“He experienced much and hid much. Within his hard outer shell, he concealed his sweet, spiritual fruit. A very harsh father to himself, but also a very loving father to his children. He never beat them with the law.… As minister of the Most High, he did not tread the earth, and as co-administrant of the sacraments he shone upon the world.”
– Elder Paisios
St. Arsenios, godfather of St. Paisios of Athos, shepherded the Anatolian region of Pharasa while under Ottoman rule. After Turkish-perpetrated genocidal violence, he guided his flock along a 400 mile journey to Greece, dying 3 months after their arrival. A collection of Psalms, as assigned by St. Arsenios for particular occasions, was brought on the journey from the mother church in Pharasa. Later, this Psalter as a Book of Needs was shared by St. Paisios of Athos, and published in O Geron Paisios by Hieromonk Christodoulos.
This Psalter is arranged by need. It also contains a table so that a particular Psalm can easily be found. Further, at the end of each Psalm is the page of the next, in case one would like to read them in order. I designed and arranged, formatted, then hand-bound with hard covers these editions. The first edition is sold out.
