CHILDREN'S BOOKS (TO TOP OF PAGE)

THE ADVENTURES OF SPERO, THE ORTHODOX CHURCH MOUSE! - "SPERO LEARNS OF PALM SUNDAY AND JESUS' LOVE," Jane Sarlas Fontana

$8.95 Paper (Spero and Me Publishing House)

THE EASTER STORY, adapted by Sarah Toast; illustrated by Thomas Gianni This children's book adapts the Gospel story of Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension in a language and format that children can understand. Includes full-color illustrations and large easy-to-read type. 20pp

$2.00 Hardcover (Little Rainbow Books)

THE EASTER STORY, Written and illustrated by Brian Wildsmith In clear, reverent language and shining gold-tone paintings, award winning author/illustrator Brian Wildsmith creates this companion book to his earlier A Christmas Story. With an enchantingly simple perspective, Wildsmith offers a splendid vision of the greatest story ever told. 32pp

$18.00 Hardcover (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company) All Ages

AN EASTER CELEBRATION: TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, Pamela Kennedy; contribution by F. Lynne Bachleda Provides answers to children about Eastern in a way that make it come alive. Illustrated with fine art reproductions, line engravings and vintage photography. 32pp

$11.00 Cloth (Ideal Children's Books) Ages 6-10

ESTHER'S EASTER DRESS, by Katherine Kafarakis This older child's chapter book tells the story of young Esther who is hoping for a new, white dress for Easter. Perfect for children 7 to 12 years old, this delightful book explains the significance of each day of Holy Week, including the Gospel readings and sermons, as it walks the reader through Esther's week of preparation for Easter. Additionally, this story focuses on the meaning behind many of the customs of Esther's Greek Orthodox family and church. 35pp

$9.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing) Grades 2-6

RECHENKA'S EGGS, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco Old Babushka, known throughout all of Moskva for her beautifully painted eggs, is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose. She names the goose Rechenka, and they live happily together until one day when Rechenka accidentally overturns a basket, breaking all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs. But the next morning Babushka has a surprise awaiting her in the basket. She cries: "A miracle." It is one of many in this charmingly told tale of friendship and caring. With vibrant, full-color illustrations, Patricia Polacco has joyously re-created the flavor of Old Moscow and its festivals. The eggs, stunningly colored and intricately designed, are authentic reproductions of eggs painted in the Ukrainian style. Rechenka's Eggs is a timeless story of classic beauty. 32pp

$17.00 Cloth $6.00 Paper (Philomel Books) Preschool and Up

THE STORY OF EASTER, Aileen Fisher; illustrated by Stefano Vitale Each spring, people around the world celebrate Easter. For many, Easter means fancy bonnet, brightly colored eggs, and the Easter bunny, who brings baskets full of candy. But Easter is also the day when Christians remember Jesus, and how he rose from the dead to a new life. Clearly written and gloriously illustrated, The Story of Easter tells the story of Jesus' death and resurrection, and explores the may different ways that cultures celebrate this holy day. Included in the text are instructions for decorating Easter eggs - which symbolize new life - and an easy-to-follow recipe for hot cross buns, a traditional Easter treat. 29pp

$15.95 Cloth $5.95 Paper (Harper Trophy)

COOK BOOKS (TO TOP OF PAGE)

CLASSIC ARMENIAN RECIPES: COOKING WITHOUT MEAT (Third Edition), Alice Antreassian and Mariam Jebejian; Illustrated by Adrina Zanazanian More than 350 receipes, from A to Z, except M for meat. Beautifully designed in two colors with illustrations. Available with an esel-style looseleaf binder or as a paperback. 350pp

$31.00 Ring Bound $25.00 Paper (Diocese of the Armenian Church)

COOKING FOR A HUNDRED YEARS, Nativity of Virgin Mary of Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania Contains more than 100 recipes, including unique ethnic, Christmas, Lenten and Pascha favorites. Many of these recipes have been handed down from one generation to the next. 80pp

$15.00 Paper (Orthodox Unity Rising)

THE 40 DAYS OF LENT: SELECTED ARMENIAN RECIPIES, Alice Antreassian; Illustrated by Adrina Zanazanian A fine collection of traditional Lenten receipes. Perfect for Lent or any time. 130pp

$16.00 Spiral Bound (Diocese of the Armenian Church)

THE FESTIVE FAST: GREEK MEATLESS COOKING IN THE EASTERN ORTHODOX TRADITION, by Marigoula Kokkinol and Georgia Kofinas Translated from the Greek text (intelligentlyh and intelligibly!), graced by numerous photographs, attractively and legibly printed... the recipes are far from exotic, do not require all manner of ingredients to be found only in the luxury delis of big cities, and provide a most welcome source of inspiration for Lenten meals on those occasions when something a bit special is called for. Delicious and perhaps healthier than many meals ther times as well! Binding is a sturdy lay flat wire spiral with a hard cover. 352pp

$25.00 Hardcover

FOOD FOR PARADISE: A MEATLESS COOKBOOK (New Expanded Edition - 1995), compiled by the Orthodox Church of St. John the Russian This cookbook presents about 400 delectable meatless and non-dairy recipes with tips to ensure perfect results. The preliminary pages contain a short biography of St. John the Russian as well as guidelines for fasting. The 26 page appendix offers valuable information such as party plannning, everyday herb guide, etc. 183pp

$12.00 Spiral Bound (Orthodox Church of St. John the Russian)

FRESH FROM A MONASTERY GARDEN: AN A-to-Z TREASURY OF DELECTABLE VEGETABLE RECEIPES, Brother Victor-Antoine D'Avila-Latourrette In his latest cookbook, the bestselling chef/monk turns to the richness of his monastery's garden for inspiration, coming up with over two hundred vegtable recipes of all sorts, from Asparagus Risotto to Zucchini a la Monegasque. Black and White block prints and line drawings. 256pp

$26.00 Hardcover (Doubleday and Company)

LENTEN COOKBOOK FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS A revised edition with a completely new alphabetical index. This book contains precepts and hidelines for the Church fasts and hundreds of recipes for a great variety of foods, all of them made without meat or dairy products. 264pp

$10.00 Paper (St. Nectarios Press)

THE LENTEN KITCHEN, Barbara Benjamin and Alexandria Damascus Vali A vegetarian cookbook for persons who want to journey through Lent in a way that is both spirituality and nutritionally nourishing.

