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Books in English
by Geronda Ephraim
by St. Nikolai Velimirovic
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- July 29th
- July 30th
- July 31st
by Geronda Ephraim
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Ch.1 On Salvation and Paradise
- Ch.2 On Afflictions, Pains, and Labors (1-10)
- Ch.2 On Afflictions, Pains, and Labors (11-30)
- Ch.2 On Illness (1-2)
- Ch.2 On Illness (3-11)
- Ch.2 On Illness (12-16)
- Ch.3 On Sin, Repentance, Mourning, and Tears
- Ch.3 On Confession and Spiritual Accounting
- Ch.4 On Monasticism, Virginity, and Purity (1-5)
- Ch.4 On Monasticism, Virginity, and Purity (6-14)
- Ch.4 On Monasticism, Virginity, and Purity (15-20)
- Ch.4 On the World and Family
- Ch.5 On Obedience, Disobedience, and Cutting off the Will
- Ch.5 Homilies and Stories on Obedience
- Ch.5 Homilies on Monastic Obedience
- Ch.5 Homilies on Patristic Obedience
- Ch.5 Homilies on Conscience and Obedience
- Selections on Obedience
- On Reverence and Love for the Elder
- Ch.6 On Remembrance of Death (1-9)
- Ch.6 On Remembrance of Death (10-17)
- Ch.6 On Remembrance of Death (18-24)
- Ch.7 On Passions
- Ch.7 On Carnal Warfare
- Ch.7 On Anger
- Ch.7 On the Warfare with the Demons
- Ch.7 On the Spiritual Struggle
- Ch.8 On Cowardice and Negligence
- Ch.8 On Forcefullness, Courage, and Self Denial (1-10)
- Ch.8 On Forcefulness, Courage, and Self Denial (11-24)
- Ch.9 On Condemnation
- Ch.9 On Silence, Idle Talk, and Boldness
- Ch.10 On Pride, Self-Reproach, and Humility
- Ch.10 Excerpt from a Homily, On Humility
by St. Theophan the Recluse
by Hesychasterion of St. Ephraim
- Letter of H.H. Bartholomew I
- Translator's Note
- Preface
- I. Origins - Youth
- II. The Hesychastic Place
- II. The Elders
- II. The Struggle of the Novice
- III. Elder Joseph
- III. You've Been Looking
- III. Obedience
- III. Ioannikios
- III. States of Grace
- III. Temptations
- III. The Matter of the
- III. Elder Joseph's Last
- IV. With Fr. Nikiforos
- IV. Tug of War
- IV. The Golden Grandmother
- IV. Spiritual Support
- IV. A Monk Should Only Have a Little
- IV. Illness, Toil, Divine Perception
- IV. "You're an Angel"
- IV. Alone
- V. Prospective Monks
- V. He Forms a Brotherhood
- V. First Teachings
- V. Practical Teachings
- V. Time and Objects
by Metropolitan Hierotheos
- Ch.11: Ascension 1
- Ch.11: Ascension 2
- Ch.11: Ascension 3
- Ch.11: Ascension 4
- Ch.11: Ascension 5
- Ch.11: Ascension 6
- Ch.11: Ascension 7
- Ch.11: Ascension 8
- Ch.11: Ascension 9
- Ch.11: Ascension 10
- Ch.11: Ascension 11
- Ch.11: Ascension 12
- Ch.11: Ascension 13
- Ch.11: Ascension 14
- Ch.11: Ascension 15
- Ch.11: Ascension 16 Conclusion
- Ch.12: Pentecost Introduction
- Ch.12: Pentecost 1
- Ch.12: Pentecost 2
- Ch.12: Pentecost 3
- Ch.12: Pentecost 4
- Ch.12: Pentecost 5
- Ch.12: Pentecost 6
- Ch.12: Pentecost 7
- Ch.12: Pentecost (8-10)
- Ch.12: Pentecost (11-13)
- Ch.12: Pentecost (14, Conclusion)
by Metropolitan Hierotheos
- 1 Preface to the English Edition
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Ch.1 The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
- 4 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis of the Parable
- 5 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 6 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 7 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 8 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 9 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 10 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 11 Ch.1 Interpretative Analysis (cont)
- 12 Ch.2 The Separation of the Soul from the Body
- 13 Ch.2 The Creation and Genesis of the Soul
- 14 Ch.2 Death and the Anscestral Sin
- 15 Ch.2 The Mystery of the Soul's Departure from the Body
- 16 Ch.2 The Taxing of Souls
- 17 Ch.2 The Taxing of Souls (cont)
- 18 Ch.2 The Intermediate State of Souls
- 19 Ch.2 The Death of Infants
- 20 Ch.2 Conclusions
- 21 Ch.3 Experiences After Death
- 22 Ch.3 Contemporary After-Death Experiences
- 23 Ch.3 Critique of these Experiences
- 24 Ch.3 The Discernment of Experiences
- 25 Ch.4 The Immortality of the Soul
- 26 Ch.4 The Immortality of the Soul According to Orthodox Theology
- 27 Ch.4 Thnetopsychism and the Orthodox Church
- 28 Ch.5 The Purifying Fire
- 29 Ch.5 The Discussions at Ferrara-Florence
- 30 Ch.5 The Teaching of St. Mark Evgenicus
- 31 Ch.5 Dogmatic Discussion is Needed
- 32 Ch.5 Paradise and Hell Exist
- 33 Ch.5 There is no Purifying Fire
- 34 Ch.5 Theological Arguments Against the Existance of a Purifying Fire
- 35 Ch.5 Interpretation of an Apostolic Passage
- 36 Ch.5 Patristic Passages in the Dialogue
- 37 Ch.5 The Eternal Fire is Uncreated
- 38 Ch.5 What is the Source of the Latin's Teaching on the Purifying Fire
- 39 Ch.6 The Second Coming of Christ
- 40 Ch.6 The Coming of Christ in Glory
- 41 Ch.6 The Resurrection of the Dead
- 42 Ch.6 The Coming Judgement
- 43 Ch.6 The Coming Judgement (cont)
- 44 Ch.7 Paradise and Hell
- 45 Ch.7 The Holy Fathers on Paradise and Hell
- 46 Ch.7 The Holy Fathers on Paradise and Hell (cont)
- 47 Ch.7 Paradise and Hell in the Life of the Church
- 48 Ch.7 The Theological and Ecclesiological Consequences of this Truth
- 49 Ch.8 The Restoration of all Things
- 50 Ch.8 The Views of the Interpreters of the Position of St. Gregory of Nyssa
- 51 Ch.8 Interpretive Commentary on the Teaching of St. Gregory of Nyssa
- 52 Ch.8 His Views about Philosophy
- 53 Ch.8 His Teaching about Man's Choice and the Perpetuity of Hell
- 54 Ch.8 Interpretive Analysis of Particular Passages
- 55 Ch.8 Interpretation of St Gregory by the Fathers
- 56 Ch.8 Conclusion
- 57 Ch.9 Eternal Life
- 58 Ch.9 The Kingdom of God
- 59 Ch.9 The Renewal of Creation
- 60 Ch.9 The Continuing Development in the Age to Come
- 61 Ch.9 The Continuing Development in the Age to Come (cont)
- 62 Ch.10 Diachronic Eschatology
- 63 Ch.10 Time in the Orthodox Conception
- 64 Ch.10 The Past and Present of the Last Things
- 65 Ch.10 The Last Things as the First
- 66 Ch.10 The Last Things as Present
- 67 Epilogue
- 68 The Feast of the Kingdom
by St. Paisios the Athonite
- 01 Prologue
- 02 Introduction
- 03 Fr. Tychon I
- 04 Elder Evlogios
- 05 Elder Pachomios
- 06 Fr. Seraphim the Anchorite
- 07 The Unknown Anchorite
- 08 Hieromonk Anthimos
- 09 The Wondrous Fr Daniel
- 10 Elder Cosmas
- 11 Fr Philaretos the Abbot
- 12 Elder Peter (Petrakis)
- 13 Elder Avgoustinos
- 14 Elder Georgios the Anchorite
- 15 Elder Philaretos
- 16 Elder Ephraim the Wretch
- 17 Elder Constantine the fool for Christ
- 18 Father Savvas of Esphigmenou
- 19 Elder Tryphon
- 20 Father Cyril
- 21 The Hieromonk tormented because of pride
