A Practical Handbook for Priestly MinistryBe an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. ( 1Timothy 4: 12) This book is a guide for the contemporary Orthodox priest in his application of the Apostles words to his everyday life, as he serves to convey Gods grace as a shepherd of Christs flock. It focuses on the internal formation and preparation of the soul that should underpin the priest's pastoral mission. Building upon this foundation, the guide
—(Luke 1:48)
Words of Christ and others set in quotations
Recognizing Misfortune or Trouble Leads One to Seek Deliverance
Bright Monday Liturgy - 49
Akathist Hymn to the Righteous Joseph the Betrothed
THE CONFESSOR
Symeon was perhaps the most forceful advocate of the mystical experience of God in the history of the Byzantine church
and a first-hand account of his canonization
They come to Optina from a world that no longer moans
He Who is immaterial became material: Therefore
Over the centuries Orthodox Christians have utilized the time of Great Lent to contemplate the salvific Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—the voluntary sufferings which He undertook out of love for mankind
Mother Maria was eventually consigned to Ravensbruck concentration camp because of her support of the Jews in Paris
