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The House of Our Father
This book presents and shares the journey of the creation of the round chapel: how it came to be, first in thought and dreams, and then in plans and reality. As Saint Sophrony’s mind was always very creative, he had many ideas about how to create a space for the celebration of the Liturgy. In 1992, he made a plan to build a round chapel and supervised the construction of a model which specified all the various dimensions as well as the exact location. Whilst at the time it was not possible to fulfil the project, its realisation came thirty years later. Initially, Saint Sophrony had wanted to dedicate the chapel to the Holy Trinity; but when he himself was numbered amongst the saints, it was decided to change the plan and name the chapel after our founding Father.
Original price was: $62.00.$50.00Current price is: $50.00.

Wavering in Quest of the Kingdom Which Cannot Be Moved
We use the energy of emotion, pain or contrition for our converse with God. We begin to pray according to our need, for example, for forgiveness of our transgressions and the healing of our heart from the pestilence of sin. Keeping this humble attitude, we pour out our heart before God to the end, and we receive His consolation. Then, we even forget how our affliction began; only the consolation of prayer remains. In this way, we derive profit from every event, whether positive or negative.
$31.00
Audiobook: Remember Thy First Love
Audiobook Sample
Total listening time: 17 hours, 3 minutes
$22.00
Homilies on Great Church Feasts
This trilogy of books contains homilies for every Sunday, spanning from the beginning of the Triodion period through to the Feast of All Saints following Pentecost.
View all PublicationsHomilies on Great Lent
At the Doors of Holy Lent offers talks and sermons on each Sunday preceding the Triodion up to the Sunday of Forgiveness. (139 pages)
Alive From the Dead is an expansive volume which covers all the Sundays of Great Lent up to Pascha with several talks dedicated on each of these important Sundays. (541 pages)Homilies on the Pentecostal Period
Thirst for Life Eternal is a doxological journey through the festal period, beginning with Pascha and culminating in the Feast of All Saints, one week after Pentecost. (332 pages)
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We'll have some new books arriving soon together with our Calendar for 2026. ☺️
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The book "Staretz Silouan" (later renamed "Saint Silouan the Athonite") was first published in 1948 by Saint Sophrony the Athonite, devoted disciple of the great saint.
The book is structured in two parts: The first part features Saint Sophrony's theological exposition and spiritual commentary based on Saint Silouan's writings, while the second part presents Saint Silouan's original writings.
Now, 77 years later, this profound work continues to touch hearts worldwide—quietly becoming a bestseller year after year.
✨ Some books fade with time while others reveal their eternal relevance with each passing year.
Extract from the first part of the book "Saint Silouan the Athonite," chapter XIV "The Staretz' Demise."
Blessed Feast of Saint Silouan to all ☦️
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We are deeply honoured to announce the eagerly anticipated release of the second audiobook featuring Archimandrite Zacharias’ seminal commentary on Saint Sophrony’s salvific and didactic theory of the three stages of spiritual life: ‘Remember thy First Love’.
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