In this book, the reader will find a biography of one of the remarkable Pskov-Pechersk ascetics of the 20th century, Archimandrite Nikita (Chesnokov, 1883-1963), as well as his diaries, letters and memoirs of spiritual children. In the context of that difficult era, we see before us a bright, living image of a prayer book, a spiritual father, joyful, glowing with kindness towards people and all of God’s creation.