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Akathist to St. Mary of Egypt; with The Life of St. Mary of Egypt, by Bev. Cooke

Bev. Cooke has done such a great service in creating an Akathist to St. Mary of Egypt. Through these words, we can spend time with the great saint, and ask for her prayers and help. It is one of the sad ironies of our time that after fifty or so years of feminism in the West, the plight of women is actually worse than it was before. Our culture no longer recognizes the sanctity of womanhood, and the symbols with which we once expressed our recognition of this sanctity have vanished. It is a dangerous world for women. More than ever before, women need an advocate. Fortunately, they have such an advocate: St. Mary of Egypt. The Mother of God was there to help Mary of Egypt when she needed her. In turn, Mary of Egypt will be there for us as well.
—from the introduction by Archpriest Lawrence R. Farley

Thirst for Love and Truth: Encounters of Orthodox Theology and Psychological Science, by Fr Vasileios Thermos

Our souls struggle for a genuine life which is a life granted by the Holy Spirit. But various obstacles hinder our spiritual process, some of them internal (psychological deficits and complications) and others external (a society of sin and confusion). In a psychological era the sciences which explore the psychological life of the soul can be valuable, provided that we shall make use of them with respect for the hidden treasure that the Lord trusted to our personalities. The six articles of this book explore several aspects of our psychological journeys in life by crossing the vocabularies of Theology and Psychology. This can be hopefully a way in which secular knowledge may serve the aim of spiritual progress.

The Old Testament: Deciphering the Common Heritage of Mankind, by Miltiadis Konstantinou

How far can a Jewish book have anything to do with us? How do we explain the violence of the Old Testament? And how much of it is history and how much is symbolism? Miltiadis Konstantinou throws light on confusions, gaps in knowledge and misreadings which burden believers and unbelievers alike. Scripture has often been understood moralistically, in an unhistorical way and without reference to the fact of the Church. And there has been a theological tendency in the Orthodox world to undervalue Scripture, almost bypassing it in our enthusiasm for other texts of church literature (patristic, ascetic, liturgical). But one thing is demanded of us: to be ready and willing to think and rethink, so that our words truly serve the hope that is entrusted to us (1 Pet 3:15).

Alexander Press, 2010

We Praise Thee Series: Number 6

ISBN: 1-896800-47-5

Spiral-bound to lie flat,
40 pages

Available in 2 versions:
•Full colour cover and colour inside: CDN$15.00
•Full colour cover, black & white inside: CDN$10.00

Alexander Press, 2010

Orthodoxy in Dialogue with the Modern World: Number 7

ISBN: 1-896800-33-1

Paperbound, 88 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in

CDN$15.00

Alexander Press, 2010

Orthodoxy in Dialogue with the Modern World: Number 8

ISBN: 1-896800-37-8

Paperbound, 64 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in

CDN$15.00

The Wedding Feast; Proceedings of the Colloquia of Orthodox Theology of the Université de Sherbrooke

Editor : Dr Paul Ladouceur

Each year since 2001 the programme of Orthodox theological studies of the Faculty of Theology of the Université de Sherbrooke organises a colloquium on an important theological theme. This book contains the proceedings of the colloquia from 2007 to 2009:

2007: “St John Chrysostom: Father and Teacher of the Church”

2008: “The Theology of the Divine Energies”

2009: “The Spiritual Legacy of Fr Alexander Schmemann 25 Years after His Repose”

A JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE MONTREAL INSTITUTE OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND ALEXANDER PRESS

The Joy to Serve
by Matushka Juliana Schmemann

The beloved wife of the late Father Alexander Schmemann, Matushka Schmemann offers a fresh perspective concerning the role of women in the Church and, more germane, in the context of our modern world. Her words are like a flowing river that, through its passage, rejuvenates all -- the land, the people, life, the spiritual garden. As with Matushka’s first inspiring book, My Journey With Father Alexander, her words offer a simple, clear, mature affirmation and witness of a life worth living, with Him, in Him, by Him and into His service.
The book has been enriched by the beautiful illustrations of Anna Dumoulin-Tregubov, an accomplished young iconographer and artist from New Hampshire.

