Best Athonite Audio Podcasts (2025)

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PSALMS AND THE LIFE OF FAITH - PART 1 - Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra 5:47:44

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Book available for purchase: https://sebastianpress.org/psalms-and-the-life-of-faith/ https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/product/170912/PSALMS-AND-THE-LIFE-OF-FAITH Chapter 1. Psalm 63. Talk given by the elder to the monks of the Monastery of the Transfiguration (Meteora), on March 9, 1968. Chapter 2. Psalm 17. Original delivery was in the spring of 19…

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THE ELDER EUMENIOS SARIDAKIS - “The Meek and Humble of Heart” 4:52:10

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THE ELDER EUMENIOS SARIDAKIS - “ The Meek and Humble of Heart” Written by: Anthony Charlambos Saridakis 6th Edition Improved Heraklion Press 2021 Translated in English in 2023 by: Fr. Nicholas Palis To purchase a copy of this book, please contact St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite Publication Society at “[email protected]” Individual files also ava…

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona - “Watchfulness: The Art of War with the Demons” 16:17

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “Watchfulness: The Art of War with the Demons” Homily delivered at Holy Monastery Philotheou on April 25th, 1976.

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The GURUS, the YOUNG MAN, and ELDER PAISIOS by Dionysios Farasiotis 8:51:57

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Book available for purchase: https://www.sainthermanmonastery.com/The-Gurus-the-Young-Man-and-Elder-Paisios-p/guru.htm Translated by: Alexis Trader Published by: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2008 Telegram audio mp3 downloadable: This powerful memoir tells the story of a Greek youth who, out of a desire to know the truth empirically, began to e…

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “On the Holy Name of Christ” 39:49

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: On the Holy Name of Christ “Keep the prayer and it will get you out of all your difficulties” -St Joseph the Hesychast and Cave-dweller Homily delivered at H.M. Philotheou, Athos on March 16th, 1988. Telegram audio mp3 downloadable: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/8326…

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “The Mystery of Prayer” 24:31

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “The Mystery of Prayer” - Homily delivered at H.M. Philotheou, Athos on November 30th, 1976. Telegram audio mp3 downloadable: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/8319

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “On Prayer and Memory of Death” - Homily delivered at Philotheou on July 25th, 1989 36:57

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “On Prayer and Memory of Death” - Homily delivered at Philotheou on July 25th, 1989. Telegram host channel: https://t.me/athoniteaudio Listener Support: https://coff.ee/athoniteaudio

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “About Geronda Joseph and the Synodia” - Homily delivered at Philotheou on August 10, 1984 23:31

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: “About Geronda Joseph and the Synodia” - Homily delivered at Philotheou on August 10, 1984 Telegram episode: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/8307

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Apostasy and Antichrist 1:51:10

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Apostasy and Antichrist Written by: Archimandrite Panteleimon Published by: Holy Trinity Monastery - Jordanville, N.Y. 1978 Translated by: Deacon Lev Puhalo & Vasili Novakshonoff 1. The Visible Universe as a Revelation about the Creator 2. Creation 3. The Miracle of Light 4. A New Babylon 5. The Kingdom of Heaven 6. The Invisible World 7. Satan and…

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: "On the Tears of the Most Holy Theotokos" - Homily delivered on January 26th, 1987 36:32

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: "On the Tears of the Most Holy Theotokos" Homily delivered at the Holy Monastery of Philotheou on January 26th, 1987. https://t.me/athoniteaudio Episode on Telegram: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/8267

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: "The Dreadful Hour of Death" - Homily delivered at H.M. Philotheou, Mt. Athos Novermber 11th, 1984 20:48

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou & Arizona: "The Dreadful Hour of Death" Homily delivered at H.M. Philotheou, Mt. Athos Novermber 11th, 1984 https://t.me/athoniteaudio Episode: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/8262

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PENTECOST (Excerpt from The Feasts of the Lord by Met. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos) 1:01:10

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The Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction to the Twelve Feasts and Orthodox Christology Chapter 12: Pentecost (pages 307-333) Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece Translated by: Esther Williams Athonite Audio episodes hosted by Telegram individual mp3 files available for download: https://t.me/athoni…

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THE AUTHENTIC SEAL - PART 2 - Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra, Mount Athos 5:14:37

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Spiritual Instruction and Discourses - Volume 2 - Part 2 The Authentic Seal - Ormylia Publishing 1999 +Holy Cenobium of the Annuniciation of the Mother of God - Ormylia (Halkidiki) Greece PART 2: 1. Catechism on Prayer, 2. Papa-Dimitris Gagastathis, 3. Martyrdom: A Fundamental Element of Orthodox Monasticism, 4. Athonite Life and Human Society, 5. …