$7.00 Paper (Paulist Press)

OUR FAVORITE RECIPES, Old Rite Parish of the Nativity Many festal and Lenten recipes from the traditons of the Old Ritualists. The looseleaf format makes this a handy place to add your own recipes so they don't get lost. The study vinal binder should last for many years. 150pp

$14.00 Looseleaf (Church of the Holy Nativity) Not Available

SIMPLY HEAVENLY! THE MONASTERY VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK Favorite recipes from a monastery kitchen. More than 907 recipes, all without meat, fish, eggs, dairy products or sugar.

$20.00 Paper (Light of Life Monastery)

TASTE AND SEE: AMERICAN ORTHODOX COOKING, Saint Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church AOCWNA This is a fasting cookbook, except for the last chapter which is for feasts.
"Many of the recipes in this cookbook are simple and quick to make. Those are the ones we use the most. Fasting periods should be times of simple food, prepared relatively quickly, and hopefully, cheaply. We've also included plenty of the more elaborate meals. These are great for when you have non-Orthodox company or foe special occasions (birthdays, name days, anniversaries) that occur during fasting periods. Except for recipes in the last chpater, all recipes conform to standard fasting fuidelines: no meat, dairy or fish with a backbone. Recipes with wine and oil are designated with an asterisk (*) following the name." - The Cookbook Committee Chapters: Fasting Finger Foods and Beverages; Soups and Salads; Pasta and Rice; Beans and Vegtables; Spineless Seafood; TVP, Tofu and Other Mean Substitues; Breads and Desserts; Our Best Feasting Foods; Index. Appendices include: Cooking Tips; Herbs and Spices; Baking Breads; Baking Desserts; Vegtables and Fruits; Napkin Folding; Measurements and Substitutions; Equivalency Charts; Food Quantities; Microwave Hints; Calorie Counter; Cooking Terms. 196pp

$21.00 Hardcover (St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church)

LITURGICAL STUDIES (TO TOP OF PAGE)

THE ANTENICENE PASCHA: A RHETORICAL HISTORY, K. Gerlach Beginning with "spiritual" interpretation and anti-Judaic polemic to secure the Pesach institution narrative (Ex 12) for Christian proclamation, major centers of Asia Minor and Syria, then Upper Egypt and the West, develop distinct rhetorical structures that load first the day, then the date of Pascha, with theological meaning. The emergence of the four-gospel canon at the end of the second century enriches, but does not supplant, a dialogue beteeen Christian rituals and the scriptures inherited from Judaism. The Antenicene Pascha takes a fresh approach to the scattered literary remains of the earliest paschal feast by acknowledging them for what they are: relics of heated disputes aobut ritual boundaries that had elevated the Pascha, an observance with no explicite reference in first century literature, to an icon of unity and orthodoxy at the Council of Nicaea. Just as these disputes repeat familiar patterns of establishing Christian identity, much modern scholarship employs hermeneutical categories derived from other conflicts (Great Schism, Reformation) that often obscure, rather than reveal, the history of the paschal celebration. This book will be of value not only to students of the liturgy, but also to those interested in the history of biblical hermeneutics, the canon, and the roots of Christian anti-Judaism. 485pp

$52.00 Paper (Peeters Publishers)

GREAT WEEK AND PASCHA IN THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, by Fr. Alexander Calivas An excellent, exhaustive examination and an incisive interpretation which is quite inspiring of Holy Week and Easter. A must for all Christians who wish to gain spirituall benefit from participtating in the services of Holy Week and Easter.

$12.00 Paper (Holy Cross Orthodox Press)

JERUSALEM REVISITED: LITURGICAL MEANING OF HOLY WEEK, by K. Stevenson The rituals of Great and Holy Week have a fascinating history, one which the author unfolds with insight and clarity.

$8.00 Paper

ORTHODOX LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER, by Hugh Wybrew Selected liturgical texts and commentary from the services. A concise opening section outlines the development of this season in the Byzantine rite and its present patterns in the Orthodox Church. Introduces the reader to the richness of Orthodox liturgical prayer and provides Christians of all traditions with material for meditation and personal prayer.

$10.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

THE PASCHAL FIRE IN JERUSALEM: A STUDY OF THE RITE OF THE HOLY FIRE IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, by Bp. Auzentios of Photiki, with a foreword by Bp. Chrysostomos of Etna A study of the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchure. An exciting and complete account of what has to be one of the most important and unusual miracles of Christiantiy. 228pp

$11.00 Paper (Center for Traditional Orthodox Studies)

PASSOVER AND EASTER: ORIGIN AND HISTORY TO MODERN TIMES (Two Liturgical Traditions, Volume 5), edited by Paul F. Bradshaw and Lawrence A. Hoffman Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively the most important festivals of the year. Although sharing a common root, the feasts have developed in quite distinct ways in the two traditions, inn part independently of one another and in part in reaction against the other. Following the pattern set in earlier volumes in this series, volume 5 and 6 bring together a group of distinguished Jewish and Christian scholars to explore the history of the two celebrations, paying particular attention to similarities and connections between them as well as to differences and contrasts. They not only present a convenient summary of current historical thought but also open up new perspectives on the evolution of these annual observances.
Volume 5, Passover and Easter: Origin and History to Modern Times, focuses especially on the origins and early development of the feasts and on the ways that established practices have changed in recent years. Volume 6, Passover and Easter: The Symbolic Structuring of Sacred Seasons, focuses on the contexts in which they occur - the periods of preparation for the feasts in the respective calendars and their connection to Shavuot/Pentecost - as well as to their traditional expression in art and music. At the same time, the essays raise some fundamental questions about the future. Have modern human beings so lost the sense of sacred time in their lives, for instance, that these great feasts can never again be what they once were for former generations or believers? And what about recent attempts by some Christians to enter into their heritage by celebrating a Jewish Seder as part of their annual Holy Week and Easter services? Specialists and general readers alike will find much to interest and challenge them within these two addittions to this highly regarded series in the world of liturgical scholarship. 252pp

$38.00 Cloth $28.00 Paper (University of Notre Dame Press)