- 22 The unprepared clergy God prevented from serving
- 23 Elder Habakkuk
- 24 Two bumptious deluded monks
- 25 The wilfull deciple
- 26 The devout and obedient disciple
- 27 The wilful and negligent novice monk
- 28 The negligent young monk
- 29 The negligent elderly monk
- 30 An angel castigates idiorrythmic monastery
- 31 The brother who was saved without effort by not judging
- 32 Fathers Methodios and Joecheim foreknowledge of death
- 33 The disobedient disciple who was saved by hope in God
- 34 The chanter who conversed with a departed brother
- 35 Panaghia anoints a devout young man
- 36 A faithful novice is cured by Christ
- 37 Illnesses are beneficial and rewarded if we patiently endure
- 38 The ministering monk who complained
- 39 The careless talk of naive monk corrected by God
- 40 Panagia protects and watches over the monks
- 41 The righteous martyr Damianos cures a young monk
- 42 The value of a monk
- 43 The power of the monk's prayer
- 44 The power of the komboschoini
- 45 The power of the Jesus Prayer
- 46 The Jesus Prayer with exertion
- 47 The monks spiritual misery comes from worldly convenience
- 48 Worldly logic brings spiritual ruin
- 49 Quietude and carefreeness are prerequisites for the spiritual life
- 50 Monks must be a good example for the laity
- 51 St George caters for his feast
- 52 St Spyridon caters for his feast
- 53 God's blessing comes when we give a blessing
- 54 The providence of the Sweetly Kissing Panaghia towards Philotheou
- 55 The merciless monk who became deluded
- 56 The monk who was saved from dreadful delusion
- 57 Pleasant events
- 58 Angel of the Eighth Age
- 59 The return to God from Earth to Heaven
by Metropolitan Hierotheos
Gerontissa Makrina Vassopoulou
- Forward
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 7-8
- Chapter 9-10
- Homily 1
- Homily 2
- Homily 3
- Homily 4
- Homily 5
- Homilies 6 - 9
- Homilies 10 - 12
- Homilies 13 - 15
- Homily 16
- Homily 17
- Homily 18
- Homily 19a
- Homily 19b
- Homily 20
- Homily 21a
- Homily 21b
- Homily 22
- Homily 23
- Homily 24a
- Homily 24b
- Homily 25
- Homily 26a
- Homily 26b
- Homily 27a
- Homily 27b
- Homily 28
- Homily 29a
- Homily 29b
- Homily 30-31
- Homily 32
- Homily 33
- Homily 34a
- Homily 34b
- Homily 35
- Homily 36a
- Homily 36b
- Homily 37-38
- Homily 39
- Homily 40
- Homily 41-42
- Homily 43
- Homily 44
- Homily 45
- Homily 46a
- Homily 46b
- Homily 47a
- Homily 47b
- Homily 48a
- Homily 48b
- Homily 49
- Homily 50
- Homily 51
- Homily 52
- Homily 53
- Homily 54
- Homily 55
- Homily 56
- Homily 57
- Homily 58
- Homily 59
- Homily 60a
- Homily 60b and 61
- Homily 62 and 63
- Homily 64
Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἁγίου Ἀντωνίου
- Prologue by Geronda Ephraim
- Introduction: The Trial of the Soul at the Hour of Death
- Prolegomenon by Kathegoumenos Archimandrite Paisios
- Ch 1) The Lives of the Saints
- From the Life of St Basil the New
- From the Life of St Anthony the Great
- From the Life of St Nephon Bishop of Constantiana
- From the Life of St Daniel of Scetis
- From the Life of St Peter the Merciful Tax Collector
- From the Life of St John the Merciful
- From the Life of St Fursey of Ireland
- From the Life of St Lazaros of Mt Galesion
- Ch 2) The Writings of the Saints
- St Isaiah of Scetis
- St John Chrysostom
- St Amphilochios of Iconium
- St Cyril of Alexandria
