Episodi

  • Reference materials for this episode:
    https://orthodoxtao.com/notes/orthodox-worship-notes/


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    John 4:1-42 - the Samaritan woman at the well, worship in spirit & in truth

    Genesis 1-3 - Jesus walks in the Garden with Adam & Eve
    Genesis 3 - Sin results in toil & labor
    Genesis 4 - Cain is off the rails which is why God rejects his sacrifice
    - His ascetic activity tilling the ground has hardened his heart instead of softening
    Genesis 5-9 - Everything gets worse & worse until God unmakes the world
    - The ark is the vessel of salvation, many churches are designed to look like an inverted ark
    - Noah is given the same first commandment, “be fruitful & multiply”, be a gardener
    Genesis 11 - Babel is the archetypal false religion: transactional, tries to control “the god”
    - God scatters the nations to try to save them from this but they worship demons
    Ezekiel 1, Revelation 4 & 7, 21 & 22 - liturgical Sabbath worship

    Exodus 25-31 - The physicality of The Tabernacle
    - An Orthodox church has an alter, an ark of the covenant, a 7 branch candle stand
    - We have the table of bread, we have incense & oil


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  • Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.catholic.com/tract/sabbath-or-sunday - Early church quotes about not Judaizing
    Hymns of The Lamentations Service
    Hymns of Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday
    Hymns of The Divine Liturgy

    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Genesis 2:1-3 - God’s day of rest
    Genesis 2:24 - Jesus as the bridegroom going to His bride
    Exodus 31:12-17 - sabbath as part of the Mosaic covenant
    Psalm 24/25 - lift up your heads o ye gates
    Psalm 109/110 - Sitting at the right hand & ruling in the midst of enemies
    Matthew 12 - the sign of Jonah
    Mark 2 - The Sabbath was made for man
    Acts 2 - Peter preaches the evangelion of Christ & the response is “what must we do”
    1 Peter 3:18-20 - Christ’s descent into Hades


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  • Reference materials for this episode:
    https://stmaryofegypt.org/files/library/life.htm - St Mary of Egypt


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    2 Samuel/2 Kingdoms 6:3-8 & 1 Chronicles 13:7-11 - Uzzah is killed for touching The Ark of The Covenant


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  • What Does It Mean for Christians to Keep Sabbath?

    Reference materials for this episode:
    St. Gregory Palamas
    The Homilies, edited and translated by Christopher Veniamin
    homily 17
    "Explaining the Mystery of the Sabbath and of the Lord's Day and Referring to the Gospel of New Sunday"
    (Waymart: Mount Thabor Publishing, 2009)


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Genesis 18 - Abraham’s hospitality
    Luke 10:38-42 - Mary & Martha
    Psalm 109/110 - Sitting at the right hand & ruling in the midst of enemies


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  • How Can I Begin to Pray?


    Reference materials for this episode:

    The Art of Prayer
    The Inner Closet of the Heart
    St Dimitri of Rostov
    pg 43, 45

    St. Gregory of Sinai, “Instructions to Hesychasts”:

    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Psalm 140/141
    Matthew 6: 6-15
    Matthew 24: 36-44


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  • How Can I Overcome My Blindness?


    Reference materials for this episode:

    St Gregory Palamas
    The Homilies
    Homily 34: On the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord & God & Savior Jesus Christ

    St Symeon The New, Theologian
    On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses, Vol 2
    Fifth Discourse

    Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s Ascent
    St Mark the Ascetic
    Sayings of the Egyptian Fathers
    St Hesychios
    St Thalassios the Lybian

    The Ladder of Divine Ascent
    St John Climacus

    The Dhammapada: The Path of Perfection
    translation by Juan Mascaro


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Psalm 101/102


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  • Why Can’t I Be Still?


    Reference materials for this episode:

    Lao Tsu
    - Tao Te Ching
    - - poem 16

    Cai Song Fang
    - Warriors of Stillness
    - - author’s intro

    Philokalia vol 1
    - Evagrios the Solitary
    - - pg 40-41
    - - - watchdog passage
    - St Mark the Ascetic
    - - pg 128
    - - - sayings 29-31
    - St John Cassian
    - - pg 91
    - - - first paragraph “On Self Esteem”

    St Gregory Palamas
    - “On the Entry into the Holy of Holies II”
    St Sophrony of Essex
    - “His Life is Mine”
    - - quote regarding Jesus’ peace


    Scripture citations for this episode:

    Genesis 4, 15
    1 Kingdoms/1 Kings 19
    Psalm 22/23, 45/46
    Matthew 5
    Luke 2
    John 14, 16, 20
    Revelation 1
    Acts 9


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  • How do I become a gardener?

