At the Doors of Holy Lent
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We stand with awe at the doors of the fearsome Great Lent. It is fearsome, not because it imposes on us superhuman exercises, but because of the awesome things the grace of this period performs in the heart of the faithful. In the bosom of the Church, the atmosphere is stirred up spiritually, and the grace that permeates it is so tangible and abundant that it would be terrifying to lose it.
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0.7 kg
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21.5 × 15.7 × 2.7 cm
Author
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
Language
English
Book cover
Hardback Clothbound with Dust Jacket
Pages
361
Publisher
Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist
Edition
1st edition
Publication year
2021
ISBN
978-1-909649-63-7
Our Holy Fathers awaited Great Lent with enthusiasm, saying that if we go through this period with fasting and repentance, it is as if we give a tithe for our life. The Israelites of Old dedicated one tenth of their harvest to God. Christians dedicate one tenth of their transitory life to a more intense struggle to draw night to God; and, when this offering is made with humility, the Lord receives it as an acceptable sacrifice. He then blesses not only the remainder of this earthly life, but furthermore, He preserves these days in eternity.
CONTENTS
Introductory note
PREPARING FOR THE TRIODION
‘Behold, O Lord, I come before Thee’
The Sunday of the Ten Lepers
Multiplying the Gifts of God through Thanksgiving
The Sunday of the Blind Man of Jericho
Thirst for the True Light
The Sunday of Zacchaeus
Bearing Shame for Our Sin as Thanksgiving to God
The Sunday of the Talents
Honouring the Gifts of God
The Sunday of the Canaanite Woman
The Merciful Chastening of Christ
THE ANTECHAMBER OF HOLY LENT
Utterly humbled by our spiritual poverty, we come to ourselves in order to ascend to God
The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
The Genuine Power and Truth of Humility
The Sunday of the Prodigal Son
The Ineffable Goodness of the Father
Return to the House of the Father
The Theology of the Body
The Sunday of the Last Judgment
The Judgment of Love
The Surprise of Joy and the Dismay of Just Recompense
The Sunday of Forgiveness
The Freedom of Forgiveness
The Enlargement of Forgiveness
CONSTANT PRINCIPLES FOR OUR SPIRITUAL WARFARE
‘Fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer’ (Rom. 12:11-12)
From the Reproachable Passions to the Godly Passion of Divine Love
‘And the Violent Take It by Force’
Knowing Christ and Him Crucified
‘I Was Dead and, Behold, I Am Alive for Evermore’
The Prayer of Saint Ephraim
Biblical Index
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 21.5 × 15.7 × 2.7 cm |
| Author | Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou |
| Language | English |
| Book cover | Hardback Clothbound with Dust Jacket |
| Pages | 361 |
| Publisher | Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Publication year | 2021 |
| ISBN | 978-1-909649-63-7 |
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Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
Father Zacharias studied theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of Saint Sergius in Paris and at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has lived all his monastic life in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex where he serves as a spiritual Father and minister of the word of God to his brethren and the people that come to him. Read more…
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