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ANCESTRAL SIN - According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides - VOL 2 16:25

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Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides VOLUME 2: Holy Trinity - Creation - Fall - Incarnation - Church - Life After Death Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos of Nafpaktos Birth of the Theotokos Monastery (Pelagia) - Levadia, Greece Excerpt from: Part 3 - The Fall: Chapter 2 - Ancest…

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THE DIVINE ASCENSION (Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos - The Feasts of the Lord) 1:07:03

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From: The Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction to the Twelve Feasts and Orthodox Christology Chapter 11: The Divine Ascension Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery - Levadia, Greece Translated into English: Esther Williams Book available for purchase: https://www.pelagia.org/the-feasts-of-the-lord.en.aspx Telegram audio channel: https://t.m…

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What the Holy Bible Says About Carnal Sins - Stavrovouni Monastery 2:32:47

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End Times Publishing 2024 For many years, the Venerable Holy Monastery of Stavrovouni in Cyprus, a Spiritual Lighthouse and stronghold of Orthodoxy, has been publishing the theological and patristic worthy periodical entitled THE LIFE-GIVING CROSS. With the permission and blessing of the Holy Monastery, we [Orthodox Kypseli] have deemed it particul…

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Ascetics in the World - Volume 1 (Part 2) 4:48:19

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Part 2 - Chapters 16: Eldress Anna - Chapter 45: A young boy with a gift of clairvoyance Dedicated: “To the known and unknown martyrs of Christ” Telegram episode individual audio files downloadable at: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/2923 2 copies paperback available at: https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/product/164883/Ascetics-in-the-World-Volume-1 Publis…

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Ascetics in the World - Volume 1 (Part 1) 4:59:27

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Published by: St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite Publication Society & The Sacred Hermitage of St. John the Forerunner (Metamorphosis, Chalcidice Greece) Translated in English by: Fr. Nicholas Palis Edited by: Rev. Theodore Petrides In the noetic firmament of our Church, many brilliant starts (in other words, familiar saints), belong to the ranks of the l…

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Saint Joseph the Hesychast - Letters & Poems (Part 2) 8:22:00

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Part 2: Letters 60 - 148 & Poems 1 - 10 Addendum & Chronology of Significant Events Telegram episode audio with individual letters and poems as files downloadable at: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/7970 Published by: Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi 2023 - Holy Mountain Series - 1 Book available for purchase online: https://www.monasterevmc.org/en-us…

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Saint Joseph the Hesychast - Letters & Poems (Part 1) 9:07:39

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Part 1: Introduction - Letter 59 Telegram episode audio with individual letters as files downloadable at: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/7874 Published by: Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi 2023 - Holy Mountain Series - 1 Book available for purchase online: https://www.monasterevmc.org/en-us/products/letters-poems The letters of Saint Joseph the Hesycha…

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Without Being Crucified We Will Not Be Resurrected We Will Not Be Glorified 5:04:19

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Holy Bishopric of Morphou Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou Editions Theomorphou - Nicosia 2024 https://www.immorfou.org.cy “Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.” — Psalm 19:4 Book available for purchase: https://uncutmountainpress.com/products/without-being-crucified "The time has come when ev…

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Saint John Climacus 9:15:06

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Published by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA Book available for purchase: https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/products_id/569?srsltid=AfmBOoo2K1yuD_CT3NcvVUKjrXzMFsbf1XrYPYmBOr-kiWug61XbGSBN Telegram audio: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/7653 Saint John Climacus, sixth century abbot of Sinai, compared the spiritual life to a la…

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Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian): The Second Part, Chapters 4-41 5:22:21

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In 1983 a complete manuscript of the second part of The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian, hitherto only partially known, was discovered in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and Chapters 4-41 of these new texts are edited and translated here for the first time by Sebastian Brock. Series Title: Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium Publ…

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The Life of Saint Symeon the New Theologian 4:20:02

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The Life of Saint Symeon the New Theologian Written by: Niketas Stetatos Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts Book available for purchase: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674057982 Telegram episode: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/7644 The Life was written more than thirty years after Symeon’s death by …

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(Excerpt) Hermits of Karoulia from Anchored in God: Life, Art, Thought on the Holy Mountain of Athos 30:52

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“Hermits of Karoulia” (pages 179-195) From: Anchored in God: An Inside Account of Life, Art, and Thought on the Holy Mountain of Athos Written by: Constantine Cavarnos Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Belmont, Massachusetts 1975, 2020 (Second Printing)

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God, Where is the Wound? Healing Remedies for Today’s World (Part 1) 5:23:36