- St Gregory the Dialogist
- St Anastasios the Great
- St Boniface of Credition
- St Symeon the New Theologian
- St Neilos of Sora
- St Theophan the Recluse
- St John of Kronstadt
- St Justin Popovic
- Geronda Ephraim of Arizona
- Metropolitan Makarios of Moscow
- Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev
- Ch 3) Iconography
- Ch 4) On Commemoration and Prayer for the Departed
- Epilogue by Geronda Ephraim of Arizona
- Appendix A) List of Scripture Verses
- Appendix B) Canon for the Departure of the Soul
Βιβλία στὰ Ἑλληνικὰ
Γέροντας Εφραίμ
Γερόντισσα Μακρίνα
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2a
- Chapter 2b
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4a
- Chapter 4b
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6a
- Chapter 6b
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8-9
- Chapter 10
- 1971a
- 1971b
- 1979a
- 1979b
- 1979c
- 1979d
- 1980-1981
- January 1981
- January 1981b
- February 1981
- March 1981
- August 1981
- November 1981
- December 1981
- December 1981b
- 1982a
- 1982b
- 1983a
- 1983b
- 1983c
- Sept 1983
- Dec 27 1983a
- Dec 27 1983b
- Dec 31 1983
- June 1984a
- June 1984b
- June 1984c
- Jan 1985a
- Jan 1985b
- Theophania 1985a
- Theophania 1985b
- Apr 1985a
- Apr 1985b
- May 1985a
- May 1985b
- May 1985c
- All Saints 1986a
- All Saints 1986b
- Sept 1986a
- Sept 1986b
- Dec 1986
- Dec 1987
- Dec 26 1987a
- Dec 26 1987b
Βιβλία στὰ Ρωσικὰ
by Geronda Ephraim
- 1 In the World
- 2 On the Holy Mountain
- 3 First Day
- 4 Education of the Lord
- 5 Difficult Conditions
- 6 Give Blood and Receive Spirit
- 7 Our Vigil
- 8 Fighting Sleep
- 9 Struggle with Thoughts
- 10 Our Attitude Towards our Elder
- 11 Trapeza
- 12 Fasting
- 13 Silence
- 14 Obedience
- 15 Jesus Prayer
- 16 Spiritual Fruit
- 17 My Illnesses
- 18 Departure from the Old Calendar Zealots
- 19 Our Ordinations
- 20 Our Needlework
- 21 Relocation to a New Skete
- 22 Our Cats
- 23 Jesus Prayer and the Possessed Youth
- 24 Father Simon
- 25 The Last Year of the Elder
- 26 Reverend Passing of the Elder
- 27 Burial
- 28 Miracles After his Passing
- 29 Finding Relics
- 30 Posthumous Phenomena and Miracles
Books in Romanian
by Gheronda Efrem
- Lăudând Pastile cele veșnice
- Cămara Ta, Mântuitorule
- Sfințirea sufletului
- Un singur lucru trebuieste(Mântuirea sufletului)
- Ascultare-Viața, Neascultare-Moarte
- Ascultarea cea imitatoare a lui Hristos
- Ascultare și nevoința duhovniceasca 1
- Ascultare și nevoința duhovniceasca 2
- Zelul duhovnicesc
Books in Arabic
Changelog
9-26-24: Added 6 parts to "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast", added 4 parts to "The Life of St Makrina", added 2 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς".7-4-24: Added 5 parts to new audiobook "The Life of St Makrina", added 6 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς".
5-22-24: Added 8 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς". 2-11-24: Added 7 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς", added 3 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it".
11-28-23: Added 4 parts to "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast", added 1 part to "Λογια καρδιάς".
11-13-23: Added 9 parts to "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast", added 2 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς".
