Begin w/Vol 2 of the Philokalia

After that Vol. 4

Notice especially St. Gregory Palamas and St. Maximos the Confessor
Elder Porphyrios Testimonies and Experiences - recommended highly by Hierodeacon
Parthenios Miller
This was put together by a friend of mine. These are in no particular order and some
may be difficult to understand without others. Orthodoxy is a comprehensive picture. If
you don't understand something, it's best to put it down and pick it back up again in a
few months. I once went from complete incomprehension to loving a book over the
course of a few months.
Some of these are modern, some patristic.
Mystical Theology-St. Dionysius Areopagita
Epistle 9- St. Dionysus
***Philokalia- Volume 2 (downloaded)
Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch- St. Ignatius of Antioch
***On the Incarnation- St. Athanasius the Great (cal)
On the Holy Spirit- St. Basil the Great
Five Orations- St. Gregory the Theologian
The First Created Man- St. Symeon the New Theologian
On the Unity of Christ-St. Cyril the Great
Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images- St. John the Damascene
Christology- St. Nektarios of Aegina
Orthodox Spirituality- Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos
The Fountain of Wisdom- St. John the Damascene
Divine Energy- Fr. John Braun
Partakers of Divine Nature- Archimandrite Christoforos Stavropoulos
Orthodox Faith and Life in Christ- St. Justin Popovich
The Holy Angels- Mother Alexandra
Mind of the Orthodox Church- Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos
Life in Christ- St. Nicholas Cabasilas
The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God- St. John Maximovitch
Aristotle East and West- David Bradshaw
Saint Cyril and the Christological Controversy- Fr. John McGuckin
The Greek East and the Latin West- Phillip Sherrard
Crisis in Byzantium: The Filioque Controversy in the Patriarchate of Gregory II of
Cyprus- Aristeides Papadakis
Eustratios Argenti- Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses, Vol. 1: The Church and the Last Things-
St. Symeon the New Theologian
From Glory to Glory: Mystical Texts of St Gregory of Nyssa- edited by Jean Danielou
Triads- St. Gregory Palamas
Prayers By The Lake- St. Nikolai Velimirovich
***The Prologue from Ochrid- St. Nikolai Velimirovich (downloaded)
The Universe As Signs and Symbols- St. Nikolai Velimirovich
On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ (compilation of works)- St.Maximos the
Confesso
Maximos the Confessor (compilation of works)- Andrew Louth
Ambigua (Volume I and II)- St. Maximos the Confessor
A Eucharistic Ontology Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos
The Divine Names- St. Dionysius Areopagita
Ecclesiastical Hierarchy- St. Dionysius Areopagita
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I'll get you a bunch of stuff from the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection. It's free online, but I'll get you a bunch of stuff from the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection. It's free online, but
this'll be easier. I'd advise reading through the goarch website to get a list of the this'll be easier. I'd advise reading through the goarch website to get a list of the
Fathers to read from that series, read only the the most reliable versions, avoid the Fathers to read from that series, read only the the most reliable versions, avoid the
Protestant commentaries, and seek commentaries amongst Orthodox writers. Protestant commentaries, and seek commentaries amongst Orthodox writers.
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http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/
Hierodeacon Parthenios Miller I just perused the list of items.
The items have no defining center relative to truth or error.
They list the writings of great heretics right next to great Fathers.
This could be a great resource for some and total bafflement and confusion for most
people.
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best catechism Law of God put
out by Holy Trinity Monastery,
Jordanville.
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You don't know Orthodoxy, you live
it. Knowing all about Orthodoxy is
meaningless unless you can convert
that knowledge to practice. We see
many examples in the ives o! the
"aints where pagans who knew
nothing o! the details o! the #aith
were moved by the actions o! the
$artyrs and con!essed that they,
too, were %hristians. &hey were
bapti'ed in their own blood, but
their memory is eternal.
$y suggestion !or a rounded reading
would be to get a copy o! the
Prologue by St. i!"oli
#erli$erovi!. You will !ind that
every day has short lives o! the
"aints, some points to ponder, and a
nice short homily explaining the
#aith. (! ( could take only one
Orthodox text with me, this would
be it. )lso, get the #estal $enaion
and the enten &riodion. #ind a
*entecostarion i! you can. *repare
yoursel! !or worship by reading the
texts that are so o!ten omitted in the
abbreviated services per!ormed in
many %hurches today. &he hymns
o! the %hurch guided many "aints
long be!ore the advent o! the Kindle
or printing press. +n!ortunately,
reading o! the "ervice ,ooks is the
only way these hymns are heard
today, as many %hurches !ind it
easier to delete them than to !eed
their !lock with a !ullness the o! the
services.
)lso, pray. )t a minimum pray your
morning and evening prayers. &hey
do not have to be all long and drawn
out. "tart each prayer thanking -od
!or what .e has done !or you. &hen
pray o! others, and lastly humbly
ask !or any o! your needs. &here
have been many discussions about
prayer books on this !orum, so you
can read these discussions and
select one !or yoursel!.
/ead the "criptures. &hey are the
Word o! -od. )nd the ives o! the
"aints are the continuation o! the
)cts o! the )postles. &he "criptures
are the Word o! -od, the #athers
interpret that Word !or us, and the
ives o! the "aints are the "criptures
in action.
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How a %aptist Missionary
Traveled Halfway &round t"e
'orld To (ind t"e &n!ient
)rt"odo* (ait" + by (at"er
Ja$es ,arly
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On 4Shared, but could not download
Koine Greek All NT Words
Orthodox Saint - St. John of Kronstadt (video)
Russian Orthodox Prayer
The Didache