In this book, the reader is offered a biography of one of the most famous Athonite ascetics of the 20th century, Elder Ephraim of Katunak (1912–1998), a man who, during his lifetime, was revered by those who knew him as a modern saint. Replete with vivid examples from his life, his godly instructions, as well as stories about the manifestations of the grace-filled gifts that the elder was endowed with from the Lord, this book will provide those who read it with both the necessary edification and true spiritual consolation.