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Catechism

Entering the Orthodox Church: The Catechism and Baptism of Adults

$20.95

By Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos

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​A Catechism and Baptism of Adults- translated by Marina Mary Robb, into English in 2004. A contribution to the pastoral ministry for the catechism and baptism of adults. (excerpt from the Prologue). In this small book, we are mainly concerned with the baptism of those entering the Church from other religions or from atheism. Many points in the book, however, concern infant baptism as well. We will examine how the ancient Church prepared catechumens to become members of her. We will present a plan of catechism lessons. We will advise a typical connection of the sacrament of Baptism with the sacrament of Divine Eucharist.

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The Law of God

$40.00

By Fr. Daniel Sysoev

​This new edition of The Law of God will serve for the enrichment of catechists and professors of various schools. Many textbooks, including the venerable work by Archpriest Seraphim Slobodskoy, have become dated primarily in terms of the language used. The old phraseology needs to be expanded and explained in contemporary language—a need that has been met in this work by Father Daniel Sysoev. To choose the proper wording is to find the key to the heart of the reader. Such was the goal of the late author of this book. Father Daniel spent ten years laboring at its creation, working on it until the final year of his life (martyred by a fanatical Muslim), constantly redoing and rewriting individual passages. And yet The Law of God is not the fruit of the labors and efforts of one man, for in the field of catechesis it is impossible not to draw on the expertise of the holy fathers and, above all, Holy Scripture. Upon opening this book the believer will find himself in the catechetical school of Father Daniel, will hear his living voice, and will delve into the profound inner world of this talented priest, Christian author, exegete, and missionary. Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev


Note: This volume thoroughly covers Old Testament and New Testament as well as Orthodox Catechesis.


Hard cover, 543 pages.


To see sample pages: https://issuu.com/roman-ostapenko/docs/tlog_preview

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Christ Amongst Us: An Easy to Understand Commentary on the Divine Liturgy According the Writings of the Holy Fathers and the Experiences of the Saints

$22.95

PAGES: 154

Full color poster included!

From the Front Flap:

Learn about the wonders of the Divine Liturgy!

• What is the Divine Liturgy? 

• What happens if we are lazy about attending Church?

• What happens during the Proskomide?

• Why is the Gospel Book closed during the Small Entrance?

• What does the Great Entrance symbolize?

• What is the Trisagion Hymn?

• What doors are referred to in the exclamation “The doors, the doors, in wisdom let us be attentive”?

• When are the bread and wine transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ?

• What is the wonder-working power of Holy Communion?

• What is antidoron?

From the Prologue:

Proper nourishment during an individual’s childhood sets the foundation for good health for the remainder of his life. Similarly, a conscious participation in the Divine Liturgy from a person’s childhood sets the foundation for their spiritual health and progress—it provides all the spiritual provisions for a lifetime... With these thoughts in mind, we decided to publish a book about the Divine Liturgy intended for children and young people–a need we ourselves keenly felt as the parents of seven children. We based our project on theThe Divine Liturgy: A Commentary in the Light of the Fathersby Hieromonk Gregorios. The stories that we have included were taken from the remarkable bookMiracles and Revelations from the Divine Liturgypublished by the Holy Monastery of Paracletos.

We offer this book as a small contribution and aid for every young person who wishes to place the Divine Liturgy at the center of their life, as well as for parents and catechists who work closely with children. Being aware of the sublime nature of the Divine Liturgy, we have not presented a mere simplification of the meaning(s) of the Mystagogy, since we know that a right understanding of the Service comes from experiencing it...We hope that the inclusion of stories and illustrations will assist the conscientious reader in their effort to better understand the Divine Liturgy.

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Vested in Christ: Understanding the Mysteries of Holy Baptism and Sacred Chrismation

$22.95

PAGES: 164

Full color poster included!

From the Front Flap:

In this book you will learn the answers to some of these questions:

•Why was Christ Baptized?

•Why does the Church read prayers on the first and eighth day after the birth of a child?

•What is the role of the Godparent?

•What are the essential elements for the celebration of the Mystery of Holy Baptism?

•What are the prayers of exorcism and what is the renunciation of Satan?

•What is the significance of the triple immersion for the person being baptized?

•What are washing and tonsure?

•Why are infants baptized?

•Why are baptismal clothes white?

•What was the baptism of St. John the Forerunner?

•Why does the Priest seal the newly baptized person with Holy Myrrh?

From the Prologue:

Baptism in Christ is a natural consequence of faith in Christ. Through Holy Baptism, those who have believed in Christ and accepted Him as their Savior are given the possibility to become children of God. As St. John Chrysostom writes, “the magnitude of God’s gifts [bestowed by Holy Baptism] defies human description.” (Catechetical Instruction 4)

Nevertheless, our Lord’s commandment to His Disciples, following the Resurrection, Go [therefore] and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Mt. 28:19) urged us to write Vested in Christ. We offer it as a small contribution towards a better understanding of the gifts of baptismal Grace. The English translation of this book by Fr. Michael Monos and Newrome Press, is a continuation of this effort.

It is our prayer that, with the assistance of this book, people everywhere will come to know and love our Lord, and receive Holy Baptism. And may all of us, who have already received Holy Baptism, preserve our baptismal garment undefiled so that together we may enter into the splendor of His holy ones.(Ps. 109:3)

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The Person in the Orthodox Tradition

$35.00

At the beginning of the book it is made clear that the person-hypostasis, as it is presented in Orthodox tradition and teaching, is very different from the analyses made by psychology and philosophy, because this is above all a theological subject. The Holy Fathers rejected the views of the philosophers and the methodology which they used, and spoke about the personal God who is Person par excellence. Reference is made to the theory and theology of the Holy Trinity, in accordance with which the Persons of the Holy Trinity have a unity of nature and distinct characteristics. The complete theology of the mystery of the Holy Trinity is set out with the reasoning behind it, but without dialectic and arguments based on logic, because God is experience and the subject of revelation.

It is a fundamental mistake to confuse the theology of the Trinity with anthropology and sociology, and it is wrong for us to identify our own interpersonal relationships with the way of being of the Persons of the Holy Trinity.

The chapter “The Saints, Bearers of Divine Revelation” stresses that it is impossible for us to understand the person apart from the persons of the Saints, who are the bearers of divine revelation, because they lived it “in sense perception and full reality” and attained deification, which is to say, they became true persons. This chapter also covers the theology and pastoral care of holy relics, which demonstrate the reality of triumph over death.

A particularly significant chapter is “The Morality of Freedom and the Freedom of Morality”, which deals with the relativity of human freedom, and the two wills: natural will and the will based on opinion. We read about the freedom of the Saints. In the Saints, who are true persons, we encounter love and freedom in co-existence. They really love God, and their freedom naturally moves towards God. Inspired by God’s grace they are freed from the reign of death.

Reading about “Foolishness for Christ as a Life of Freedom” and what fools for Christ are, we become aware that the whole Christian life, without doing away with reason and the senses, moves beyond them and is a life which consists of foolishness for Christ.

We must grasp the basic fact that the person cannot be understood apart from Christlike asceticism, which is closely connected with the sacraments of the Church. Using the hesychastic method of the Church, the person attempts to free his nous from the tyranny of the passions and logic. Through watchfulness and all his ascetic effort to purify his heart, he attains true freedom and love. Because God is Person this means that the man becomes a person when he is united with God. Then he acquires inner fullness, for “the person does not know loneliness”, lives in peace and even overcomes death.

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