their waiting is joyful. We ‘have’ Him but do not reflect Him. We are guilty for this. Terribly guilty…”
“Where you go, what you do, how you live, whether you help others, is of less significance. Only one thing is important: the Quality and the Quantity of the Love you give to all – to all, without discrimination”.
“What would you do if the Lord were Present and Visible? would you do this or that, if He were here, by your side?… This thought protects you from sin.”
“From Love and beyond… the Will of God will guide you and teach you how to speak.”
“Since I am always submitted to the Will of God, I cannot be anxious!”
“I am of the eleventh hour…but the Lord said that even those of the last hour are to work.”
“When we become the mirror in which the Other sees his own reflection and this mirror is filled with joy, he will surely see joy too.”
“We have need of three things: first, Faith… second, Faith… third, Faith.” 

Περιεχόμενα

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

PART I. BIOGRAPHY
Constantinople
Thessaloniki and Athens. The first Call
England
Greece
Anchorite
India
From Delhi to the Himalayas
At Baba Amte’s Leper Colony
In other parts of India
In Uttar Kashi
The last months in India
Bethany
A Komboskini
1963-1966
New Jerusalem
In Africa
Wayfarer
The House of the Angels
Aegina
The trial
Leros
PART II. MOTHER, SPEAK. THE TAPES
PART III. THE SAYINGS
PART IV. THE LETTERS
PART V. THE PARTING

EPILOGUE
APPENDIX

Tributes
Glossary