Glorified in America: Laborers in the New World from Saint Alexis to Elder EphraimThrough their life and labors, these saints who lived and worked in America proved that Christ and His Grace transcend any geographical limitation, and holiness can be achieved in any historical, sociopolitical, or geographic setting. From the Introduction to the Greek Edition Utilizing both words and images this book animates the lives of a selection of holy men who labored on the North American continent in the late nineteenth and twentieth

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in prison and you came to see me

1845 -1863

I entreat her in the words of St John of Damascus: ‘Kindle longing for your Son

Michael Pomazansky

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Some of these have been formally glorified as saints and others may yet be

"The eastern tradition has never made a sharp distinction between mysticism and theology

The bite-sized reflections draw the reader in to the author’s profound spiritual experience and love for Jesus Christ and the Church

For I was hungry and you gave me food

The intricate nature of the hymns and homilies of the Orthodox Church give greater scope and application to the biblical record primarily in Greek and Syriac manuscripts

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