Divine Eros and tellings of teachings of

and tellings of teachings of the fathers of the deserts was made by a dedicated monk of the wilderness who

providing detailed order for recurrent “atypical” services of the Menaion cycle

in any way substitute for a living experience of the Faith

or Prophetic Readings for the day

as well as the variable portions of the Liturgy

Divine Eros and tellings of teachings ofSt. Symeon the New Theologian Rendered in free verse, these hymns (some of them quite lengthy) challenge the reader to internalize the values of the Faith. They are well suited for devotional reading, but are not mere tracts, but rather poetic proclamations of Christian doctrine. They are spiritual reading at its best, singing of St. Symeon's interpretation of his life and his relationship with God in the light of the Scriptures and the Fathers, with