The Lord Is My Shepherd - The Holy Life of John David the Hermit Penthos & Passion leads the

Penthos & Passion leads the reader on the path of the authors’ prayer journey from the spirit of sorrow for sin to the comfort of joy in the knowledge of the mercy of Jesus Christ

This English edition is based on the original Romanian volume collected and edited by Hieroschemamonk Ignatius Bozianu of the Kellion of St

In his words

" is the transcription of three conferences held by Mother Siluana in 2012

or discovering joy in suffering

The Lord Is My Shepherd - The Holy Life of John David the Hermit Penthos & Passion leads theThe hermit John David (19201995) spent many years tending sheep in the mountains of Transylvania before withdrawing to the secluded hermitage of Strungari. There he embraced a life of prayer, fasting, and watchfulness. The Psalter was his constant companion, and he sought to live every moment in the presence of God. Though he lived in obscurity, those who came to know him encountered far more than an ordinary shepherd. Beneath his simple outward