The Ancient Faith Psalter

The Ancient Faith Psalter
Author: Ancient Faith Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967161

A dedicated group of Orthodox monks (who wish to remain anonymous) have created a fresh Contemporary-English translation of the Masoretic Hebrew text of the Psalter, corrected to the Septuagint, that is eminently readable and singable. The Psalms are set out in the order used in Orthodox Prayer (not in numerical order). The deluxe edition includes gilt page edges and a ribbon marker. The deep burgundy cover is soft, supple, and durable.

The Ancient Faith Prayer Book

The Ancient Faith Prayer Book
Author: Vassilios Papavassiliou
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967284

Edited by Vassilios Papavassiliou, the Ancient Faith Prayer Book brings together the most ancient and popular prayers of Orthodox Christians with some additions that address issues of modern life, all rendered in elegant contemporary English and presented in a compact format (4.5 X 7 inches) for ease of use. NOW AVAILABLE WITH A BURGUNDY COVER.

Songs of Praise

Songs of Praise
Author: Sylvia Leontaritis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967529

"A psalm is a city of refuge from the demons, a means of inducing help from the angels, a weapon in fears by night, a rest from toils by day, a safeguard for infants, an adornment for those at the height of their vigor, a consolation for the elders, a most fitting ornament for women." -St. Basil the GreatIf you want to make the Psalter a more integral part of your life-either on your own or as part of a Psalter group-Songs of Praise is the perfect aid. It includes the full text of the Ancient Faith Psalter (with wide margins for note-taking). Each kathisma is followed by a reflection from popular Orthodox Mom blogger Sylvia Leontaritis plus several blank pages for journaling. Read, reflect, and journal your way through the Psalter this Advent or Lent and let its holy words sink into your soul.

The Shield of Psalmic Prayer

The Shield of Psalmic Prayer
Author: Donald Sheehan
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-06-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967680

In this posthumous collection of poet and teacher Donald Sheehan's reflections on Psalms and psalmic prayer, culled from his journals and teaching notes, you will find two quite different kinds of writing working in tandem: poetic and personal journaling by a man of faith, a scholar, a linguist, and, in the deepest sense, a teacher; alongside scholarly linguistic and poetic analysis by a man steeped in poetry who thought like a poet. "In the spiritual life, two things are essential: what we do, and how we do it. In this wonderful collection of the late Donald Sheehan's thoughts on the Psalms, we see both. He takes us into what the Psalms are in depth-the Word of God. He also demonstrates, time and again, how those depths shape his life and the world in which he lives. Thus, we are given two things: the Word of God and a life in which the Word has given shape. It is a path we all should walk." -Fr. Stephen Freeman

The Psalms of David

The Psalms of David
Author: Donald Sheehan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620325101

"In this rendering, the Psalms become once again what they were for Christian believers from the very beginning: the hymnal of the Church. They remain, certainly, the songs of Israel: from its cries of lamentation to its shouts of exultation. But for the Christian reader, they become as well hymns of petition and praise that express both the joy and the longing of those who live 'in Christ' . . . At the same time their very language can convey to us the assurance that, as he has throughout the millennia, God hears our prayer and responds to it with boundless mercy, love, and compassion. --from the Preface by Fr. John Breck Professor Sheehan's brief introductory exposition of the Davidic roots of Psalms and the poetics of chiasmus guides us in understanding how the ruining oppositions of actual experience are held in Psalms within the musical disciplines of lyric art: held, until God Himself can be seen in the ruins: seen, and felt, and overwhelmingly and gratefully loved. The psalmist's world doesn't change as he turns his experience toward God. What changes is he himself. How he changes is toward acquiring the very mind of Christ, to which each of us is called. "

The Lenten Spring

The Lenten Spring
Author: Thomas Hopko
Publisher: RSM Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780881410143

Forty meditations on Great Lent based on liturgical, scriptural and patristic texts.

Grace for Grace

Grace for Grace
Author: Johanna Manley
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Total Pages: 776
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780962253614

An anthology of commentary by the Church Fathers of meditations relating to the Psalms and scriptural odes. Extracts form Orthodox Christian festal and lenten services have been included as heuristic aides, as well as Old Testament passages from the Book of Kings. Also included is The Psalter According to the Seventy, a Septuagint version translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Two appendices and glossary.

Christ in the Psalms

Christ in the Psalms
Author: Patrick Henry Reardon
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781888212211

A highly inspirational book of meditations on the Psalms that takes the reader on a thought-provoking and enlightening pilgrimage through this beloved "prayer book" of the Church. How has the Church historically understood and utilized the various psalms in her liturgical life? How can we perceive the image of Christ shining through the Psalms? Christ in the Psalms offers practical advice for how to make the Psalter a part of our daily lives.

The Orthodox Study Bible

The Orthodox Study Bible
Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 1877
Release: 2008-02-26
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1418576360

The FIRST EVER Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. Orthodox Christianity is the face of ancient Christianity to the modern world and embraces the second largest body of Christians in the world. In this first-of-its-kind study Bible, the Bible is presented with commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those Christians who seek a deeper experience of the roots of their faith. Features Include: Old Testament newly translated from the Greek text of the Septuagint, including the Deuterocanon New Testament from the New King James Version Commentary drawn from the early Church Christians Easy-to-Locate liturgical readings Book Introductions and Outlines Index to Annotations Index to Study Articles Full-color Maps

The Bible and the Holy Fathers for Orthodox

The Bible and the Holy Fathers for Orthodox
Author: Johanna Manley
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Total Pages: 1144
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780962253607

Cycle of daily Gospel and Epistle readings based on the movable calendar, which starts with Easter (Pascha), includes the fifty days after the Resurrection, Pentecost and the 37 weeks that followed, the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee, followed by the Triodion, which begins 10 weeks before Easter, and includes the Preparation for Lent, Graet Lent and Holy Week. This work is particularly addressed to those who set aside an hour daily for prayer and meditation. Appendices are added for Sunday matins, major fixed feasts such as Nativity, Theophany and other Feast days of Martyrsm saints. But since this volume is not arranged according to the fixed calendar which lists all the saints and fixed feasts for each day of the month, a suitable companion would be a Menaion, which provides a fuller treatment of the major feast days, and the flow of church seasons.