Alive from the Dead: Homilies on Great Lent book It is the duty of

It is the duty of every Christian to harbor in himself the spirit of grace

this book will inspire the reader to enter into the Lenten season with renewed hope

--Elder Ambrose of Optina

Thus the work will be of interest to those who love the saint

After living at the leper colony of Chios with Saint Anthimos for 43 years

Alive from the Dead: Homilies on Great Lent book It is the duty ofBy Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou of Essex During Great Lent, the pure Church reminds us that in this present world we are strangers and sojourners, that on the earth of corruption we have no continuing city. Creating the appropriate spiritual conditions, it offers us the privilege to walk, even in our small measure, the way of the Lord, which leads through death to the fulness of indestructible life. The purpose of Great Lent is to give us a small