The Spiritual Counsels of the Blessed Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

Volume 3: Spiritual Struggle: In our times, one of the greatest illnesses is the vain thoughts of worldly people. They are tormented simply through not facing up to things in a spiritual manner. When we accept whatever happens to us with a good and positive thought, we are helped: while on the contrary, we are tormented and come apart at the seams when negative and evil thoughts prevail.—Elder Paisios

Also available: Volume 1: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man: It is good to have the intellectual powers that take man to the moon costing billions of dollars in fuel expenses … but it is better to have the spiritual powers that raise man to God, his ultimate destination, with only a bit of fuel, a mere dried piece of bread.—Elder Paisios. Volume 2: Spiritual Awakening: Elder Paisios, in dealing with the theme of constant vigilance and readiness, prepares us for difficult situations and conditions of life: he refers to the sense of indifference and irresponsibility prevailing in our time; he awakens the zeal for spiritual work; he refers to the short occupation of Satan, which will give Christians the opportunity to witness to Christ again; he addresses divine providence, faith, trust in God and divine assistance, guiding us toward the source from which we can draw the strength to confront any adversity; and, he focuses on our need for, and the power of, heartfelt prayer, a mighty weapon in combating the ever-increasing evil around us.

Montreal Institute of Orthodox Theology and Alexander Press, 2010

ISBN: 1-896800-23-8

Paperbound, 8.5 x 11 in., 181 pages, illustrated, colour cover

CDN$20.00

Alexander Press, 2009

Orthodoxy in Dialogue with the Modern World : Number 6

ISBN: 1-896800-21-1

98 pages, paperbound

CDN$20.00 / € 15,00

Holy Monastery “Evangelist John the Theologian” Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece

Volume 1: 2006, 415 pages, paperbound

Volume 2: 2009, 415 pages, paperbound

Volume 3: 2010, 335 pages, paperbound

All volumes, each: US$45.00 / CDN$50.00

The complete 5-volume series of the Spiritual Counsels is also available in Greek from Alexander Press: US$30.00 / CDN$35.00 per volume

The Divine Liturgy: A Commentary in the Light of the Fathers, by Hieromonk Gregorios

When Christ first spoke about the Mystery of the Divine Eucharist, He called Himself the “Bread of life”, which came down from heaven to be offered for the life and salvation of the world. Christ, the “Bread of life” comes down at the moment of the Eucharistic annunciation into the virgin Church, and the holy Church becomes the “good earth and blessed” which brings forth the Bread of life. It is this reality of Christ’s descent and His presence within the Church that we experience in the Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy is Christ in our midst. It is from the writings and eucharistic experiences of the holy Evangelists and the God- bearing Fatherss, who have seen the true Light, who have heard the Word and “touched the immaculate head of the Master”, and who are eternally contemporary, that the present commentary is compiled.

My Journey with Father Alexander
(2nd edition), by Matushka Juliana Schmemann

“What happiness it all has been!”

Matushka Juliana Schmemann’s account of her journey with Father Schmemann has been so welcomed that a second edition has been published. Matushka Schmemann offers us a beautiful account of her life’s journey with Father Alexander, from Talinn in Estonia and Baden-Baden in Germany, to Paris, New York and Lac Labelle in Quebec.

“What a privilege to follow their great journey, to once again give thanks to God, who planted such beautiful flowers in His garden for all of us to cherish …”

Investing in the Kingdom of God
by Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou), Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki

By inspiring us to act, words can be paths that lead us towards the “other discourse”, the ethos of the eighth day, the beauty that will save the world . . . Such are Metropolitan Nikolaos’s words (his previous book in English, Mount Athos, the Highest Place on Earth, was greeted as a “spiritual gem . . . of eternal value”). Metropolitan Nikolaos’s insights have substance and wisdom. He deals in an accessible manner with questions that weigh down our human souls. His pastoral counsel is considerate and discerning, focused on the moment, all-the-while with an eye on the path up The Mountain. They are words for our time.

Published by the Cell of St John the Theologian Koutloumousiou Monastery Mount Athos, 2009

ISBN: 978-960-89067-9-2

370 pages, hardbound, 5.675 x 8.375 in

CDN$40.00

Alexander Press, 2nd ed, 2009

ISBN: 1-896800-66-1

101 pages, paperbound

CDN$15.00 / € 12,00

Alexander Press, 2009

Orthodoxy in Dialogue with the Modern World : Number 5

ISBN: 1-896800-19-X

77 pages, paperbound

CDN$15.00 / € 13,00

Akathist to St. Arseny of Winnipeg
and Hymns for the Services to St. Arseny of Winnipeg
by Archpriest Lawrence R. Farley
with
Archbishop Arseny: a Vita
by Priest John Hainsworth

As in the case of many saints, St. Arseny was known by the people to be a saint. We in Canada have a special and precious connection with Saint Arseny of Winnipeg. He is one of ours, as well as being one of God’s. Get to know St. Arseny, ask for his prayers and rely on his love. Like all true saints, he is worth getting to know! St. Arseny was born in the mid-nineteenth century in Russia, and came to the new world in 1902, working as a tireless missionary in the northeastern United States, and then in Winnipeg. He helped found St. Tikhon’s monastery and orphanage in Pennsylvania, and later founded the Pastoral School that became St. Tikhon’s Seminary. Because of his gifted preaching he was popularly known as “the Canadian Chrysostom”.

