Living without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina serving from the 8th to

serving from the 8th to the 14th century as the quasi-official explanation of the Divine Liturgy

Music for Vespers and Matins for the Eve of Theophany and the Martyrs Theopemptus & Theonas

Dangerous Friendships

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Living without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina serving from the 8th toArchim. George (Schaefer) This modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth century Holy Elders of Optina Monastery, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately