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harmonized with a rich and elegant amber

unbroken practice of marriage with its theology

recently approved by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to express its official teachings regarding proper reverence and preparation for the holiest of Christian sacraments

A standard prayer book for Orthodox Laity

Ladder of Divine Ascent occasion_Christmas harmonized with a rich andSaint John Climacus, sixth century abbot of Sinai, compared the spiritual life to a ladder of thirty steps, and explained in detail the challenges presented by each of those steps. This spiritual classic has brought inspiration and edification to every generation since that time. Read every year during Great Lent in monastic refectories, this book has been treasured by both monastics and laymen. translated by Father Lazarus Moore Fourth printing,