Orthodox Prayerbook, A Collection of Prayers in the OCA Tradition

Containing the traditional prayers in modern English.

Included are:
• Morning and evening prayers
• Prayers for special occasions
• Weekly and festal troparia and kontakia
• An examination of conscience
• Pre-communion and post-communion prayers
• The supplicatory service to the Mother of God
• Akathist to the victorious Lord
• Akathist to the Theotokos
• Akathist to Jesus, light to those in darkness
• New akathist to St Herman
• Akathist “Glory to God for all things”

Prayer Book in Accordance with the Tradition
of the Eastern Orthodox Church by All Saints of Alaska Orthodox Church (Victoria, BC)

This beautifully designed Orthodox prayer book reflects the devotionwith which it was prepared. A unique treasure, a joy to use, and it will be constantly used. Contents include: Morning Prayers, Evening Prayers, Prayers for Various Occasions, The Holy Scriptures – daily reading plan, Hymns for the Weekly Cycle, Hymns for the Festal Cycle, Preparation for Holy Confession, Preparation for Holy Communion, Thanksgiving for Holy Communion, Service for one absent on the Lord’s Day, Supplication to the Holy Theotokos, Akathist to the Sweetest Lord Jesus, Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, Akathist: Glory to God for all things, The Holy Fathers on Prayer (100 pages of quotes), Intercessions (blank pages for noting living or departed).

"Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing."

Alexander Press, 2007

ISBN: 1-896800-50-5

Spiral-bound, 50 pages

Available in 2 versions:
•Full colour: CDN$15.00
•Colour cover, black & white inside: CDN$8.00

A new edition from Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church (Langley, BC)

ISBN: 1-896800-33-5

Coil-bound, colour cover, black & white inside

CDN$25.00

Saint Arseny of Konevets Press,

ISBN: 0-9781032-0-2

390 pages, with coloured icons. Durable, acid--free paper, available in either coil-bound or paperbound editions, 4.75 x 7.25 in

CDN$30.00

A collection of twelve spiritual talks about the Spirit expressing Elder Aimilianos' personal experience of God, “which was always real, living and dynamic”. From 1974 until his reitrement in 2000, he was the abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Simonopetra on Mt Athos. “This book is an offering to our brothers and sisters throughout the world, for love does not seek its own, but desires communion with others, teaching us to sing in other tongues. We cannot say we have no need of you, for without you, our joy will not be complete (1 Cor 13.5, 12.21) … Read this book in a spirit of peace, with no anxiety about understanding new concepts or learning this under pressure. Let your reading and attention be unforced, a form of prayer … listen for the world of God, and enter into communion with Him. How sweet is the voice of our Beloved! The winter is past, flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come (Song 2.10-12).
— from the preface by Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Simonopetra, Mt. Athos

Miracle on the Monastery Mountain
by Douglas Demetrios Lyttle

A unique account of the unexpected, the unforeseen, the exciting, and as many believe, the miraculous reawakening and renewal ofThe Byzantine Orthodox Monastic Republic of Mount Athos. This beautiful large format book brings to you, in word and in over 600breath-taking images, the history of this male-only peninsula in the northeastern Aegean Sea. Lyttle presents the reader with adifferent, older, and more profound Greece; one of verdant wooded hills and valleys, overshadowed by the majesticgranite peak of Mount Athos.

“Miracle on the Monastery Mountain is a dazzling presentation of Athonite daily life as seen through the lenses of a master photographer and pilgrim.” —Professor Kyriakos Markide

The Synaxarion; the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church, by Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra

The complete Synaxarion consists of 7 hardcover volumes, with 6 volumes, each covering two months of the liturgical calendar, each with over 550 pages, extensively illustrated with numerous icons, miniatures, and several full colour pages, and a seventh, supplementary, volume with new saints and a cumulative index.

Published by Indiktos, Athens, 2009

ISBN: 978-960-518-33904

398 pages, attractive hard-cover, with bibliography and indexes, 5.875 x 8.375 in

CDN$50.00

The Greenleaf Book Company

ISBN: 0-97474463-3

Hardbound, 403 pages

US$100.00 / $140.00

Published by Holy Convent of the Annunciation of Our Lady Ormylia, Chalkidiki, Greece

SERIES CONTENTS:
Volume 1: Introduction, maps; September, October
Volume 2: November, December
Volume 3: January, February
Volume 4: March, April
Volume 5: May, June
Volume 6: July, August
Volume 7: Supplement: New Saints; Cumulative Index

Volumes 1–6:
US$50.00 / CDN$60.00;
Volume 7:
US$40.00 / CDN$50.00

RECENT VOLUMES
IN THE SERIES

“Α fresh vision of theology, Church, and the world” coming from the revival and renewal of monasticism on the Holy Mountain, led by Archimandrite Vasileios, Abbot of Iveron Monastery. Ηis message, while original, was yet genuinely traditional: “a word of life not for Athos only, but for the Christian world as a whole”.

An anthology of the
most significant
Orthodox theological writing from Synaxis,
the major Orthodox theological journal of Greece, from 1982 to 2002.

Volume I: Anthropology • Environment • Creation

Volume II: Icon and Person

Volume III: Ecclesiology & Pastoral Care

A three-volume
box-set in English.

Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses
by Dr Jean-Claude Larchet. Translated by Fr Kilian Sprecher.

Dr Jean-Claude Larchet’s long-awaited great work, Thérapeutique des maladies spirituelles is being published in English by Alexander Press.

A vast synthesis of patristic and ascetic oriental teachings from the 1st to 14th centuries, this study presents a renewed vision of the Christian doctrine of salvation and constitutes a veritable treaty, both theoretical and practical, of spiritual psychology and medicine, as well as a summation of Orthodox spirituality that has no equivalent.

Volume I

Volume II

Volume III

Boxed Set

of the Old Covenant to find a remedy for their ailments, however serious these were, and their calling to God throughout the generations. God’s favourable response to this call was the Incarnation of the Word, Who alone could effect the awaited healing because He was God.
— From the Introduction

Forthcoming, Alexander Press, Montreal, 2011

ISBN: 1-896800-39-4

Will be available only as a boxed set of 3 softcover volumes totalling over 800 pages in a special slipcase

Order directly from Alexander Press: $100.00 / €70.00

Book 24: Monastic Life Today, by Archimandrite Vasileios

The monastic life of today is that same ancient and everlasting life which is nourished by the litur-gical theology of the Orthodox Church.
It is commonly said – and it is true – that we have a resurgence of monastic life in Greece. This is not simply a matter of historical continuity and development, but an existential reaction and the manifesta- tion of a dynamism concealed in the human heart and in the roots of our Tradition.

When we went to the Holy Mountain, we came into personal contact with our living spiritual Tradition itself, without the mediation of any third party.
We found ourselves in a world belonging to another level, a different ethos and logic. We found something very ancient, perpetually alive and common to all people. It bore no relation to what we had heard and what we had endured.
Here the person is honoured; he is not made a slave. A different sort of school is in operation. We do not learn theology, we experience it.

Book 25: The Holy Mountain: a theological space and testimony, by Archimandrite Vasileios

When you approach the Holy Mountain, you enter a strange yet familiar world which welcomes you. It gives forth a light of calm and assurance and shows you that it knows what you are going through … what you are seeking. … It does not reject you. The tranquillity of the Mountain … reveals to you hidden and unexplored areas of your being which it knows about. … So you are surprised when you encounter a serene smile that says to you clearly, without a word: ‘I know what you’re thinking’. I know about your struggle. … You are not as alone and abandoned as you think, or as others have made you feel. The unachievable is possible, and the impossible is attainable. You have a sense of the Holy Mountain as something totally other, primeval and everlasting … The moment you discover the Holy Mountain as something alien, and you rejoice – you feel you are discovering yourself and rejoicing. You find there is someone who loves … who does not get angry over your behaviour … He is not defensive … He takes everything upon himself. He heals everything. All this is not a matter of fantasy or hallucination. It is simple reality, the New Creation and way of life which came in with the Incarnation of God the Word and the deification of that which He had assumed. This is the way in which the Church of Christ as we know it has been living since the day of Pentecost … And the Holy Mountain is nothing other than a place in which liturgical theology is lived.

Forthcoming, Alexander Press, 2011

Mount Athos Series: Book 24

ISBN: 1-896800-31-9

Paperbound, f ull colour cover, black & white inside

CDN$8.00

Forthcoming, Alexander Press, 2011

Mount Athos Series: Book 25

ISBN: 1-896800-33-5

Paperbound, full colour cover, black & white inside

CDN$10.00