AKATHIST SERIES

A series of attractive, pocket-sized booklets with extra sturdy covers, intended for frequent use. The inner pages are colorfully adorned on glossy paper.

Akathist to Almighty God for Help in Trouble

When faced with difficulties (whether great or small) this akathist not only brings solace to the soul but helps in strengthening one's faith in the merciful providence of our loving Lord.

St. Nikolai Velimirovich composed this deeply theological, personal expression of love for the Resurrected Lord in his own hand, on Pascha 1923, and dedicated it to Fr. Justin Popovic. Astonishingly deep and personal, this akathist is a real treasure written by a saint of our own times.

An endearing little booklet for writing down the names of your loved ones. Certain pages are designed with headings such as, "O Lord, have mercy on the suffering, sick children...," pertaining to various akathists in this series.

24 pages,

$3.00

This beautiful and comforting Akathist is truly a “prayer of the heart” for anyone who has in their care a son, daughter or God-child. Tenderly it appeals to the All-holy Theotokos to help, strengthen and preserve our dear children. A full-color icon of the Mother of God Nurturer of Children is included. 

Written to the wonderworking icon of the same name, this Akathist is an appeal to the Mother of God for help and healing for those addicted to alcohol or drugs, and is to be sung either by or for those who are thus addicted. Many miraculous healings have occurred in Russia through the grace of this holy icon. This colorful booklet has two full-color icons.

This Akathist reads as one unending, most tearful, cleansing lamentation coming from the heart of a believing Orthodox person who with hope tenaciously clings to her Saviour. It shows the boldness of one who knows the ultimate greatness of Christ's forgiveness. With no attempt to hide from Christ's gaze the magnitude of her sinful actions, the writer of this Akathist presents her fallenness to the Lord to the fullest extent without leaving unspoken even a trace for which the demons might accuse her at the Last Judgment. And out of the fullness of her repentance, in this liturgical expression of sorrow, she can freely call out: "O Lord, my Lord, my joy, have mercy on me who am fallen..."

This beautiful Akathist is written to the Mother of God, “Pantanassa” or “Queen of All”, a 17th-century miraculous Icon treasured in the Athonite Monastery of Vatopedi. Through the grace of this icon there were so many healings of cancer that a copy of it was requested for those suffering in Russia from this devastating disease. There too, many miracles have occurred. A color copy of the “Queen of All” icon is included in this booklet, as well as two other icons. This Akathist will certainly console anyone who is suffering from cancer, or who has loved ones that are ill.

Akathist to the Guardian Angel

Who Keepeth Unceasing Watch Over One’s Life

At the time of our repose, no one will be more important to us than our guardian Angel, who serves us humbly all of our life and will then stand ready to defend us against our accusers, the fallen angels. This powerful Akathist offers every Orthodox Christian a way to pray to their holy Angel, and it reminds us to offer sincere gratitude for the tireless vigilance and care that thy have for us. Beautifully written, these petitions awaken our awareness to the closeness of our unceasingly watchful Guardian Angel.

Canon to the Lord for Sick Children

This deeply moving prayer to our compassionate Lord for a sick child was written by Elder Cleopa, a great Romanian spiritual father who reposed only recently.  This beautiful petition eloquently expresses the anguish of heart of any parent whose child is ill.

Anyone who is grieving at the loss of a loved one will truly find comfort in praying this Akathist. The Church teaches us that prayers for the departed are of great value, not only for the soul that has left this world, but also for the grieving. This Akathist is to be said for a particular soul and is a prayer that that soul be received into Christ’s Heavenly Kingdom.

OTHER TITLES

St. Paisius Velichkovsky - Teacher of Noetic Prayer

Illuminating the life of St. Paisius and the significance of his labors, this book also includes the saint's valuable writings in defense of the Jesus Prayer and his teachings about the practice of it.

A little booklet of the poetical prayers on the theme of Christ's Nativity, taken from St. Nikolai Velimirovich's famous Prayers by the Lake.

6 pages,

$3.50

This classic textbook of spiritual life by St. Theophan the Recluse is now offered for the first time in English in its entirety. St. Theophan’s psychological understanding, his intricate experience in spiritual struggle, and above all his love, compassion and all-consuming desire that everyone might be saved, breathes in every line, inspiring the reader with a sober longing and rational hope for acquiring the Kingdom of Heaven. He provides an infallible system for taking the Kingdom of Heaven by force, in a Christian life of grace and repentance.

366 pages, $19.95

Once, in the middle of the dance floor at some annual ball, a young lady had a sudden glimpse of the immortality of her soul; and as this vision flashed upon her inward eye she was struck with the thought that all this swirling around the dance floor was utterly futile. Amazed and disturbed, she wrote to the then recluse-bishop Theophan, evoking a correspondence which resulted in this volume of his letters. This is a valuable text book on spiritual life, written in a simple and accessible manner.

304 pages, stitched paperback for frequent use, $15.00

A collection of excerpts, gleaned from the best writings of the saint, offer the reader insight into a variety of spiritual topics, including Perfection: The Theory of Spiritual Life, Some Enemies of the Spiritual Life, Some Remedies for Sin, and The Hope of the Christian. This selection of his writings is an excellent way to enter into his lengthier and highly valuable works. Also included is a short biography.

144 pages,  $9.00

This beautifully adorned selection of the writings of St. Nicholai (famous for the Prologue of Ochrid) contains his soul-stirring “Devout Interpretation” of the Lord’s Prayer and three of his teachings, entitled: The Mystery of the Touch, Christ Died for Us, and Angels–Our Elder Brethren.

Matericon: Instructions of Abba Isaiah

to the Honorable Nun Theodora

Also included in this book are the collected sayings of the Desert Mothers, presented for the first time in English. This edition stems from the translation of St. Theophan the Recluse, and includes his introduction.

Presents the lives of Eldress Matrona the Barefoot of St. Petersburg who traveled to holy places around the world by foot for thirty-three years without ever wearing shoes, and Fool-for-Christ Domna Karpovna who, for love of God, left the comfort of her home to take upon herself the difficult life of a wanderer.

Contains the lives of three women strugglers: Eldress Evdokia, who as a nun and a great woman of prayer hid her virtues under the cover of foolishness; Elena the Sufferer, a married woman whose earthly life was filled with much grief but who was able to console others because of the grace that God gave her, and Nun Dorothea of Sukhotin Monastery who also endured much difficulty in her life, but was always grateful to God and was thus blessed by Him.