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By: Mother Siluana Published by Sebastian Press LECTURE I Prayer Teaches Us Questions and Answers LECTURE II The Suffering of the Soul in Relationships LECTURE III Health, Illness, Healing and Salvation through Jesus Christ Questions and Answers The book God, Where is the Wound? is the transcription of three conferences held by Mother Siluana in 20…

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THE AUTHENTIC SEAL - PART 1 - Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra, Mount Athos 4:39:53

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Spiritual Instruction and Discourses - Vol. 1 The Authentic Seal - Ormylia Publishing 1999. Holy Cenobium of the Annuciation of the Mother of God, Ormylia (Halkidiki) Greece PART 1: 1. Means of Effecting the Renewal and Renaissance of the Monastic Ideal, 2. Study of the Way of Restoring the Old Canonical Administration of the Holy Monasteries and e…

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Now is the Judgement of this World 20:02

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The Holy Mountain and Paris Today, continued. “Now is the Judgement of this World” Selected Writings, Vol. 3 (pages 232-244) Archimandrite Vasileios of Iveron, Mount Athos. Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022 Athonite Audio on Telegram: https://t.me/athoniteaudio Listener Support:

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The Holy Mountain and Paris Today 17:28

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Archimandrite Vasileios, Former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings, Vol. 3: Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology - pages 221-231 Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022 Listener Support:

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(Discussion) The Christian in a Changing World: Monasticism and the New Realities of Life 1:30:01

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First delivered as a talk with the subsequent discussion at the Fourth Orthodox Youth Conference at Panagia Soumela Monastery, Verroia, Greece, on July 17-22, 1989. Selected Writings Vol. 3 Archimandrite Vasileios of Iveron - Discussion: Pages 160-205 Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022.

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The Christian in a Changing World: Monasticism and the New Realities of Life 28:21

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From: Archimandrite Vasileios, former Abbot of Iveron Monastery - Selected Writings Vol. 3 Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology (Alexander Press/Sebastian Press) 2022. Book available for purchase from publisher: https://ap.odoo.symbolitech.com/shop/selected-writings-box-set-212 https://sebastianpress.org/archimandrite-vasileios-selected-writ…

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The Meaning of Typikon 14:00

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Written by: Archimandrite Vasileios - Former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos From: Selected Writings, Vol. 3 - Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology - Page 135 “The Meaning of Typikon” Published by: Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022 Read by: Athonite Audio https://t.me/athoniteaudio Listener Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/athonit…

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Monastic Life as True Marriage 37:28

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Archimandrite Vasileios, former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings, Vol. 3 - Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology (Alexander Press 2022) Book available for purchase in the U.S. from publisher Sebastian Press: https://sebastianpress.org/archimandrite-vasileios-selected-writings/ Listener Support: https://buymeacoffee.com…

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Beauty and Hesychia in Athonite Life 16:24

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Archimandrite Vasileios, former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings, Vol. 3 - Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology (Alexander Press 2022) Book available for purchase in the U.S. from publisher Sebastian Press - https://sebastianpress.org/archimandrite-vasileios-selected-writings/ Listener Support: https://buymeacoffee.co…

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ABBA ISAAC the SYRIAN: An APPROACH to HIS WORLD by Archimandrite Vasileios of Iveron, Mount Athos 1:06:17

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Archimandrite Vasileios, Former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings Volume 2: The Light of Christ Shines Upon All Chapter 5: Abba Isaac the Syrian: An Approach to His World Pages 153-191 Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022

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ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM and MONASTICISM by Archimandrite Vasileios of Iveron 24:56

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Archimandrite Vasileios - Former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings Volume 2: The Light of Christ Shines Upon All “St John Chrysostom and Monasticism” Chapter 4 / Pages 137-152 Alexander Press/Sebastian Press 2022

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The Ease of Violence and the Violence of Ease 14:27

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(Excerpt) “The Ease of Violence and the Violence of Ease” Archimandrite Aimilianos, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras Spiritual Instruction and Discourses - Vol. I The Authentic Seal Ormylia Publishing 1999 Holy Cenobium of the Annunciation of the Mother of God Book available for purchase: Listener Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/atho…

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Beauty Will Save the World: An Athonite View 37:01

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(Excerpt) “Beauty Will Save the World: An Athonite View” Archimandrite Vasileios, Former Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos Selected Writings Vol. III: Monastic Life Today and Liturgical Theology Book available for purchase:https://ap.odoo.symbolitech.com/shop/selected-writings-box-set-212

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THE EVERGETINOS: Book 1 - (HYPOTHESIS 41-50) 2:32:25

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Book available for purchase: https://www.ctosonline.org/patristic/EvCT.html Listener Support: buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio Current Projects: https://t.me/athoniteaudio Episode Contents:HYPOTHESIS 41: That for those who are not prepared, it is perilous to live alone. HYPOTHESIS 42: That we should not gainsay anyone in a contentious manner even reg…