PASSOVER AND EASTER: THE SYMBOLIC STRUCTURING OF SACRED SEASONS (Two Liturgical Traditions, Volume 6). edited by Paul F. Bradshaw and Lawrence A. Hoffman Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively the most important festivals of the year. Although sharing a common root, the feasts have developed in quite distinct ways in the two traditions, inn part independently of one another and in part in reaction against the other. Following the pattern set in earlier volumes in this series, volume 5 and 6 bring together a group of distinguished Jewish and Christian scholars to explore the history of the two celebrations, paying particular attention to similarities and connections between them as well as to differences and contrasts. They not only present a convenient summary of current historical thought but also open up new perspectives on the evolution of these annual observances.
Volume 6, Passover and Easter: The Symbolic Structuring of Sacred Seasons, focuses on the contexts in which they occur - the periods of preparation for the feasts in the respective calendars and their connection to Shavuot/Pentecost - as well as to their traditional expression in art and music. At the same time, the essays raise some fundamental questions about the future. Have modern human beings so lost the sense of sacred time in their lives, for instance, that these great feasts can never again be what they once were for former generations or believers? And what about recent attempts by some Christians to enter into their heritage by celebrating a Jewish Seder as part of their annual Holy Week and Easter services? Specialists and general readers alike will find much to interest and challenge them within these two addittions to this highly regarded series in the world of liturgical scholarship. 224pp

$38.00 Cloth $25.00 Paper (University of Notre Dame Press)

THE RESURRECTION IN THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OUTSIDE OF PASCHA: A LITURGICAL STUDY, Gregory C. Atkin Contents: Preface; "This is the Day which the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it;" The Saturday Evening Service; The Orthros (Matins); The Ainoi (Lauds); The Divine Liturgy; Sunday Lunch; Christ and the Resurrection of All; Appendix (The Anastasima); Notes; Bibliography; Index. 32pp

$4.00 Paper (Cliffe Publications)

SHAPING THE EASTER FEAST (Studies in Christian Worship), Anscar J. Chupungco, O.S.B. Explore how Easter is a celebration intrinsically linked to nature, linked to the ebb and flow of time, the eycles of earth, moon, and sun. Travel with the author as he studies this bonding between nature and the celebration of new life in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Chupungco's investigation of Jewish antecedents, patristic writings, and the documents of the Church shows that "nature and time were not only signs of God's dealings with people; they were symbols that embodied, manifested, and brought along his salvation." A call to a new nature-centered awareness of what it means to celebrate Easter.

$15.00 Paper (The Pastoral Press)

SUNDAYS OF LENT IN THE TRIDION: THE SUNDAYS WITHOUT A COMMEMORATION (Orientala Christiana Analecta Volume 253)

TREASURY OF ORTHODOX HYMNOLOGY: TRIODION, by Savas J. Savas An historical and hymnographic examination of the great treasury of Orthodox hymnography: the "Triodion." Includes an outline of the Triodion, selected hymns, its organization, its various composers, etc. The author was a professor at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary.

$8.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing)

MUSIC FOR THE SERVICES (TO TOP OF PAGE)

BYZANTINE PROJECT NO. 3: HOLY WEEK (2 Volume Set), Basil Kazan Volume 1 contains Bridegroom Matins. Volume 2 contains Holy Thursday thru Holy Saturday Services with the troparia set to music.

$45.00 Unbound Ready for 3-Ring Binder (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

BYZANTINE PROJECT NO. 5: THE TRIODION MUSIC (2 Volume Set), Basil Kazan

$56.00 Unbound Ready for 3-Ring Binder (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY VESPERS, OCA Department of Liturgical Music Stichera, the Great Prokeimenon, and Lenten Troparia in common chants and alternative settings to special podoben melodies. 30pp

$30.00 Unbound Ready for 3-Ring Binder (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

GLORIOUS AND HOLY PASCHA: THE MUSIC FOR MATINS AND DIVINE LITURGY The Paschal Matins as found in the Greek Typicon and the special music for the Paschal Divine Liturgy. Byzantine Chant in western notation, with translations and music done by Holy Transfiguration Monastery. 36pp

$11.00 Comb Binding (St. Nectarios Press)

GREAT FRIDAY SERVICES OF LAMENTATIONS, George

$4.50 Paper (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

HOLY WEEK, VOLUME I, edited by David Drillock, H. Erickson, J. Erickson Complete music and text for the Bridegroom Matins of Great and Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, settings for the "proper" hymns of Matins, Vespers and the Divine Liturgy of Holy Thursday. Contains Stikhera in the standard "obikhod" chant, other "proper" hymns in a variety of settings. SATB. 186pp

$18.00 Hardcover $14.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Semianry Press)

HOLY WEEK, VOLUME II, edited by David Drillock, H. Erickson, J. Erickson Music and text for the services of Great and Holy Thursday (Passion Gospels), and Friday (Royal Hours and Burial vespers). Musical arrangements include the standard "obikhod" chant as well as ancient monastic chants (Kievan, Znamenny, Bulgarian, Pskov) and selected compositions by well known church composers. SATB. 287pp

$30.00 Hardcover $20.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, edited by David Drillock and John Erickson Complete music and text for the service, containing several settings for all "sung" parts of the service. Includes tradtional settings of ancient chant melodies as well as compositions by well-known church musicians. Also includes rubrics and two Appendices containing all necessary texts from from the Triodion and the Octoechos in new translation. 9 x 12" 264pp

$40.00 Hardcover (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

PALM SUNDAY (The Entrance of the Lord Into Jerusalem), OCA Department of Liturgical Music Includes all feast-day hymns from Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy of Palm Sunday in 4-part arrangements of Common and Kievan Chants, including refrains fro the congregation. 3-holed punched. 132pp

$30.00 Unbound Ready for 3-Ring Binder (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

PASCHA, THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST Complete music and text for the Paschal Vigil: Nocturne, Matins, Divine Liturgy, plus the Paschal Vespers and the Paschal Hours. Includes a wide selection of settings drawn from the many Orthodox musical traditons as well as the standard "obikhod" chant. SATB. 9 x 12" format. SATB 274pp

$25.00 Hardcover (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

THE PASCHAL CYCLE, VOLUME 3: PASCHA - PILOT EDITIO (A Church Singer's Companion Part III), compiled by Priest George Johnson The majority of music in this book is taken from an ongoing project called A Chruch Singer's Companion published by Saint John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, DC (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia). Contents: Matins; The Hours of Holy Pascha and Bright Week; The Liturgy. 119pp

$25.00 Spiral Bound (Saint Romanos Society)

RESURRECTION SERVICE, George

$4.50 Paper (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

SERVICE OF SMALL COMPLINE and THE AKATHIST HYMN FOR THE FIFTH FRIDAY EVENING IN GREAT LENT Complete service with Byzantine Chant in western notation, set up as used in Greek practice. Translation by Holy Transfiguration (except for Akathist, which is Faith Press translation). 32pp

$9.00 Comb Bound (St. Nectarios Press)

SERVICE OF SMALL COMPLINE and THE AKATHIST HYMN FOR THE FIRST FOUR FRIDAY EVENINGS IN GREAT LENT Complete service with Byzantine Chant in western notation, set up as used in Greek practice. Translation by Holy Transfiguration (except for Akathist, which is Faith Press translation). 28pp

$8.00 Comb Bound (St. Nectarios Press)

THE SERVICES FOR EASTER SUNDAY, Frank Desby

$8.50 Paper (Greek Sacred and Secular Music Society, Inc.)

SUNDAYS OF THE LENTEN TRIODION, OCA Department of Liturgical Music Vesperal Stichera, Troparia, Kontakia, and Prokeimena for the Sundays of the Publican and the Pharisee, the Prodigal Son, Meatfare (last Judgement), Cheesefare (Explusion from Paradise), Sunday of Orthodoxy, St. Gregory Palamas, Veneration of the Cross, St. John of the Ladder, and St. Mary of Egypt. 3-holed punched.

$40.00 Unbound Ready for 3-Ring Binder

SERVICE BOOKS (TO TOP OF PAGE)

AKATHIST HYMN, by George Papadeas A beautiful deluxe Greek-English pocket edition. Includes the history of the service, a brief outline of the service and a glossary. Gold stamped, stitched, vinyl cover. 130pp

$6.00 Vinyl Cover (G. Papadeas) NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

THE BRIDEGROOM SERVICES OF HOLY WEEK, introduction by P. Garret and Paul Lazor The complete texts of the services from Palm Sunday evening through Wednesday evening of Holy Week. Includes music for the Troparion of the Bridegroom. 128pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

COMPLETE PASCHAL SERVICE - PARISH HYMNAL A complete service of Paschal Matins and the Paschal Liturgy. This large format, large print book contains the complete service, with all the special hymns and antiphons of the feast. It is designed for the use of the congregation where congregational singing allows the people to participate. However, it is useful for the congregation to follow the service even where chanters or a choir perform the service.

$6.00 Paper (Synaxis Press)

DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT BASIL AND THE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, VOLUME II (Service Books of the Orthodox Church in English) The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Entrance prayers and vesting, Proskomedia, Communion prayers, Festal antiphons, monthly calendar. 232pp

$12.00 Hardcover (St. Tikhon's Seminary Press)

DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT BASIL AND THE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, VOLUME II (Service Books of the Orthodox Church in English) The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Entrance prayers and vesting, Proskomedia, Communion prayers, Festal antiphons, monthly calendar. 209pp

$10.00 Hardcover (St. Tikhon's Seminary Press)

THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, compiled and edited by Archimandrite Demetri M. Khoury for the Department of Liturgics and Translations of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Contents: Forword; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Third Editiion; The Preparation of the Elements for the Presanctified Divine Liturgy; The Kairon; The Vesting; The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts; Stikhera on "Lord, I have cried unto Thee.;" Hymns to the Martyrs; Theotokia; The Prokeimena and Readings for the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts; The Gospel Readings; Music Supplement; Thanksgiving after the Holy Communion. 105pp

$7.00 Paper (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS - PRIEST/DEACON EDITION, Eparchy of Passaic (Byzantine/Ruthenian Designed to be used with The Common Typicon by Father Petras.The complete, detailed reference of services for each year according to the Rethenian Recension as prepared by Father David Petras. The Yearly Typicon is designed to be used with the formats and information cound in the "Common Typicon". If you are a new user or do not have a current "Common Typicon", you should consider ordering it when you order the Typicon for the year. Please note that there is also prepared a version of the yearly Typicon using the Julian Calendar (old style) for the Paschal cycle of feasts, and the Gregorian Calendar (new style) for the fixed feasts (Menaion). This may of interest to some who follow this practice. Three-hole punched paper. 100pp

$25.00 Hardcover (Eastern Christian Publications)

FEAST OF PALMS, introduction by Paul Lazor The services of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday. 99pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

GOOD FRIDAY MATINS (Strasti) - PEOPLE'S EDITION (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes music for the Plain Chant.

$1.00 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

GOOD FRIDAY MATINS (Strasti) - PRIEST/CANTOR (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes music for the Plain Chant.

$2.50 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

GOOD FRIDAY VESPERS - PEOPLE'S EDITION (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes the music for the Plain Chant.

$1.00 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

GOOD FRIDAY VESPERS - PRIEST/CANTOR (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes the music for the Plain Chant.

$2.50 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAY: VESPERS AND THE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT, prepared by Rev. Paul Lazar; introduction by Alexander Schmemann Liturgical texts for the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday, complete with the 15 Old Testament readings and music for the Canticle refrains. 88pp

$3.00 Paper (Department of Religious Education Orthodox Church in America)

THE GREAT CANON OF ST. ANDREW OF CRETE: THE WORK OF SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE (Includes The Life of Saint Mary of Egypt) The Great Canon of Repentance arranged as read in the Great Lent in four sections for the First Week, and complete with the Triodion Canons for Thursday of the Fifth Week. Also contains the complete Life of St. Mary of Egypt. 98pp

$5.00 Paper (Holy Trinity Monastery)

HOLY FRIDAY MATINS with THE PASSION GOSPELS AND ROYAL HOURS, Orthodox Church in America; Introduction by Rev. Paul Lazor The text of the 12 Passion Gospel readings, plus the full text of the Matins of Holy Friday. 136pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

HOLY SATURDAY VESPERS - PEOPLE'S EDITION (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes the music for the Plain Chant.

$1.00 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

HOLY SATURDAY VESPERS - PRIEST/CANTOR (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition includes the music for the Plain Chant.

$2.50 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

HOLY THURSDAY MATINS (Sung on Holy Wednesday Evening), translated from the original Greek by Fr. Evagoras Constantinides Includes a long introduction. 60pp

$7.00 Paper (Fr. Evagoras Constantinides)

HOLY THURSDAY - PEOPLE'S EDITION (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition include music for the Plain Chant.

$1.00 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

HOLY THURSDAY - PRIEST/CANTOR (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition include music for the Plain Chant.

