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IN LIEU OF AN EPILOGUE: Pain - Resurrection - Eternity

(cover art: Dostoyevsky on his death bed, drawn by Ivan Kramskoy, 29 January 1881)

episode 56mins

The End. Glory to God for all things.

Enlighten darkness.

Redeem the time.

Through the prayers, intercessions, and blessings of Saint Seraphim Rose of Platina, California .

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PART 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

Chapter 2: The Fruits of Pain

Section 3: Participants of Christ's Passion

pages 222-235 / episode 30mins

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PART 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

CHAPTER 2: THE FRUITS OF PAIN

Section 2: "In a great trial of affliction there is an abundance of joy"

(pages 212-222) / episode 21mins

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PART 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

CHAPTER 2: THE FRUITS OF PAIN

Section 1: Sanctification and Salvation

(pages 203-212) / episode 20mins

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PART 2: THE BEFEFITS OF PAIN

Chapter 1: CONFRONTING PAIN

Section 4: The Pain of the Righteous

(pages 187-202) / episode 32mins

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOTHESIS 24: That a believer, even if he falls into the tumult of secular life, should not conform to external circumstances, but should look to God and do what is pleasing to Him.

A. From the Life of St. Savvas

B. From the Gerontikon

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ON THE HOLY APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN WHO WAS ESPECIALLY BELOVED OF CHRIST - Also About Love for God and our Neighbor

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THE LIFE OF SAINT SERGIUS of RADONEZH - The Holy Abba of the Northern Thebaid

(condensed from the Life written by the Saint's disciple, Epiphanius the Wise)

Blessed is the life of the dwellers of the desert, for they are winged by divine fervor.

Compiled and Translated by St. Seraphim of Platina and Fr. Herman (Podmoshensky)

St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood - 2004

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOTHESIS 23: That one should not violate even the least commandment on account of bodily necessity, no matter how pressing it may be, or on account of human fear.

A. From the Life of St. John the Merciful

B. From St. Ephraim

(cover art St. John the Merciful)

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOTHESIS 22: Concerning that hope in Christ which is imprudent.

A. From Abba Isaac the Syrian

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PART 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

Chapter 1: Confronting Pain

Section 3: Pain and Patience

(pages 166-187) / episode 48mins

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THE ART OF SALVATION available direct from publisher: Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios - Roscoe, N.Y.

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOTHESIS 21: That the Christian, even when deprived of life's necessities for his own benefit, should not straightforward become fainthearted, but should give thanks to the Lord and wait on Him and hope without hesitation that God, in His goodness, will unfailingly provide for him. As well, that it is shameful for an ascetic, who is a servant of God, to associate with worldly people and to ask for what he needs, even if he is burdened by indigence.

A. From the Life of St. Theodosios the Coenobiarch

B. From the Life of St. Savvas

C. From St. Ephraim

D. From Abba Isaiah

E. From Abba Isaac

F. From St. Maximos

G. From the Gerontikon

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Excerpt: "Negligence, the Unsleeping Danger for the Christian" (pages 195-198)

Saint Joseph the Hesychast - Struggles, Experiences, Teachings

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Part 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

Chapter 1: Confronting Pain

Section 2: Pain and Prayer

(pages 154-166)

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Part 2: THE BENEFITS OF PAIN

Chapter 1: CONFRONTING PAIN

Section 1: Pain and Faith

(pages 141-154)

Written by: Gerogia P. Kounavi

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The present article of Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou was published for the first time in the magazine of Peiraiki Ekklisia (vol. 303) in May 2018.

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This radio interview by Metropolitan Neophytos was given to hte journalist Mrs. Maria Makri and was aired on December 30, 2015 by the Radio Station of Peiraiki Ekklisia.

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This article by Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou, the spiritual child of Saint Iakovos of Evia, was published for the first time in the periodical "Orthodox Witness" by the "Friends of the Holy Mountain" society in Cyprus. It was written when Metropolitan Neophytos was still a deacon at the holy monastery of Saint George the Short in Larnaca. It constitues, in essence, the first published text that relates the life of Elder Iakovos. The text was written in 1992, a few months after the repose of Elder Iakovos.

