“The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart”, by Archimandrite Placide Deseille – Part I

On March 6, 2008, as part of the 6th year of Rencontres orthodoxes, in the Saint Seraphim of Sarov parish (Paris), Archimandrite Placide Deseille of Blessed Memory (1926-2018) spoke on the theme “The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart”. Please find here the English translation of his lecture: The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart The expressions “The Jesus prayer” and “the prayer of the heart” are