Lenten Reading

Item No. 9781888212211 by Patrick Henry Reardon Christ in the Psalms takes the reader on a thought-provoking and enlightening pilgrimage through this beloved prayer book of the Church. Lively and highly devotional, this book holds a wealth of insight...

Item No. 006046 by Sorin Alpetri lder Arsenie (Papacioc) of Romania (1914–2011) was a witness of the eternal truth of Christ, given by God to contemporary man. A man of deep prayer, he also possessed experiential knowledge of the ways of the...

Item No. 9781936270521 by Melissa Naasko Does every fasting day or season find you scanning your pantry shelves in a panic, wondering what in the world to cook for dinner? Help is on the way! Melissa Naasko, food blogger and mother of 11,...

Item No. 007259 by Frederica Mathewes-Green A guided retreat—ideal for the Lenten Season—through the classic Great Canon of St. Andrew, still chanted by Eastern Christians every Lent. This insightful book offers readers a series of forty...

Item No. 9781944967031 by Angela Doll Carlson Silver Medal winner of the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Inspirational/Spiritual category How we care for and nurture our bodies has implications for all areas of our...

Item No. 000404 by Fr. Alexander Schmemann This revised edition of a Lenten classic examines the meaning of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian, the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, and other neglected or...

Item No. 009019 by Haris Skarlakidis Expanded 2015 Edition The descent of the Holy Fire at the tomb of Jesus every Holy Saturday is the only miraculous event in human history which has taken place each year on the same day for more than one and a...

Item No. 006020 compiled by St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary The meditations in this book bring us to the heart of Holy Week, to an encounter with Christ, and with our own true selves. Featuring fourteen meditations written by past...

Item No. 9781936270606 by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou The Lenten Triodion exhorts us, “Let us observe a fast acceptable and pleasing to the Lord.” Using hymns from the Triodion and the Scripture readings appointed for the...

Item No. 9781936270880 by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou Archimandrite Vassilios brings his liturgical and devotional insights and warm, accessible style to bear on the services of Holy Week, helping the reader enter fully into this most...

Item No. 9781936270255 by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou Far from being merely a “vacation from fasting,” the Pascha season is a time that, properly understood, can greatly enrich our faith. During the Pascha season, we...

Item No. 006053 by St. Philaret of Chernigov Over the centuries Orthodox Christians have utilized the time of Great Lent to contemplate the salvific Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—the voluntary sufferings which He undertook out of...

Item No. 008480 by Ana Smiljanic and Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica “Love little things, and strive for that which is modest and simple. The Lord watches over us, and He is pleased that you long for His peace. Until the soul is ready, He will only...

Item No. 9781955890410 by Archpriest Steven John Belonick with Michele Constable and Michael Soroka / Second edition edited by Deborah Malacky Belonick This large-print edition of Pilgrimage to Pascha: A Daily Devotional for Great Lent includes an...

Item No. 9781944967963 by Archpriest Steven John Belonick with Michele Constable and Michael Soroka / Second edition edited by Deborah Malacky Belonick This unpretentious little book of meditations based on Scripture, ancient hymns, and writings from...

Item No. 008110 Volume 5 in the Treasures of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality series Profoundly insightful contemplative prayers that help one meditate on the endless wonders and infinite love of God for each one of us. Each prayer may be used as a daily...

Item No. 008735 by Ivan Ilyich Sergiev (St. John of Kronstadt) Each year we begin anew the journey to the radiant feast of Pascha, entering the season of repentance known as Great Lent. The homilies presented in this modest volume, from St John of...

Item No. 006004 by Douglas B. Hinshaw, MD Suffering and the Nature of Healing explores the central relationship between the Incarnation of the Word of God as Jesus Christ and the nature of healing within the understanding of traditional Christianity...

Item No. 9781944967536 by Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger Are you looking for a way to keep your family engaged in the true spiritual nourishment Lent has to offer? Tending the Garden of Our Hearts offers family devotions based on the scriptures...

Item No. 001302 Translated by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery The Ascetical Homilies are sublime treatises on the life of prayer and stillness - hesychasm - and have been treasured by monastics and laymen alike. Includes all the homilies by Saint...

Item No. 006119 compiled by Holy Trinity Monastery This is the classic canon of repentance, chanted in parts over the first four days of the Lenten Fast and in its entirety on the Thursday of the fifth week. The full text of the life of our Holy Mother...

Item No. 005033 by Saint John Climacus, translated by Father Lazarus Moore Saint John Climacus, sixth-century abbot of Sinai, compared the spiritual life to a ladder of thirty steps, and explained in detail the challenges presented by each of those...

Item No. 000428 by Fr. Thomas Hopko Forty meditations on Great Lent, revealing, in a simple, clear and beautiful manner, its true meaning. In his meditations, Fr Hopko draws on his long experience as a pastor and teacher, working with young and old...

Item No. 9781936270989 by Abbot Tryphon Thousands of readers and listeners have benefited from the fatherly wisdom and insight of The Morning Offering, the blog and podcast of Abbot Tryphon of All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island,...

Item No. 007435 The Orthodox Study Bible is the fruit of over twenty years of labor by many of the best Orthodox Christian theologians of our time. Here, by the grace of God, you will find the living water of His Word with comprehensive study guides and...

The Orthodox Study Bible, Ancient Faith Edition, Leathersoft: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World A message from the chairman of Ancient Faith Ministries, Dn. Michael Hyatt: Item No. 009956 The Orthodox Study Bible is the fruit of...

Item No. 000715 The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, then translated into Slavonic and later into...

This title can only be ordered if shipping to a destination within the United States. Item No. 9781944967512 by Angela Doll Carlson The Philokalia - a collection of the best writings from Orthodox spiritual masters across many centuries - is a...

Item No. 9781936270897 by Vassilios Papavassiliou Many laypeople have attempted to read the great spiritual classic, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, but have been frustrated in attempting to apply the lessons of this monastic text to their...

Item No. 9781955890519 by Vassilios Papavassiliou This large-print edition of Thirty Steps to Heaven includes an industry standard 16pt font on bright white paper. This edition is ideal for the visually impaired, late-night readers, or anyone who...

Item No. 006013 The Spiritual Testament of St. Seraphim (+1949) of Vyritsa, Russia This pocket-sized booklet is a letter which the Saint sent to his spiritual child, a bishop who was in a Soviet prison at the time, as a consolation and counsel that God...

Item No. 9781944967819 by Fr. Evan Armatas Are you a new Orthodox Christian, confused about what you need to do to grow in your Faith? Or perhaps you've been Orthodox for some time but could use a refresher course in basic spirituality. Popular...

Item No. 9781888212228 by Saint Theophan the Recluse Translated from the Russian by Kenneth Kaisch and Igumen Iona Zhiltsov One of the most profound works on repentance in all of Christendom. St. Theophan, a beloved Orthodox bishop from...

Item No. 9781944967970 by L. Joseph Letendre In this companion volume to the popular When You Pray, L. Joseph Letendre explores the underpinnings of the Church's practice of fasting and of ascetic discipline in general. Rather than being preoccupied...

Item No. WHENset by L. Joseph Letendre SAVE when you purchase the 3-Book Set (When You Pray, When You Fast, and When You Give)! When You Pray Anyone who prays, or has tried to pray and given up in discouragement, knows praying - really praying - is...

Item No. 007260 by Elder Porphyrios. Translated by John Raffan Elder Porphyrios, a Greek monk and priest who died in 1991, stands in the long tradition of charismatic spiritual guides in the Eastern Church which continues from the apostolic age down to...