$2.50 Paper (Byzantine Seminary Press)

HOLY WEEK SERVICES - PRIEST/CANTOR (Byzantine-Ruthenian Usage), Byzantine Seminary Press Hardbound edition of the above individaul services. English with transliterated Slavonic (Roman characters). Priest/Cantor edition include music for the Plain Chant.

$43.00 Hardcover (Byzantine Seminary Press)

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH - A NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION, compiled by Fr. George Papadeas An excellent book for the worshipper to follow the Holy Week Services with understanding. Contians the complete services for Matins of Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Holy Unction, and all services from Holy Thursday through the Agape Vespers. English and Greek on facing pages. A treasure house of inspiration. Handy size. 1024pp

$25.00 Paper (George Papadeas)

LAMENTATIONS OF MATINS OF HOLY AND GREAT SATURDAY and also A HOMILY on the Burial of the Divine Body of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, on Joseph of Arimathaea, and on the Lord's Descent Into Hades which, After His Saving Passion, Wondrously Ensued on the Holy and Great Saturday by our Father Among the Saints Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, translated by F.M. Gelsinger and Monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery The Lamentations, chanted before the "epitaphios" on Friday night in Holy Week, are some of the most moving hymns of the Orthodox Church. These beautiful hymns, superbly translated, fit the three traditional original Greek metre. To facilitate the chanting of the Lamentations, a music appendix has been added. Included is a most beautiful homily "On Holy and Great Saturday" by St. Epiphanius of Cyprus. Contents: Foreword; Translator's Introduction; The Lamentations (The First Stasis; The Second Stasis; The Third Stasis); The Homily of Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus; The Processional Hymn; Music Appendix. 58pp

$9.00 Paper (Holy Translfiguration Monastery)

THE LENTEN LITURGIES, translated by Leonidas Contos Approved by the Liturgical Commission of the Holy Synod. This handsome volume (7 x 10 inches) in black and red, contains a fresh new English translation of the Litrugy of the Presanctified Gifts (with the hymnology and readings for each Wednesday and Friday in Lent, as well as the first three days of Holy Week). It includes also the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, with appropriate Epistle and Gospel readings for the five Sundays of Lent, including the Apolytikia and Kontakia. Simplified, with excellent rubics, it eliminates the need to consult any other book. Text in Greek/English with facing pages. 438pp

$36.00 Hardcover $24.00 Paper (Narthex)

THE LENTEN TRIODION, translated from the Greek by Mother Maria and Archimandrite Kallistos Ware This book forms a sequel to "The Festal Menaion." It contains the texts for the ten Sundays before Easter, together with the complete services for the first week of Great Lent, for Holy Week, and for certain other days. The translation is designed for liturgical use, and is suited for singing and reading aloud. Bp. Kallisto's introduction, "The Meaning of the Great Fast," is probably the finest brief illumination of the Orthodox experience of Lent and the Lenten fasting discipline avaiable. 699pp

$26.00 Hardcover (St. Tikhon's Bookstore)

LENTEN TRIODION: SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS, by Mother Mary and Kallistos Ware This volume, completed in 1979, forms a supplement to the Lenten Triodion, by the same authors published originally in 1978. It contains all the offices to be found in the Greek Triodion, but omitted for reasons of space from the original 1978 English translation.

$30.00 Paper (Monastery of the Veil of Our Lady)

LENTEN TRIODION, Compiled and Adapted by the Liturgical Commission of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great (Byzantine-Ruthenian) Complete hymnography (Matins, Hours, Vespers) from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee through Great and Holy Saturday; also includes Office of Matins and Hours. 814pp

$56.00 Hardcover (Liturgical Books - Sisters of St. Basil, Uniontown, PA)

LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, introduction by Thomas Hopko The text of the Presanctified Liturgy, complete with the texts and music for singing the 18th Kathisma. Includes an appendix with the prokeimena and readings for the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent. 63pp

$2.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

MATINS OF GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAY, introduction by Paul Lazor The text of the 12 Passion Gospel readings, plus the full text of the Matins of Holy Friday. 136pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

MATINS OF HOLY SATURDAY WITH THE PRAISES AND PSALM 119, introduction by Alexander Schmeman The liturgical texts of the Matins service of Holy Saturday, including the verses of The Praises (Lamentations) with Psalm 119. 101pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

THE OFFICE OF HOLY UNCTION: AS CELEBRATED IN CHURCH ON THE EVE OF HOLY AND GREAT THURSDAY OF PASSION WEEK (3rd Edition), arranged and edited by Fr. David F. Abramtsov The Sacrament of Healing as used on Wednesday Evening of Holy Week. The Office of Holy Unction is one of the most meaningful services of the Orthodox Church. It is a service of healing of body and soul, in which we pray for forgiveness of our sins as well. Healing of the whole person is the fruit of this holy sacrament. The entire Service in English. 48pp

$2.50 Paper (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

THE OFFICE OF THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS, translated from the original Greek by Fr. Evagoras Constantinides Includes the hymns and psalms for each week of Lent. 283pp

$10.00 Paper Spiral Bound (Fr. Evagoras Constantinides) Greek and English

THE ORDER OF SERVICE FOR THE HOLY AND GREAT SUNDAY OF PASCHA, translated and edited by Fr. Laurence (Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York) The complete text for the cycle of services beginning with the Midnight Office on Saturday eveing through the Agape Vespers of Pascha, including the special texts for Matins and Liturgy of Bright Monday. 97pp

$4.00 Paper (Rassaphor-Monk Laurence, Holy Trinity Monastery)

PARISH HYMNAL FOR HOLY PASCHA, translated and edited by Fr. Laurence (Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York) A complete service of Paschal Matins and the Paschal Liturgy. This large format, large print book contains the complete service, with all the special hymns and antiphons of the feast. It is designed for the use of the congregation where congregational singing allows the people to participate. However, it is useful for the congregation to follow the service even where chanters or a choir perform the service. 68pp

$5.00 Paper (Rassaphor-Monk Laurence, Holy Trinity Monastery)

THE PASCHAL SERVICE, prepared by John Erickson and V.Rev. Paul Lazor; introduction by Paul Lazor The complete texts for Nocturnes, Matins, and the Divine Liturgy of Pascha, plus references for the liturgies of Bright Week and the Paschal Season. Includes music for "The Resurrection," "The Angel Cried," and the Paschal Troparion. 70pp

