by user | Mar 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 10. Departing from Your divine precepts as from Jerusalem, and going down to the passions of Jericho, travelling by way of the cares of this life on the pathways of dishonour, I fell prey to the thievery of...
by user | Mar 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 3 10. Even more than all others, I have sinned of my own will, and for that, I am condemned; the arrogance of my flesh is the enemy of my soul. O guide for those who have lost their way and light for those...
by user | Mar 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Saint John, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, on Mount Sinai, who died in 603 AD, wrote an ascetic book called The Ladder of Divine Ascent. This book became one of the greatest classics of Christian spirituality. It has been translated into innumerable...
by user | Mar 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Venerable Father Hilarion the New LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 7 10. I have enslaved the dignity of my soul to the passions, and have become like the beasts; I can no longer raise my eyes to You, O God most high. But, like the Publican I bow...
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Holy Mother Matrona of Thessalonica LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 10. The Fast that brings integrity has now run half its course. These past days have proved acceptable, and now we see the need of the days to come. Our perception of their...