St. Theophan the Recluse

• "World Orthodoxy"
• Anathema
• Wisdom from the Fathers

“An Evil Faith and a False Church, is Arising” – St. Theophan the Recluse

1 year ago trueorthodox

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• Prayers/Services

PSALM 1 – A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God

2 years ago trueorthodox

A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on GodExcerpted by Bishop Theophan the Recluse from the works of our Holy Father Ephraim...

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• Feasts

Homily on the Meeting of the Lord

2 years ago trueorthodox

St. Theophan the Recluse

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• Feasts

The Light of Theophany (From the writings of Saint Theophan the Recluse)

2 years ago trueorthodox

In celebrating Theophany let us be transferred in thought to the very location of the event and let us attend...

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• Spiritual Works
• Wisdom from the Fathers

On Prayer by St. Theophan the Recluse

2 years ago trueorthodox

Excerpts from the book “The Nature of the Spiritual Life, and how to adapt oneself to it.” St. Theophan the...

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• Sermons
• Wisdom from the Fathers

On the Gospel of the Tenth Sunday According to St. Matthew

2 years ago trueorthodox

by St. Theophan the Recluse This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” If this kind goes out...

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• Church Personalities
• True Orthodoxy

Archbishop Averky commenting on the quote “An evil faith and a false church is arising” of St. Theophan the Recluse

3 years ago trueorthodox

"An evil faith and a false church is arising."(Saint Theophan the Recluse) Archbishop Averky This, for example, is what Vladyka...

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• Wisdom from the Fathers

St. Theophan the Recluse on the Clearing of our Mind

4 years ago trueorthodox

St. Theophan the Recluse Sincere faith is the renunciation of your own mind. It is necessary to make your mind...

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• Wisdom from the Fathers

St. Theophan the Recluse on “The Comfortable Life”

4 years ago trueorthodox

St. Theophan the Recluse on "The Comfortable Life"

• Wisdom from the Fathers

Fulfilment of the Commandments

4 years ago trueorthodox