$3.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

THE PRIEST'S DIVINE SERVICE BOOK FOR PASCHAL MATINS AND THE DIVINE LITURGY (A Complete Service Book Prepared for The Canadian Orthodox Church - Ukrainian Orthodox Church), The Canadian Orthodox Monastery of All Saints of North America A complete service of Paschal Matins and the Paschal Liturgy. This large format, large print book contains the complete service, with all the special hymns and antiphons of the feast. It is designed for the use of the congregation where congregational singing allows the people to participate. However, it is useful for the congregation to follow the service even where chanters or a choir perform the service. 69pp

$6.00 Paper (Canadian Orthodox Monastery of All Saints of North America)

QURBONO - THE BOOK OF OFFERING: SEASON OF THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION (The Service of the Holy Mysteries According to the Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church), Diocese of Saint Maron, Brooklyn, New York Contents: Part One: Preparation (Preparation of the Offering; Lighting of the Church; Entrance of the Ministers); Part Two: Services of the Word - Season of the Glorious Resurrection (Great Sunday of the Resurrection - Rite of Peace; Weekday Readings: First Week of the Resurrection; Service of the Weekdays of the Season of the Glorious Resurrection; First Sunday of the Resurrection - New Sunday; Readings for the Season of the Glorious Resurrection; Ascension Thursday - Ascension of Our Lord; Readings for the Seventh Week of the Resurrection; Pentecost - Rite of Kneeling on Pentecost; Weekdays Readings - First Week of Pentecost; Creed); Part Three: Pre-Anaphor; Part Four: Anaphoras (Anaphora of Saint John, the Apostle; Anaphora of Saint Sixtus, Pope of Rome; Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles). 208pp

$26.00 Spiral Bound (St. Maron Publications)

SERVICE OF THE AKATHIST HYMN: THE SALUTATIONS TO THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS, translated from the Greek by Holy Transfiguration Monastery This compact book contains the complete services to the Theotokos according to the Greek typikon for the Friday evenings of Great Lent. The first section is arranged for the first four weeks, the second section for the fifth week (complete Akathist interspersed with the Canon Odes), and the third section contians the complete Byzantine Chant music in western-notation. Printed in red and black on acid-free paper with superb introduction. 128pp

$10.00 Paper (Holy Transfiguration Monastery)

THE SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER (Second Edition) (In Greek and English), translated by Dr. Leonidas Contos, edited by Fr. Spencer T. Kezios The first edition is now out of print. In response to popular demand Narthex Press has reprinted The Services for Holy Week and Easter in a new, thin, light, pocket book edition. It is about half the thickness and half the weight of other editions, yet the print is larger. Why? Becasue it is printed on very fine quality bible paper. The quality of the book and the translation retain their classic style which in a short span of time has appealed to thousands throughout the country, forcing the company into a second printing.

$28.00 Paper (Narthex)

THE SERVICES OF HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA, arranged and edited by V.Rev. Joseph Rahal Contents: Bridegroom - Palm Sunday Evening; Bridegroom - Holy Monday Evening; Bridegroom - Holy Tuesday Evening; Holy Unction; Vesperal Liturgy - Holy Thursday Morning; 12 Passion Gospels - Holy Thursday Evening; The Royal Hours - Holy Friday Morning; Vespers - Holy Friday Afternoon; The Lamentations - Holy Friday Evening; Vesperal Liturgy - Holy Saturday Morning; Holy Pascha; The Agape Vespers - Sunday Afternoon. Includes Gospel Reading in English, Latin, French, German, Slavonic (Cyrillic), Greek and Arabic 511pp

$22.00 Hardcover (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese)

SYNAXARION OF THE LENTEN TRIODION AND PENTECOSTARION, Edited by Fr. David (Kidd) and Mother Gabriella (Ursache); Introduction by Fr. Roman (Braga); Translated into English by Fr. Seraphim (Dedes), Mother Cassiana (Petrow), Very Rev. James Jorgenson, Fr. German (Ciuba) and Mother Maria (Rule) Short accounts of the feasts or events commemorated during these periods in the Church year. Usually read in abbreviated form after the sixth ode of the matins canon, this volume contains the full explanation of the event compiled by the priest Nikephoros of Hagia Sofia (14th c), together with a short patristic homily. 256pp

$25.00 Cloth (HDM Press)

THE TWELVE PASSION GOSPELS, Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York) To be read on Great Friday Matins. 29pp

$3.00 Paper (Holy Trinity Monastery)

VESPERS OF HOLY FRIDAY, Orthodox Church in America; introduction by Paul Lazor The complete text of the service of Vespers of Holy Friday, with the music for the troparion, "Noble Joseph." 55pp

$2.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

VESPERS OF PASCHA, prepared by V.Rev. Paul Lazor The texts of Easter Vespers, with music for the Great Prokeimenon, and the Paschal troparion in Greek and Russian Chant. 24pp

$2.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Publications Center)

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ASCENDING THE HEIGHTS: A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO THE LADDER OF DIVINE ASCENT, by Fr. John Mack In the Sixth century, a monk named John wrote a book outlining the stages of the spiritual life. He based his entire work on the image of a ladder of thirty rungs, stretching from earth to heaven. Each rung described a step in the pursuit of virtue and the spiritual life. Since it was first written, The Ladder of Divine Ascent has been an essential part of the formation of Orthoodx monastics, and a mainstay of Orthodox ascetic spirituality. But it is not just for monks and nuns. This book is written to help those in a on-monastic setting understand how to appply The Ladder of Divine Ascent to their lives. Each chapter contains many direct quotes from St. John's writings, in addition to commentary on St. John's words. This book, therefore, should be used as a primer to The Ladder - as a helpful tool for ascending the spiritual heights. 156pp $15.00 Paper (Conciliar Press)

AWAKE TO LIFE, by Alexander Men This collection of Fr. Alexander Men's sermons is the first of his works to be translated into English. It is appropriate that this first available work be a book of sermons, because the sermon is the medium of communication for a pastor to his community, and Fr. Men was, first of all, a pastor. These sermons, from the season of Lent and Easter, through Pentecost, are a valuable companion through the heart of the Christian year. 96pp

$7.00 Paper (Oakwood Publications)

DAILY LENTEN MEDITATION FOR THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN, by Presbytera Emily Harakas For each day of Lent this inspiring book has a hymn from the Triodion, a quotation from the Fathers, a prayer, Bible readings and a meditation. A beautiful way to keep Lent by meditating on the spiritual truths offered from the wealth of the Eastern tradition. An excellent tool for spiritual growth.

