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This is a book for those struggling to establish an effective life of prayer. Written neither for seasoned monastic nor lofty scholar, A Beginner?s Guide to Prayer speaks to the average man or woman on the street who desires a deeper relationship with God but is unsure how or where to begin. Drawing from nearly 2000 years of Orthodox spiritual wisdom, the author offers warm, practical, pastoral advice whose genius is to be found in its homespun simplicity and straightforwardness of style. If you?ve been desiring to make prayer a meaningful and regular part of your life, A Beginner?s Guide to Prayer will help set you on your way. But be careful! Prayer can be habit forming! In fact, the advice offered in this book may just change the course of the rest of your life. So, in the words of the author, "What are you waiting for? Start to pray!"

Fr. Michael Keiser walks us through the Orthodox Church’s timeless teachings and practices on the ancient understanding of Christian spirituality with humor and keen insight. He outlines how ascetic practices, personal and corporate worship, confession and repentance, overcoming the passions, and opening ourselves up to God’s grace can lead us to transformation, and to our ultimate destiny—Jerusalem, the heavenly city.

On September 18, 1999, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios was enthroned as the sixth Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Certainly, this historic and majestic event was the beginning of a new era for the Church in America. It was also the inauguration of an archpastoral ministry that would be both an embodiment and a bearer of a call to faith. This volume is a select compilation of addresses and lectures over the first five years of the Archbishop's ministry that highlight this call.

On September 18, 1999, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios was enthroned as the sixth Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Certainly, this historic and majestic event was the beginning of a new era for the Church in America. It was also the inauguration of an archpastoral ministry that would be both an embodiment and a bearer of a call to faith. This volume is a select compilation of addresses and lectures over the first five years of the Archbishop's ministry that highlight this call.

This huge volume is arranged chronologically, with lives of prophets, martyrs, apostles, monastic - many with small icons, Dismissal Hymns and Kontakia - and includes the service to All Saints in Palestine for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost.

Michael Harper, known to many American Christians as a longtime leader in the evangelical and charismatic movements in the Church of England, now comes before us in a new role: as a convert to the Orthodox Church.

This book presents a rich collection of key texts from the Fathers and early councils setting out what was expected in moral and educational terms from aspirants to the clergy in the early Christian centuries. Hitherto students of the early church have had to search for this...[more]

Contains Morning Prayers and Prayers at Mealtime, and the complete services of Small Compline, Vespers, Matins and the Divine Liturgy, together with the principal hymns of the feasts of the year and the complete Service of Pascha.

A companion to the Greek New Testament, with discussion based on the 4th edition apparatus. GBS, Stuttgart, New York, 1994. Flexcover, maroon color. Page count: xiv, 16,696. Measurements: 7 1/2 in. x 5 1/8 in.

Josie the Cat has a special relationship with a monastery. She is the Abbot's cat. Visit with Josie as she gives 3 young children a special visit in a monastery. Josie tells the reader of the family's visit to the Abbot's cell, watching monk's garden and sew, and taking part in an all-night vigil. Of course, Josie doesn't pray all night...she is busy chasing mice. This delightful book ends with a Feast Day in the Church, when monks, nuns and pilgrims all gather in joy to celebrate.