What book(s) are you reading for Great Lent?

Just finished Everyday Saints by Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov). I’m working my way through “Season of Repentance” (a collection or Lenten homilies from St John of Kronstadt), and about to start St Germanus of Constantinople, “On the Divine Liturgy”, as well as “Wounded by Love” by St Porphyrios.

St Irenaeus of Lyons Against Heresies

Great Lent by Fr Alexander Schmemann

Every page is a vivid reminder of how awesome our Orthodox faith is.

prodromos said:

Great Lent by Fr Alexander Schmemann

Every page is a vivid reminder of how awesome our Orthodox faith is.

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his best book in my opinion

SingularityOne said:

Have you read it before? I’ve heard it’s really good.

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it is. it's early so it's a little unpolished, but that makes it a cool read.

SingularityOne said:

i haven’t read those first 2, but the latter 2 are really good. Do you recommend Season of Repentance from what you’ve read so far of it?

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yeah, I would recommend it. It's pretty good - he seems to have been quite the preacher

Ive been caught up in studying and stuff for my job, and of course the selfish desire to consume media, TV, and youtube and temporarily stopped reading from my bookshelf.

So starting today the plan is pick out a book alphabetically where I left on and charge through until it's done and on to the next one. I am still on the writings of Saint Athanasius.

I'm going to try to keep up with the Prologue of Ohrid.

And I'll be reading Striving for the Knowledge of God by St. Sophrony of Essex and David Balfour.

Probably also try to complete The Unseen Realm by Michael Heizer

The Wisdom of Sirach, Christ the Eternal Tao, and hopefully, The Arena.

The Ladder. Each Great Lent.

JohnTh said:

The Ladder. Each Great Lent.

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I'm adding this to my list!

JohnTh said:

The Ladder. Each Great Lent.

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Fr Seraphim Rose would read St Augustine's Confessions every year.

Dorothea said:

The Wisdom of Sirach, Christ the Eternal Tao, and hopefully, The Arena.

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Oh and thanks to my best friend having an extra copy she’ll be mailing to me, I’ll be reading the book of the sayings of St. Nicolai V—one I’ve wanted to read for several years and kept forgetting to buy it. I’m in the car and can’t recall the exact name, but it’s something like Ponderings by the Lake and the Orchid or something like that. I’ll look it up later when I’m home from church, or perhaps someone knows what I’m talking about and can post the name of the book.

Agreed on both counts. I’m reading it right now also.

prodromos said:

Great Lent by Fr Alexander Schmemann

Every page is a vivid reminder of how awesome our Orthodox faith is.

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