$5.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing)

EXPERIENCING THE FEAST DAYS OF THE FESTAL MENAION IN GREECE, by Mary Winterer-Papatassos A convert to the Orthodox Church, living in Greece for the past many years, discovers the joy of the Feast Days of the Festal Menaion as they are celebrated in Greece. She shares their deep meaning drawing heavily upon the troparia of the "Festal Menaion" by Kallistos Ware and Mother Mary. It is a book that will make the beautiful Feast Days of the Church come alive with meaning.

$7.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing)

FASTING AND SCIENCE (Monographic Supplement Series III), Constantine Cavarnos; translated by Bishop Chrysostomos Dr. Cavarnos helps us to understand the centrality of fasting in Orthodox Patristic teaching and in our daily lives, telling us not only how we should fast, but also what consequences fasting has for our spiritual lives and for our physical health. 21pp

$4.00 Paper (Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies)

GOD SPEAKS FROM THE CROSS, by Anthony Coniaris Meditations for Lent and Easter based on the last seven words Jesus spoke from the Cross. The cross was also a pulpit from which the Lord Jesus spoke to us words of undying love.

$10.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing)

THE GREAT LENT, by Fr. Alexander Schmemann A brief explanaiton of Great Lent based upon Scriptures, parables and themes found in the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Chruch, "Great Lent" takes the reader on a gradually ascending path towards the "feast of feasts," the celebration of the Resurrection. 140pp

$10.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press) A Lenten Classic!

GREAT WEEK AND PASCHA IN THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, Fr. Alkiviakis Calivas Tracing the development of the liturgical celebration of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, Fr. Calivas elegantly describes the theological themes for each day, clarifies the liturgical practices, and provides rubics for their proper celebration. Through the text the reader can find answers to may questions about Great Week as well as insights into meaningful participation in the services. An excellent, exhaustive examination and an incisive interpretation which is quite inspiring of Holy Week and Easter. A must for all Christians who wish to gain spiritual benefit from participting in the services of Holy Week and Easter. 145pp

$12.00 Paper (Holy Cross Orthodox Press)

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER, Peter M. Kalellis Holy Week and Easter is a pictorial booklet with original iconography summarizing the Holy Services from Palm Sunday night through the night of the Holy Resurrection. Contents include excellent supplementary material to evoke participation and understanding of the services. 32pp

$2.50 Paper (Ecumenical Films and Publications)

A JOURNEY THROUGH GREAT LENT, edited by Fr. Stephen Belonick A journey through Great Lent with Scripture and the Church Fathers. Includes a daily meditation on the scripture reading for the day, verses from the hymns of the day, inspiring excerpts from the Chruch Fathers and a brief biography of the saint for each day. Foreword by Bishop Peter.

$7.00 Paper (Light and Life Publishing)

THE LENTEN COVENANT: A DEVOTIONAL COMMENTARY ON THE TRIODION OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, by Leonidas Contos Outstanding commentary on the Triodion. Covers not only the Epistles and Gospels, but the Hymnology of the Church. This book will provide a better understanding of the mind of the Church, and its heart, with a focus on one's personal approach to Great Lent, the "Bright sadness."

$24.00 Paper (Narthex)

LENTEN REFLECTIONS, compiled by the Spiritual Life and Renewal Committee of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese headed by Bishop Maximos Meditations on Great Lent written by forty-two Orthodox clergy and laity. Inspiring.

$10.00 Paper (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese)

THE LENTEN SPRING: READINGS FOR GREAT LENT, by Thomas Hopko These forty meditations on Great Lent ring with a clarity, vitality and freshness that is often missing in Lentern literature. Based on liturgical, scriptural texts, they are useful for all Christians who undertake the yearly journey of the Lord's Pascha.

$11.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

ON FASTING (Point of Faith Series, Number 4), Metropolitan Philaret A collection of articles on fasting, selected for the fact that they make a direct, practical application of the Orthodox teaching of fasting to our daily lives. The articles are written at several levels, and contain a very complete scriptural teaching about fasting and its meaning, and explains the need for fasting. Includes an outline of the fast days and periods. Concludes with the life of St. John the Faster.

$5.00 Paper (Synaxis Press)

ON THE SOUL AND THE RESURRECTION,by St. Gregory of Nyssa; translated and introduced by Catherine Roth What happens to us after death? How do we reconcile religious beliefs and our scientific world view? St. Gregory dramatizes these questions in the form of a dialogue, in which his sister St. Macrina plays the role of teacher.

$9.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

OUR JOURNEY TO PASCHA: SUGGESTIONS FOR LIVING THE GREAT FAST, The Office of Educational Services - Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton A description of the Byzantine Churchs' lenten practices, along with an outline of the Scriptural themes and readings of the season. Also includes suggestions for using these reflections in the family. 20pp

$2.00 Paper (Eductional Services)

OUR PASCHAL PILGRIMAGE: ON THE JOURNEY OF THE GREAT FAST, by Most Rev. Basil H. Losten, Eparch of Stamford Chapters Include: The Weeks of Preparation; Our Lenten Worship; The Six Weeks of Great Lent; Lent is Over; The Great and Holy Week; Jerusalem Orthros; Holy Saturday - The Blessed Sabbath; The Resurrection. 101pp

$10.00 Paper (Eastern Christian Publications)

SEASON OF MERCY: LENT AND EASTER, with Catherine de Hueck Doherty "Lent is the time of re-learning how to run towards God, instead of aimlessly wandering.... Lent is a training for love.... Lent is a corridor that leads us to the face of the Father." After dinner talks by Catherine Doherty, spiritual readings around the dining room table - on the spirit, liturgy and customs of Lent, Holy Week, the Easter Triduum and Paschaltide. Catherine speaks on such topics as how to Prepare for Lent; Why Fasting; The Motive is Love; Sin, Repentance, Conversion. Also on Palm (Passion) Sunday; Holy Week; Holy Thursday; Priesthood and Eucharist; Good Friday; Holy Saturday: Christ's Descent into Hades; and Christ is Risen! Then Paschaltime and Christ's Ascension, Pentecost. A rich tapestry of scriptural reflections and customs and traditions to bring it all to life! 160pp

