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Oct 2024
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On Approaching God in the Heart and the ...

Readings from Saints of Holy Orthodoxy
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<p>A reading of Homily 8 from St. Isaac the Syrian's Ascetical Homilies 📖 Buy “Ascetical Homilies of Saint Issac the Syrian” here: https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/cPath/75_105/products_id/635 🎧 The Prayers of St. Isaac the Syrian https://youtu.be/nq5L6RXiH9M 🎧 On the Power of Sin &amp; What Causes Sin To Cease - St. Isaac the Syrian https:// ... Show More
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