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"Outlining the Personality of the Metropolitan of Kefalonia Gerasimos Phocas of Blessed Memory"

This article was written by Metr. Neophytos of Morphou at the request of His Eminence Metr. Demetrios of Kefalonia and it was circulated in the volume Agapis Antidoron: In Memory of Metropolitan Gerasimos Phocas, Argostoli, 2019.

It was Metr. Gerasimos that was the person prinicipally responsible for introducing the young law student Homer (now Metr. Neophytos) to the world of contemporary saints of Greece, which later became a source of nourishment and support for him. Gaining experience of modern holiness in Greece allowed Metr. Neophytos, along with Elder Symeon, to know and inspire the living experience of holiness in Cyprus.

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Chapter 2: THE PAIN OF DEATH

Section 5: The Pain of the Mother of God

(pages 121-137)

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

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Chapter 2: THE PAIN OF DEATH, continued

Section 4: The Death of Christ and How to Face Death

(pages 99-121)

Chapter 2: THE PAIN OF DEATH, continued

Section 3: The Fathers of the Church about the Pain of Death (pages 81 - 99 of 262)

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

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Chapter 2: THE PAIN OF DEATH

Section 2: The Pain of Death in Holy Scriptures

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1. Let Even One Man Listen to Me
2. The Education of the Children in the Western World
3. The Educational Programs of the Ministry of Education
4. A Theanthropic Education
5. The Light of the Lighter
6. The Certainty of the Resurrection
7. The Child in Its First Stages of Life According to Saint Porpyrios
8. Conception
9. The Child in the Womb
10. Nursing and Spiritual "Microbes"
11. Caressing and Kissing
12. The Cry of a Baby is a Song
13. Children's Toys
14. Religious Oppression
15. Praise: The Invitation to Arrogance

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THE HOMILIES OF METROPOLITAN NEOPHYTOS OF MORPHOU - Volume 1: Words of Empirical Theology from our Holy Fathers Porphyrios, Paisios, and Iakovos

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"The Offering of Contemporary Saints and Holy Elders and Eldresses of the Orthodox Church"

A Homily of Metropolitan Neophytos given on 25 October 2015 in Tripoli, Lebanon

(Cover photo: The blessed Elder Cyprian of Holy Monastery Stavrovouni, Cyprus)

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EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOTHESIS 20:

That we should not be surprised when some misfortune befalls righteous men.

A. From Palladios

B. From the Same Author

C. From St. Gregory the Dialogist

D. From the Life of St. Synkletike

(Cover icon St. Benjamin of Hypothesis 20)

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Chapter 2: THE PAIN OF DEATH

Section 1: "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life..." (Romans 6:23)

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

Published by: Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece.

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Homilies 34 & 35: On the Holy Transfiguration and Another On the Holy Transfiguration

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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST

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THE FEASTS OF THE LORD: An Introduction to the Twelve Feasts and Orthodox Christology

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EVERGETIOS - THE THIRD BOOK

HYPOSTHESIS 19:

That the righteous are often permitted to die a violent death for some beneficial purpose.

A. From St. Gregory the Dialogist

B. From the Life of St. Stephen the New

C. From the Gerontikon

(Cover icon St. Stephen the New)

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Chapter 1: THE MYSTERY OF PAIN

Section 4: Spiritual Pain

a) The Cheerful Grief

b) The Confession of Spiritual Pain (Penance)

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

Published by: Apostoliki Diaknonia of the Church of Greece

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Chapter 1: THE MYSTERY OF PAIN

Section 3: Psychic Pain (Pain of the Soul or Mental Pain)

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

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THE PAIN: An Orthodox Scriptural and Patristic Approach

Chapter 1: THE MYSTERY OF PAIN

Section 2: Physical (Bodily) Pain

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

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THE PAIN: An Orthodox Scriptural and Patristic Approach

Chapter 1: THE MYSTERY OF PAIN

Section 1: The Cause and Origin of Pain

Written by: Georgia P. Kounavi

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This homily of the Metropolitan of Morphou, Neophytos, was given on June 7, 2018, at the Monastery of Saint Porphyrios in Milesi, Attiki.