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THE EVERGETINOS: Book 1 - (HYPOTHESIS 31-40) 3:57:36

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Book available for purchase: https://www.ctosonline.org/patristic/EvCT.html Episode contents: HYPOTHESIS 31: One who has come to the ascetic life should only be closed in monastic garb after he has been sufficiently trained in the virtues; the monastic schema is honorable, soul-profiting, and salvific. HYPOTHESIS 32: The faithful monk should displa…

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THE EVERGETINOS: Book 1 - (HYPOTHESIS 21-30) 3:55:30

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Published by: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA - 2008. Original narrations: https://t.me/athoniteaudio Listener Support: buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio Episode contents:HYPOTHESIS 21: That we must confess our thoughts to those among the fathers who are discerning and not trust them to just anyone; how we are to confess and what …

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THE EVERGETINOS: Book 1 - (HYPOTHESIS 11-20) 3:00:37

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Published by: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA - 2008 ⁠Original Narrations:⁠ https://t.me/athoniteaudio buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio HYPOTHESIS 11: How, after death, souls are assigned to the same place as those souls which lived in a similar way on earth. HYPOTHESIS 12: God-loving parents should rejoice and be thankful for th…

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THE EVERGETINOS: Book 1 - (HYPOTHESIS 1-10) 3:45:43

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THE EVERGETINOS: A Complete Text - Book 1 Published by: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA - 2008 ⁠https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6830⁠ ⁠buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio Episode contents:HYPOTHESIS 1: No one should despair ever, even if he has committed many sins, but should have hope that, through repentance, he shall be saved. HYPOTHE…

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THE EVERGETINOS: A Complete Text - Book 1 17:03:34

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THE EVERGETINOS: A Complete Text - Book 1 Published by: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA - 2008 https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6830 buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio

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SAINT PORPHYRIOS THE PROPHET: WITNESSES - Volume 2 (Holy Cell of Saints Theodores, Mount Athos 8:30:27

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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/athoniteaudio Saint Porphyrios the Prophet - Witnesses - Volume 2 Many of the miraculous events with regard to Saint Porphyrios remain, to this day -possibly forever- unknown, the same as his great struggles, which he diligently kept secret. This book is just one more piece added to a mystical mosaic that will be reveal…

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WHEN GOD IS NOT THERE - Written by: Nikolaos, Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki 5:12:23

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https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6643 The world we live has been called a 'vale of tears', a 'place of weeping' - perhaps with good reason. Wherever you turn you see pain, sorrow, undeserved suffering, death, and sin. The 'ruler of this world' (Jn 12:31), the 'world ruler' (Eph. 6:12) is the devil. He is constantly to be seen. God, who is named 'He who i…

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FROM TIBET TO MOUNT ATHOS TO ELDER PAISIUS: The True Story of Young George Amidst a Stroll Through Panagia's Garden - by: Yanni Kotzampasis 3:27:42

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https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6593 Against his will and at a very young age, young George finds himself in Tibet, "dedicated" to a Buddhist monastery by his grandfather. After fourteen years of devotion to the black arts and worshipping Satan, he finds himself on Mount Athos at age 16, where with the help of Saint Paisius, George learns to confront th…

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SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE - Saint Paisios of Mount Athos - Spiritual Counsels - Volume 3 8:53:40

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Published by: Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian" - Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece PART ONE: THE WAR OF THOUGHTS Chapter One: Good and Evil Thoughts Chapter Two: Blasphemous Thoughts Chapter Three: On Trusting Our Thoughts Chapter Four: The Struggle Against Thoughts PART TWO: RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INJUSTICE Chapter One: Acceptance of injusti…

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(Excerpt) FROM THE MORNING WATCH UNTIL THE NIGHT - Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos - Elder Sophrony's 'Prayer at Daybreak' 58:25

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https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6576 From: "Hesychia and Theology: The Context for Man's Healing in the Orthodox Church" - Chapter 9: From the Morning Watch until the Night (pages 231-256) - Published by: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, Levadia, Greece. www.pelagia.org1. The Meaning of the Verse from the Psalms2. Elder Sophrony3. Elder Sophrony's 'Pra…

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(Excerpt) THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE WORLD (Part 2 - Talks & Discussions in Russia, Romania & Georgia) - Metr. Hierotheos 7:30:14

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Theology as Charisma and Experience, continued a) St John the Theologian and Evangelist b) St Gregory the Theologian c) St Symeon the New Theologian d) St Gregory Palamas Discussion after the Talk Q1 Progress in Prayer Q2 The Worldwide Influence of Russian Theologians Q3 Curing Human Beings Q4 Noetic Prayer and Evagrius of Pontus Q5 The Method of H…

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