$13.00 Paper (Madonna House Publications)

TO LOVE FASTING: THE MONASTIC EXPERIENCE, Adalbert de Vogue A French Benedictine monk here surveys the history of the practice of fasting primarily in the Christian monastic tradition. The special fascination of this study derives from the opening chapter: the author's narrative of his own ten-year "experiment" strickly observing the original Benedictine rule of eating one meal a day, at the end of the day, and the joy, "lightness," and spiritual vitality this observance introduced into his life. In light of this de Vogue laments the almost complete absence of the experience of fasting in the Western Christian world, expecially in the Roman Catholic Church (the contrast between the Western imposition of rules of fasting and the Eastern Church's placing the rule before the faithful as a goal to be striven toward, and the consequences of these two approaches, is instructive). One by one, he refutes our modern excuses for ignoring the discipline of the fast, and sets before us the profound benefits (besides simply being obedient to the teachings of our Lord) of entering into the fast. 131pp

$15.00 Paper (St. Bede's Publications)

TOUCHING THE RISEN CHRIST: WISDOM FROM THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS (Wisdom Series) Listen to Saints Augustine, Jerome, Irenaeus, and a host of others as they reflect on the power of Christ to change our lives. Written in a modern and easy-to-read translation, Touching the Risen Christ will inspire your faith in the same way that it moved these saints. 144pp

$12.00 Paper (The Word Among Us)

UNSEEN WARFARE, by Lorenzo Scupoli This classic of Orthodox spirituality, as edited by Nicoldemus of the Holy Mountain and revised by Theophan the Recluse, has always enjoyed popularity as a worthwhile Lenten reading. 280pp

$13.00 Paper (St. Vladimir Seminary Press)

UNSEEN WARFARE SERIES (Conciliar Press)

PRAYER IN THE UNSEEN WARFARE , adapted and arranged from the classic work by Lorenzo Scupoli, "Spiritual Combat," as edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and again by St. Theophan the Recluse, edited by Fr. Jack Sparks In Victory in the Unseen Warfare, Father Jack N. Sparks has drawn upon several versions of a classic 16th century treatise, "Spiritual Combat," originally written to guide monks in their labors to attain union with God. Though Western in origin, the profound spiritual insights of "Spiritual Combat" were recognized by Eastern writers such as Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and Saint Theophan the Recluse, who subsequently edited and revised it in accordance with tradtional Orthodox beliefs. In one form or another, this work has been revered as a classic on spiritual warfare for over four hundred years. Fr. Sparks has selected passaged from this timeless work, reorganized the material, and recast it in contemporary language, all with the lay reader in mind. The result is a profound but highly practical resourse for those who seek to strive with all their might against the enemies of our souls - the world, the flesh, and the devil. Study questions at the end of each chapter facilitate individual or small group study. Fully indexed. Victory Virtue and Prayer in the Unseen Warefare form a three-part series on spiritual warfare. The three books are complementary in content, but do not overlap. Can be read separately or as a set. 155pp

$11.00 Paper (Conciliar Press)

VICTORY IN THE UNSEEN WARFARE, adapted and arranged from the classic work by Lorenzo Scupoli, "Spiritual Combat," as edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and again by St. Theophan the Recluse, edited by Fr. Jack Sparks Father Jack Sparks has drawn upon several versions of a classic 16th century treatise, Spiritual Combat, originally written to guide monks in their labors to attain union with God. Though Western in origin, the profound spiritual insights of "Spiritual Combat" were recognized by Eastern writers such as Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and St. Theophan the Recluse, who subsequently edited and revised it in accordance with traditional Orthodox beliefs. In one form or another, this work has been revered as a spiritual classic for over four hundred years. Fr. Sparks has masterfully adapted the material from this highly treasured monastic work specifically for today's lay Christian living in the midst of a modern world. The result is a profound but highly practical resource for those who seek to strive with all their might against the enemies of our souls - the world, the flesh and the devil. Study questions at the end of each chapter facilitate individual or small group study. Fully indexed. Victory, Virtue and Prayer in the Unseen Warefare form a three-part series on spiritual warfare. The three books are complementary in content, but do not overlap. Can be read separately or as a set. 155pp

$11.00 Paper (Conciliar Press)

VIRTUE IN THE UNSEEN WARFARE, adapted and arranged from the classic work by Lorenzo Scupoli, "Spiritual Combat," as edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and again by St. Theophan the Recluse, edited by Fr. Jack Sparks Father Jack Sparks has drawn upon several versions of a classic 16th century treatise, Spiritual Combat, originally written to guide monks in their labors to attain union with God. Though Western in origin, the profound spiritual insights of "Spiritual Combat" were recognized by Eastern writers such as Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and St. Theophan the Recluse, who subsequently edited and revised it in accordance with traditional Orthodox beliefs. In one form or another, this work has been revered as a spiritual classic for over four hundred years. Fr. Sparks has masterfully adapted the material from this highly treasured monastic work specifically for today's lay Christian living in the midst of a modern world. The result is a profound but highly practical resource for those who seek to strive with all their might against the enemies of our souls - the world, the flesh and the devil. Study questions at the end of each chapter facilitate individual or small group study. Fully indexed. Victory, Virtue and Prayer in the Unseen Warefare form a three-part series on spiritual warfare. The three books are complementary in content, but do not overlap. Can be read separately or as a set. 188pp

$11.00 Paper (Conciliar Press)

THE WEEKEND THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: THE MYSTERY OF JERUSALEM'S EMPTY TOMB, Peter Walker In this powerful, spellbinding book, Peter Walker takes the reader on a guided tour through the backstreets and alleys of Jerusalem as he documents the dramatic events of the last days of Jesus' life. Using maps, drawings, and color photographs, Walker constructs a myriad of evocative detail that becomes, in the end, a compelling defense of the biblical account of the crucifixion and resurrection. The reader is drawn into the frightening hours leading up to Jesus' trial and execution as Walker painstakingly traces the location of Jesus' burial, drawing on the Gospels' eyewitness accounts, archaeology, and church history, and focuses on the two likely sites. After addressing head-on the improbability of anyone being raised from death, Walker explores the impact of Jesus' resurrection on Christians then and now, noting how the message of the Garden Tomb has inspired millions of visitors for the past two thousand years: "HE IS NOT HERE, FOR HE IS RISEN." 264pp

$17.00 Paper (Westminster John Knox Press)