Author: Elizabeth P Fitzgerald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Whereas Gerondissa's book, "Words of the Heart" is a compilation of homilies/sermons she delivered to the sisters at the Holy Monastery Panagia Odigitria, Protaria, Volos, Greece between 1971 and 1992 during her service as Reverend Mother Superior, "Daily Quotes from 'Words of the Heart'" is a compilation of quotes from these homilies; sharing Orthodox monastic wisdom with Christian laypeople seeking salvation. I have compiled this collection of quotes with the blessing of Gerondissa Efpraxia, Gerondissa Makrina's spiritual daughter and Reverend Mother Superior at St. John the Forerunner Monastery in Goldendale, Washington, USA. Gerondissa Efpraxia instructed me to choose quotes suitable for laypeople. Being mindful of her instructions, I have chosen quotes inviting you the reader to meditate on the Ancient Faith of the Orthodox Church as preserved by our faithful monastic communities throughout the ages. My personal connection with this fruitful branch of Orthodox Monastic Christianity began when Gerondissa Efpraxia and two other sisters arrived from Greece to start St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery in Goldendale, Washington. I lived only 70 miles away, in Yakima, with my young family.The first time we visited the fledgling monastery, the three founders prepared lunch for us. I was overwhelmed by their humble hospitality and cried my first tears of compunction, feeling my unworthiness of being served by these holy souls.For more than 20 years I have visited Gerondissa Efpraxia and the monastery, asking and receiving her guidance for my life. I will share with you a few personal instructions she gave me along the way: -Pray for my children every night: 2 prayer ropes "Lord, enlighten your servants."-Thank God daily for your illness-Do morning prayers and vespers-Read my Bible daily-Moving near the church would be good- Attend Divine services-Give when you can, but if you can't afford it, don'tOver the years the monastery of St. John the Forerunner has grow. Now, there are many sisters, new buildings including a beautiful church; several buildings for work, a shop, a guesthouse, and even a small cemetery.Join me in gleaning good fruit from this Holy branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. We are living our Christian Faith "in the world" and God has not abandoned us. He has sent Gerondissa Makrina's voice of monastic wisdom to teach us how to love our Lord Jesus Christ with all our heart, our mind, and our soul, and our neighbor as ourselves.
Daily Quotes from "Words of the Heart" by Gerondissa Makrina Vassopoulou
Author: Elizabeth P Fitzgerald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Whereas Gerondissa's book, "Words of the Heart" is a compilation of homilies/sermons she delivered to the sisters at the Holy Monastery Panagia Odigitria, Protaria, Volos, Greece between 1971 and 1992 during her service as Reverend Mother Superior, "Daily Quotes from 'Words of the Heart'" is a compilation of quotes from these homilies; sharing Orthodox monastic wisdom with Christian laypeople seeking salvation. I have compiled this collection of quotes with the blessing of Gerondissa Efpraxia, Gerondissa Makrina's spiritual daughter and Reverend Mother Superior at St. John the Forerunner Monastery in Goldendale, Washington, USA. Gerondissa Efpraxia instructed me to choose quotes suitable for laypeople. Being mindful of her instructions, I have chosen quotes inviting you the reader to meditate on the Ancient Faith of the Orthodox Church as preserved by our faithful monastic communities throughout the ages. My personal connection with this fruitful branch of Orthodox Monastic Christianity began when Gerondissa Efpraxia and two other sisters arrived from Greece to start St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery in Goldendale, Washington. I lived only 70 miles away, in Yakima, with my young family.The first time we visited the fledgling monastery, the three founders prepared lunch for us. I was overwhelmed by their humble hospitality and cried my first tears of compunction, feeling my unworthiness of being served by these holy souls.For more than 20 years I have visited Gerondissa Efpraxia and the monastery, asking and receiving her guidance for my life. I will share with you a few personal instructions she gave me along the way: -Pray for my children every night: 2 prayer ropes "Lord, enlighten your servants."-Thank God daily for your illness-Do morning prayers and vespers-Read my Bible daily-Moving near the church would be good- Attend Divine services-Give when you can, but if you can't afford it, don'tOver the years the monastery of St. John the Forerunner has grow. Now, there are many sisters, new buildings including a beautiful church; several buildings for work, a shop, a guesthouse, and even a small cemetery.Join me in gleaning good fruit from this Holy branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. We are living our Christian Faith "in the world" and God has not abandoned us. He has sent Gerondissa Makrina's voice of monastic wisdom to teach us how to love our Lord Jesus Christ with all our heart, our mind, and our soul, and our neighbor as ourselves.