The Lives of the Desert Fathers

The Lives of the Desert Fatherstrans. Normal Russell Brief lives of some twenty plus Egyptian desert dwellers of the fourth century, part of the narrative of a pilgrimage undertaken through the monastic desert by a band of seven in 394 AD. Paperbound In the year 394 seven monks from Palestine made a difficult journey through the Egyptian desert, drawn there by stories of remarkable men. What they found in the communities living far up the Nile Valley fully accorded with their

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when the canon of Pascha is still sung

It is suitable both as an introduction to Orthodox worship for the inquirer and as a convenient reference work for those already familiar with the intricacies of Orthodox services

From the fourth century A

reprinted by Eastern Orthodox Books

or Prophetic Readings for the day

as well as sections on icons

It offers an overview of the whole of the Old and New Testaments as well as instruction on prayer

Saddle-stitched

here and now

By John of Kronstadt

John considers the holy estate of matrimony in very positive terms