Pages 119-151 from THE HOMILIES OF METROPOLITAN NEOPHYTOS OF MORPHOU - Volume 1 : Words of Empirical Theology from our Holy Fathers Porphyrios, Paisios, and Iakovos

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HYPOTHESIS 18:

Concerning patience amid illnesses and the benefit to be derived therefrom, and that God brings providential chastisements upon certain virtuous persons for their perfect purification

A. From St. Gregory the Dialogist

B. From St. Diadochos

C. From the Life of St. Synkletike

D. From the Life of St. Luke

E. From Abba Isaiah

F. From St. Barsanouphios

G. From the Gerontikon

H. From St. Ephraim

(Cover icon Abba Spes)

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HYPOTHESIS 17:

That there is nothing undetermined by God; all that happens, even sudden death, has been ordained by Divine Providence.

A. From St. Gregory the Dialogist

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HYPOTHESIS 16:

That a monk should not bathe or strip completely naked unless compelled by necessity.

A. From the Life of St. Anthony

B. From the Narrative About the Holy Fathers Slain at Sinai and Rhaithou

C. From the Life of St. Ioannikios the Great

D. From St. Ephraim

E. From St. Isaiah

F. From St. Diadochos

G. From the Gerontikon

H. From St. Ephraim

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"On Humility and Love"

Homily delivered by Elder Ephraim as Abbot to the Brotherhood of H.M. Philotheou on December 5th, 1975.

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HYPOTHESIS 15:

How and when we should seek medical treatment and what kind of treatment; that the monk should not leave his monastery for bodily healing, but should persevere there even if he is ill, being content with the care provided by his brothers.

A. From the Gerontikon

B. From St. Diadochos

C. From St. Barsanouphios

D. From St. Ephraim

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This homily was given by Metr. Neophytos of Morphou on March 28, 2015, in the hall of the church of the Apostle Barnabas in Dasoupolis, Nicosia - Cyprus

"And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? And not to be set on a candlestick?" - Mark 4:21

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HYPOTHESIS 14:

That the ascetic struggler, even when he is physically ill, should have no desire whatsoever for pleasure or relax his discipline, or place any hope of a cure in medical treatment, but in God, by Whose dispensation illnesses also come to us.

A. From the Life of St. Pachomios

B. From the Life of St. Synkletike

C. From the Life of St. Luke of Hellas

D. From St. Maximos

E. From the Gerontikon

F. From St. Ephraim

(Cover icon of St. Palamon)

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HYPOTHESIS 13:

That we must courageously resist listlessness and demonic dejection, and concerning patience.

A. From the Life of St. Synlketike

B. From Antiochos (author of the Pandects)

C. From Abba Isaiah the Anchorite

D. From St. Mark

E. From Abba Cassian

F. From St. Maximos

G. From the Gerontikon

H. From St. Ephraim

I. From St. Isaac

J. From the Gerontikon

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HYPOTHESIS 12:

That monastics and devout lay people who have received Divine knowledge are subjected to great chastisements even for minor sins.

A. From the Narrative of the Travels of St. John the Theologian

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HYPOTHESIS 11:

That for a faithful Christian it is hazardous to transgress even a single commandment, since he has received from God the ability to fulfill them all; and that a small evil is very harmful.

A. From the Life of St Pachomios

B. From the Gerontikon

C. From St. Isaiah

D. From Abba Mark

E. From St. Diadochos

F. From St. Maximos

G. From Abba Isaac

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HYPOTHESIS 10 :

That we should examine ourselves, so as to correct our mistakes and increase our good deeds.

A. From the Life of St. Synkletike

B. From the Gerontikon

C. From Abba Isaiah

D. From St. Ephraim

(Episode icon of St. Synkletike)

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