11-11-23: Added 2 parts to new audiobook "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast"
10-25-23: Added 10 parts to audiobook "Λογια καρδιάς"
8-22-23: Added 3 parts to "The Prologue of Ohrid"
7-5-23: Added new full audiobook: "Pascha Transforms Wolfman Tom"
6-1-23: Added 1 part to "Sayings of the Desert Fathers", added 7 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς"
2-21-23: Added 4 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it", added 5 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς".
2-8-23: Added 4 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it", added 5 parts to "Λογια καρδιάς"
1-24-23: Added 2 parts to new Greek audiobook "Λογια καρδιάς - Γερόντισσα Μακρίνα".
1-7-23: Added 3 parts to "Words of the Heart", which completes the book.
12-29-22: Added 4 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it"
12-20-22: Added 11 parts to "Words of the Heart"
12-15-22: Added 17 parts to "Words of the Heart"
10-28-22: Added 2 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it".
10-19-22: Added 7 parts to "Words of the Heart", added 2 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to Be Attuned to it". Fixed some broken links on "Counsels" and "Spiritual Life".
08-19-22: Added 6 parts to "The Prologue of Ohrid", added 4 parts to "The Spiritual Life and How to Be Attuned to it".
07-20-22: Added 8 parts to new Romanian audiobook: "Arta mântuirii" ("The Art of Salvation").
07-11-22: Added 5 parts to "The Prologue of Ohrid" (July 18th-22nd)
06-06-22: Added 7 parts to audiobook: "The Prologue of Ohrid" (July 11th-17th)
05-31-22: Added 10 parts to new audiobook: "The Prologue of Ohrid" (July 1st-10th)
05-17-22: Added 3 parts to new audiobook: "The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to It", by St. Theophan the Recluse
02-01-22: Completed new audiobook: "The Departure of the Soul (Reader's Edition).
01-01-22: Added 43 parts to audiobook "Athonite Fathers and Athonite Matters", which completes the book.
12-14-21: Added 2 parts to "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers", added 12 parts to "Words of the Heart", added 4 parts to new audiobook "The Departure of the Soul".
09-09-21: Added 8 parts to "Words of the Heart", added 1 part to "Counsels from the Holy Mountain".
09-03-21: Added 1 part to "Words of the Heart", added 2 parts to "Counsels from the Holy Mountain".
09-02-21: Added 4 parts to new Arabic audiobook "سيرة حياة القديس أنطونيوس أب الرهبان" ("The Life of St. Anthony the Great").
08-31-21: Added 8 parts to "Words of the Heart", added 1 part to "Counsels from the Holy Mountain".
08-30-21: Added 2 parts to "Words of the Heart".
08-29-21: Added 2 parts to "Counsels from the Holy Mountain", added 1 part to "Words of the Heart".
08-27-21: Added 3 parts to new audiobook "Words of the Heart", added 1 part to "Ο Γέροντάς Μου - Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής".
08-21-21: Added new audiobook "The Way of the Pilgrim".
08-17-21: Added 1 part to "Ο Γέροντάς Μου - Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής".
08-15-21: Added 1 part to "Ο Γέροντάς Μου - Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής".
08-12-21: Added 5 parts to "The Life of St. Anthony the Great".
08-11-21: Added first part to new addition: "Ο Γέροντάς Μου - Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής" ("My Elder Joseph the Hesychast" in Greek).
08-08-21: Added 3 parts to the "Life of St. Anthony the Great".
08-05-21: Added 3 parts to the "Life of St. Anthony the Great".
08-02-21: Added "МОЯ ЖИЗНЬ СО СТАРЦЕМ ИОСИФОМ" ("My Elder Joseph the Hesychast" in Russian).
08-02-21: Added first 7 parts of new addition: "The Life of St. Anthony the Great".
08-01-21: Added 8 to "Counsels from the Holy Mountain", 1 to "The Mind of the Church", 1 to "Elder Ephraim of Katounakia".
07-28-21: Added first 3 parts of new addition: "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers".