Alexander Schmorell: Saint of the German Resistance
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At the height of World War II, a small band of students in Munich, Germany, formed a clandestine organization called the White Rose, which exposed the Nazi regime’s murderous atrocities and called for its overthrow. In its first anti-Nazi tract, the group wrote, “...Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be ‘governed’ without opposition by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instinct...” The students risked everything to struggle against a world that had lost its moorings. Early in 1943 key members of the group were discovered and executed.
Among those put to death was Alexander Schmorell, a young man of Russian birth whose family came to Germany when he was a small boy. This biography eloquently recounts the journey of an energetic and talented young man who loved life but who, deeply inspired by his Orthodox Christian faith, was willing to sacrifice it as a testimony to his faith in God that had taught him to love beauty and freedom, both of which the Nazis sought to destroy. In 2012, the Russian Orthodox Church officially recognized him as a martyr and saint.
The story of Alexander’s life and death is made available to English readers here for the first time, vividly illustrated with black and white photographs.
Author: Elena Perekrestov
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
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The Pursuit of Godliness: Five Centuries on Spiritual Ascent
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In this concise volume, Bishop Irenei renews his exploration of the patristic genre of centuries — one hundred short paragraphs that can be read individually but are connected by a common theme — that he previously utilized in "The Beginnings of a Life of Prayer." Here, His Grace offers five centuries that impart, in a mode comprehensible to the contemporary reader, eternal truths expressed by the Holy Fathers on Love, on the Church, and more.
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Print length: 160 pages
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Language: English
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Publisher: The Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
The Refuge: Anchoring the Soul in God
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"Prayer is a refuge of God's great mercy to the human race." The refuge is a place of inner stillness and peace where the heart is fully opened to the embrace of God's love. It is a return to the ancient paradise from which the human race, in Adam, had to depart because of disobedience to the command of God. The Refuge is an exposition of the concrete actions we should take if we truly desire to live with and in God. It weaves together meditations on scripture (from the Psalms in particular) and amplifies these with the wisdom of early Christian saints, in particular the ascetical writings of St. John of the Ladder, St. Macarius the Great, and St. Isaac the Syrian. It is an active exhortation for us to reacquire the original nobility with which God fashioned us in the beginning.
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Print length: 543 pages
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Language: English
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Publisher: The Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
The Threshold: Trials at the Crossroads of Eternity (Complete Works of Saint Ignatius Brianch) Paperback – September 12, 2023 by Ignatius Brianchaninov (Author)
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- Publisher : The Printshop of St Job of Pochaev (September 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 296 pages
- Item Weight : 1.08 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
Death is a great sacrament. It is the birth of a person from this earthly, temporary life, into eternity. In this third volume of St Ignatius’ s collected works, published here in English for the first time, the saint examines the mystical boundaries that govern the life of a Christian: the one, between life and death; and the other, between the visible, physical realm and the invisible to most, but no less real, spiritual realm. Included in this volume is St Ignatius’ s “ Homily on Death,” one of his most popular works in his native Russia and often published separately. The reader will also encounter St Ignatius’ s teachings on the nature of the soul and the essence of the incorporeal beings, the latter theologoumena being a point of contention between the author and his contemporary, St Theophan the Recluse.
The New Media Epidemic: The Undermining of Society, Family, and Our Own Soul
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Author: Larchet, Jean-Claude; Andrew A.Torrance, trans.
Form: paperback
Pages: 208
Philosopher and patrologist Dr Jean-Claude Larchet, renowned for his examinations of patristic writings on the causes and consequences of spiritual and physical illness, here tackles the pressing question of the societal and personal effects of our societal use of new media. The definition of new media is broad - from radio to smart phones - and the analysis of their impact is honest and straightforward. His meticulous diagnosis of their effects concludes with a discussion of the ways individuals might limit and counteract the most deleterious effects of this new epidemic and our preserve our essential humanity.
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The Field: Cultivating Salvation
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The Collected Works of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov), vol. I
The spiritual harvest requires a heart that is harrowed by repentance, softened by compunction, and irrigated by tears.
The field is a place of cultivation and of battle. In this volume the nineteenth century Christian saint and teacher Ignatius (Brianchaninov) instructs his reader in the cultivation of the field of their hearts, with the aim of producing a harvest of virtues both pleasing to God and of benefit to all humankind. Drawing on his own military background St Ignatius recognizes that this cultivation requires discipline and awareness of the enemies that thwart our efforts to live a holy life. His words combine spiritual wisdom with reflections on nature that hint at the joy awaiting those who embrace the saint’s call.
The Field draws deeply on the teachings of the ascetic fathers of the Church, from the desert dwellers of Scetis in Egypt to his Russian contemporaries the Optina Elders. He demonstrates how their voice is one in guiding us on the Christian path. It will be impossible for either lay people or monastics to read these words without being challenged and inspired to follow Christ more fully in cultivating the field of their own life.
Author: Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Nicholas Kotar (trans.)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
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She Who Loved Much
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She Who Loved Much: The Sinful Woman in St Ephrem the Syrian and the Orthodox Tradition
About the Book
This sharply honed and well-constructed work brings to the fore and explores the New Testament story regarding the woman who entered a house where Jesus was dining and anointed him with precious oil shortly before His Passion and Crucifixion. The author unveils the intricate nature of the tradition of the Church that gives the woman a voice and elucidates her backstory through its liturgical poetry, oratory, and other writings. Scholarly consideration is given to all these sources in addressing questions such as: Who was this woman? Where did she come from? How did she acquire the precious oil? How did she enter into the house of Simon uninvited? How did she perceive her own bold actions?
The reader will learn that in the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church, as found in the hymnology of Holy Week, this sinful woman is shown to be an example of repentance and unconstrained love. The intricate nature of the hymns and homilies of the Orthodox Church give greater scope and application to the biblical record primarily in Greek and Syriac manuscripts, with particular attention given to the former texts, too often overshadowed by the latter. The author shares previously inaccessible texts of late antiquity such as homilies by Amphilochius of Iconium and Ephrem Graecus found here in English for the first time.
This in-depth and readable study will engage those who encounter the story of the sinful woman in the living tradition of worship within the Orthodox Church, together with those who have encountered this story in Scripture, or in the course of their academic studies.
Author Biography
Kevin James Kalish holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and is Professor of English at Bridgewater State University. He is also a priest of the New England Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America.
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Short Titles and a Note on Texts
PART I - Earliest Developments of the Sinful Woman’s Story
1 - Introduction
Luke 7:36–50
The Story of the Sinful Woman
The Gospel Accounts
How Many Women? Mary Magdalene?
Filling in the Gaps
Genres of Early Christian Writing: Homily, Apocrypha, Hagiography, Greek Novel, Hymn
Ways of Story-telling
Scope
Plan of the Book
Central Argument
2 - Ephrem the Syrian and the Syriac Tradition
Introduction
Christianity and the World of Late Antiquity
Ephrem and the Beginning of Christian Poetry
Ephrem the Syrian’s Verse Homily On the Sinful Woman
Ephrem the Syrian’s Invention of the Myrrh-Seller
3 - Amphilochius of Iconium, the Neglected Cappadocian
Introduction
Amphilochius of Iconium, On the Sinful Woman Who Anointed the Lord with Myrrh; and on the Pharisee (Homily 4)
The Sinful Woman and Judas: Amphilochius’s use of Biblical Models
Interior Monologue
Shamelessness Transformed into Boldness
PART II - Greek Ephrem’s Homily on the Repentant Harlot
4 - Phenomenon of the Greek Ephrem
Introduction
Meeting of Basil and Ephrem
Overview of the Homily
5 - Translation of Greek Ephrem’s Homily The Repentant Harlot
Prologue
Her Thoughts and Plans
Encounter with the Myrrh-seller
The Woman Prepares Herself to Enter
Arrival at House of Simon
Reflection by the Homilist
Simon’s Doubts and the Parable of the Debtors
6 - Significance of Greek Ephrem’s Homily The Repentant Harlot
Voice of the Homilist
Imagining her Voice: Silent Speech, Interiority, the Self, and the Power of Fiction
Dialogue with the Myrrh-seller
Wounded by the Beauty of Christ
Encounter with Christ
The Parable of the Two Debtors: Will or Ought to Love?
PART III - The Sinful Woman as a Model of Repentance
7 - Romanos’s On the Harlot
Romanos Introduction
Translation of the kontakion
Romanos “On the Harlot” Commentary
8 - The Sinful Woman in the Lenten Triodion
Introduction
Development of the Lenten Tridoion
The Sinful Woman in the Triodion Hymns
The Sinful Woman in the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Holy Week and Greek Ephrem’s The Repentant Harlot
Hymn of Kassia the Nun
9 - Conclusion
Why the Sinful Woman? Boldness, Continual Repentance, and Perfect Love
Holy Harlots
Continual Repentance
Sinful Woman and Perfect Love
APPENDIX I: Literary Context
Late Antique Rhetorical Practices
APPENDIX II:
Longer Version of Greek Ephrem’s Homily The Repentant Harlot (Recension B)
Acknowledgments
Notes
Glossary of Names
Bibliography
Index
Format: Paperback
Page Length: 224 pages
Handmade Extra Large Wedding Icons in Golden Wooden Frame with Gold Halo
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Christ, "Ruler of All" - Pantocrator 6"x 5"
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6"x4.5"
High-quality canvas print icon mounted on wood, with a keyhole wall mount.
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The Mother of God, "Tikhvin" 6"x4.5"
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Handmade 33-Knot Orthodox Prayer Rope
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- This Orthodox prayer rope is handmade from nylon thread, with 33-knots and metal and colored accent beads, including a woven cross in the middle
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Silver Cross Pendant No. 24744
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Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Lands of Rus Icon (10.9 in)
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Second Sunday after Pentecost.
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St. Galina of Corinth Icon (Canvas Print, 6 in)
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St Theodore Stratelates, the General - 6" x 5"
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St Theodore Stratelates, the General - 6" x 5"
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St. Julia of Carthage - 6" x 5"
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St. Julia of Carthage - 6" x 5"
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Mother of God - "Tenderness of Smolensk” Icon (Canvas Print, 6 in)
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Theotokos, The Champion Leader Plaque (Canvas Print, 4.75" x 6 ")
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Icon of the Theotokos "Quick to Hear" (Russian) (Canvas Print, 5.25" x 6 ")
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St. Oleg Prince of Briansk (Canvas Print, 4.75" x 6 ")
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Mother of God Mother of God "Inexhaustible Cup" (Canvas Print, 4.75" x 6 ")
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St. Eve - First Created Woman Eve
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6" x 2.5"
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St Matrona of Moscow 6" x 4.5"
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St Matrona of Moscow 6" x 4.5"
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St Mardarius (Mardary) of Libertyville 6" x 5"
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St Mardarius (Mardary) of Libertyville 6" x 5"
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St Alexander Nevsky - 6" x 4.5"
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St Alexander Nevsky - 6" x 4.5"
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St Ignatius of Antioch - 6" x 5"
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St Ignatius of Antioch - 6" x 5"
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St Demetrius of Thessalonica - 6" x 5"
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St Demetrius of Thessalonica - 6" x 5"
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St Natalia - 6" x 4.5"
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St Natalia - 6" x 4.5"
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St Livia - 6" x 5"
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St Alevtina - 6" x 5"
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St Alevtina - 6" x 4.5"
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St Alevtina - 6" x 5"
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St Irene, the Great Martyr - 6" x 4.5"
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St Irene, the Great Martyr - 6" x 4.5"
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Saint Nika - Икона Святой Ники - 6" x 5"
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Saint Nika - Икона Святой Ники - 6" x 5"
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St Tatiana, martyr 6" x 4.25"
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St Tatiana, martyr 6" x 4.25"
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