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Whereas Gerondissa's book, "Words of the Heart" is a compilation of homilies/sermons she delivered to the sisters at the Holy Monastery Panagia Odigitria, Protaria, Volos, Greece between 1971 and 1992 during her service as Reverend Mother Superior, "Daily Quotes from 'Words of the Heart'" is a compilation of quotes from these homilies; sharing Orthodox monastic wisdom with Christian laypeople seeking salvation. I have compiled this collection of quotes with the blessing of Gerondissa Efpraxia, Gerondissa Makrina's spiritual daughter and Reverend Mother Superior at St. John the Forerunner Monastery in Goldendale, Washington, USA. Gerondissa Efpraxia instructed me to choose quotes suitable for laypeople. Being mindful of her instructions, I have chosen quotes inviting you the reader to meditate on the Ancient Faith of the Orthodox Church as preserved by our faithful monastic communities throughout the ages. My personal connection with this fruitful branch of Orthodox Monastic Christianity began when Gerondissa Efpraxia and two other sisters arrived from Greece to start St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery in Goldendale, Washington. I lived only 70 miles away, in Yakima, with my young family.The first time we visited the fledgling monastery, the three founders prepared lunch for us. I was overwhelmed by their humble hospitality and cried my first tears of compunction, feeling my unworthiness of being served by these holy souls.For more than 20 years I have visited Gerondissa Efpraxia and the monastery, asking and receiving her guidance for my life. I will share with you a few personal instructions she gave me along the way: -Pray for my children every night: 2 prayer ropes "Lord, enlighten your servants."-Thank God daily for your illness-Do morning prayers and vespers-Read my Bible daily-Moving near the church would be good- Attend Divine services-Give when you can, but if you can't afford it, don'tOver the years the monastery of St. John the Forerunner has grow. Now, there are many sisters, new buildings including a beautiful church; several buildings for work, a shop, a guesthouse, and even a small cemetery.Join me in gleaning good fruit from this Holy branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. We are living our Christian Faith "in the world" and God has not abandoned us. He has sent Gerondissa Makrina's voice of monastic wisdom to teach us how to love our Lord Jesus Christ with all our heart, our mind, and our soul, and our neighbor as ourselves.
My Elder, Joseph the Hesychast
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966700084
Category : Monks
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966700084
Category : Monks
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
The Blessed Gerondissa Makrina +1995
Author: John the Forerunner Monastery
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692526392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692526392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
I Love, Therefore I Am
Author: Nicholas V. Sakharov
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN: 9780881412369
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN: 9780881412369
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Angelic Life
Author: Father Ephraim
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733884907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This book is a compilation of two thousand quotes from the holy Fathers on Orthodox Christian monasticism, with comments by Elder Ephraim's former cell-attendant in Arizona.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733884907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This book is a compilation of two thousand quotes from the holy Fathers on Orthodox Christian monasticism, with comments by Elder Ephraim's former cell-attendant in Arizona.
A Manual of Theosis
Author: Joshua Schooping
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Rather than being shrouded in mystique, reduced to a transactional asceticism, or stripped down to mere piety, theosis is the transformation of the human person by grace, as it works in their will to move them in ever increasing freedom towards God. Gleaning from the Patristic wisdom contained in such works as the Philokalia, this short manual seeks to lay out the necessary practical framework for the systematic cultivation of theosis by connecting theoretical comprehension together with clarity of application. It aims to present the basics of theory and praxis, and the logic of their connection, in such a way that a person can faithfully understand and earnestly apply themselves to the "upward call of God in Christ Jesus." There is not another life with which we might undertake these efforts, therefore anyone who desires all that God has purchased for them by His Blood is urged thus to apply themselves to the exercise of theosis. From the tumult of the passions to the transformative nature of faith, and from practical apophaticism to the insight born of theoria, the stepping stones of watchfulness, stillness, and ceaseless prayer lead the grace-led person onward in their mystical union with the Lord Jesus Christ. The present work thus hopes to assist the faithful reader in fulfilling this, God's Gospel call to abide in Him and to be indwelt by Him.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Rather than being shrouded in mystique, reduced to a transactional asceticism, or stripped down to mere piety, theosis is the transformation of the human person by grace, as it works in their will to move them in ever increasing freedom towards God. Gleaning from the Patristic wisdom contained in such works as the Philokalia, this short manual seeks to lay out the necessary practical framework for the systematic cultivation of theosis by connecting theoretical comprehension together with clarity of application. It aims to present the basics of theory and praxis, and the logic of their connection, in such a way that a person can faithfully understand and earnestly apply themselves to the "upward call of God in Christ Jesus." There is not another life with which we might undertake these efforts, therefore anyone who desires all that God has purchased for them by His Blood is urged thus to apply themselves to the exercise of theosis. From the tumult of the passions to the transformative nature of faith, and from practical apophaticism to the insight born of theoria, the stepping stones of watchfulness, stillness, and ceaseless prayer lead the grace-led person onward in their mystical union with the Lord Jesus Christ. The present work thus hopes to assist the faithful reader in fulfilling this, God's Gospel call to abide in Him and to be indwelt by Him.
The Longer Catechism of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Author: Philip Schaff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"What is Christian hope?" According to the Longer Catechism, Christian hope is "the resting of the heart on God, with the full trust that he ever cares for our salvation, and will give us the happiness he has promised." Succinctly and authoritatively, this and many other questions were asked and answered in St. Philaret of Moscow's Longer Catechism, which he composed in order to assist the faithful in understanding the essentials of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life. Totaling six hundred and eleven questions and answers, it organizes its subjects on the three pillars of Faith, Hope, and Love, and under each respective heading treats of the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and Beatitudes, and the Ten Commandments. This immensely valuable work has stood the test of time and will continue to be a resource for bishops, priests, deacons, laity, and catechumens, for teaching, learning, and reinforcing the truths of our faith. Also included is St. Philaret's Shorter Catechism, and also a profound and moving sermon by him on the Cross of Christ. Perfect for young and old, for individual study, small groups, and catechism classes, and for inquirers into the Orthodox faith, it is hoped that the trustworthy and sanctified voice of St. Philaret will continue to echo still, edifying and enlightening all those who take up and read.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"What is Christian hope?" According to the Longer Catechism, Christian hope is "the resting of the heart on God, with the full trust that he ever cares for our salvation, and will give us the happiness he has promised." Succinctly and authoritatively, this and many other questions were asked and answered in St. Philaret of Moscow's Longer Catechism, which he composed in order to assist the faithful in understanding the essentials of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life. Totaling six hundred and eleven questions and answers, it organizes its subjects on the three pillars of Faith, Hope, and Love, and under each respective heading treats of the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and Beatitudes, and the Ten Commandments. This immensely valuable work has stood the test of time and will continue to be a resource for bishops, priests, deacons, laity, and catechumens, for teaching, learning, and reinforcing the truths of our faith. Also included is St. Philaret's Shorter Catechism, and also a profound and moving sermon by him on the Cross of Christ. Perfect for young and old, for individual study, small groups, and catechism classes, and for inquirers into the Orthodox faith, it is hoped that the trustworthy and sanctified voice of St. Philaret will continue to echo still, edifying and enlightening all those who take up and read.
Orthodoxy and the Kingdom of Satan
Author: Father Spyridon Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781786979513
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Father Spyridon presents a challenge and a warning to all Christians about the growth of the kingdom of Satan. He points first to the signs of this growing kingdom before explaining how we are each attacked and manipulated by evil powers that have corrupted our world. The looming threat of a one world government is presented by this Orthodox priest with a mixture of soberness and urgency.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781786979513
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Father Spyridon presents a challenge and a warning to all Christians about the growth of the kingdom of Satan. He points first to the signs of this growing kingdom before explaining how we are each attacked and manipulated by evil powers that have corrupted our world. The looming threat of a one world government is presented by this Orthodox priest with a mixture of soberness and urgency.
Renewing You
Author: Nicholas G. Louh
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
ISBN: 9781944967840
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Are you struggling in your walk with Christ? Do you want to rediscover your reason for living, the person you were created to be? Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan gives you the keys to unlock areas of your life that hold you back from fully experiencing the renewal and transformation God has in mind for you. Co-authored by a priest and a psychologist, Renewing You combines principles of spiritual growth with psychological tools to help you become your best self, fully connected with God's purpose for you.
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
ISBN: 9781944967840
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Are you struggling in your walk with Christ? Do you want to rediscover your reason for living, the person you were created to be? Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan gives you the keys to unlock areas of your life that hold you back from fully experiencing the renewal and transformation God has in mind for you. Co-authored by a priest and a psychologist, Renewing You combines principles of spiritual growth with psychological tools to help you become your best self, fully connected with God's purpose for you.
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian
Author: Isaac
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943405162
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943405162
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description