Book of Akathists, Vol. IIThe second volume of the Book of Akathists is now available. This volume contains akathists to Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Theotokos, and various saints, twenty eight in all. Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY 465 pp., hardcover 6. 25 in x 9. 25 in

Divine Liturgy

The soothing aroma of warm oatmeal combined with sweet honey and hints of almonds - a bestseller for the Hermitage

The Psalter is the single most prominent prayer book of the Orthodox Tradition

is one of the earliest images of Christ known in iconography

foreign to fleeting fashions

mystical realities understood by those he counseled

[and] Scripture

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for the first time in English

the themes of this volume can help those who are struggling in the world

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