Holy Fools: The Lives of Twenty Fools for Christby Oswin (John) Craton The existence of "fools for Christ" in the Orthodox tradition mystifies many people, even some within the Orthodox Church itself. People often wonder what purpose these sometimes comical and oftentimes tragically misunderstood saints serve in the life of the Churchespecially given their unconventional and seemingly bizarre behaviors. In Holy Fools we begin to gain a better understanding of these saints' curious manner of serving

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Author: Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos

Akathist Hymn to Our Venerable Father Moses

An invaluable year round devotional resource

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Every decade (10 beads) is separated by a bead of a different shape

Its prophetic character reflects the supra-cosmic otherness of Christ’s ethos – the truth of God

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Valentin Biryukov endeavors to pass on the spiritual wisdom of his extensive life experience