    Reference materials for this episode:
    The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Volume 59) - pg 85-86 &125-126
    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984)
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598

    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Genesis 1:28-31
    Ezekiel 37:1-10
    John 20:11-16


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  • A brief discussion on the categories of knowledge, how the life of the way of faithfulness to Christ prioritizes them, how this is in stark distinction to our culture, & why the examination of this question is at the heart of the restructuring of this podcast for Season Six.
    This is, essentially, episode 000 as our first true conversational episode will be our true kick-off of the new format in the new season.


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  • A quick note from one of our hosts to let you know about the reboot of the program which will begin publishing in about a month.


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  • Saint Nikolai Velimirović of Žiča ( March 18 )


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://orthochristian.com/46256.html - biography
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/18/100825-repose-of-saint-nikolai-of-zhicha - biography
    http://orthodoxclergy.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-statement-concerning-sin-of-racism.html
    “Prayers by the Lake”
    A Treasury of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality Vol 5
    Translated by Archimandrite Todor Milka & Rev Dr Stevan Scott
    Free Serbian Orthodox Diocese
    Great Lakes Graphics Inc. Skokie, IL
    1989
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNOZeg_n2ks
    - the above is an interview with a Jewish woman whose family was assisted by Saint Nikolai in escaping Serbia before they could be taken by Nazis to The Camps
    https://www-serbianholocaust-org.translate.goog/Ela%20Trifunovic/elatrifunovic.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
    - the above is a translated transcript of the interview
    http://www.bio-orthodoxy.com/2020/01/a-meeting-between-saint-nikolai.html


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    John 15:18-27 - the world will hate you
    Matthew 7:6 - do not put pearls before swine


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  • Saint Symeon the New, Theologian ( March 12 )

    THE ICON FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
    IS NOT BY THE HAND OF NICHOLAS PAPAS
    & IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF St DEMETRIUS PRESS


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/12/100790-venerable-simeon-the-new-theologian
    https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2019/12/on-incarnation-of-word-st-symeon-new.html
    https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/03/in-midst-of-that-night-in-my-darkness.html
    https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/02/homily-on-banishment-and-repentance-of.html
    Hymn 21
    - Hymns of Divine Love
    - Translated by George Maloney
    - Dimension Books


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Genesis 3 - The rebellion of humanity by acquiring knowledge for which we were not yet ready


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  • Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener East Anglia ( March 8 )

    Reference materials for this episode:

    https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/03/saint-felix-of-burgundy-bishop-of.html - life of St Felix

    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38326/38326-h/38326-h.html - St Bede mentions Bishop Felix (Book II-Chap XV, Book III-Chap XVIII&XX)

    The Silver Chair

    - by CS Lewis

    - HarperCollins; Reprint edition (March 5, 2002)

    - ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064471098

    - ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064471091

    Scripture citations for this episode:

    Genesis 1:28-30 - the primary vocation to humanity

    Genesis 3:4-5 - The brazen serpent’s half truth


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  • St John Cassian ( Feb 29 )


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/29/100623-venerable-john-cassian-the-roman
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/14557292 - first episode on St John Cassian
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/6356446 - episode on Desert Fathers
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/350705.htm - The Institutes
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3508.htm - The Conferences


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Matthew 7:15-23 - Knowing them by their fruits
    Matthew 25:31-46 - The Last Judgement


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  • St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna ( Feb 23 )


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/23/100589-hieromartyr-polycarp-bishop-of-smyrna
    http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html - St Ignatius’ letter to St Polycarp
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm - St Polycarp’s letter to the Phillipians
    https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/martyrdompolycarp.html - martyrdom of St Polycarp


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Matthew 23 - Jesus calls the pharisees blind guides & hypocrites
    Matthew 28:16-20 - The Great Commission
    Luke 10:1-20 - The Seventy Apostles go out
    Acts 1:6-26 - Jesus’ Ascension & the choosing of Matthias
    1 Corinthians 9:2, Galatians 1:11-24, 1 Timothy 2:7 - St Paul asserts his apostleship
    1 Corinthians 12:12-31 - One body, many members
    Revelation 2:8-11 - Letter to The Church in Smyrna


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  • St Empress Theodora, Defender of Icons (Feb 11)


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/11/100504-righteous-theodora-wife-of-emperor-theophilus-the-iconoclast
    https://www.oca.org/fs/paschal-cycle
    https://orthodoxwiki.org/Sunday_of_Orthodoxy
    https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seventh_Ecumenical_Council
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3819.htm - degree & canons of the council
    http://ww1.antiochian.org/sundayoforthodoxy


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Exodus 13:3-10 - celebrating passover in the present tense


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  • Ss Barsanuphius the Great & John the Prophet ( Feb 6 )


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/06/100443-venerable-barsanuphius-the-great-and-john-the-prophet
    Title: Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples
    Publisher: Saint Herman Press
    ISBN 10: 0938635840
    Author: Saint Barsanuphius, the Prophet, Saint John
    Translation: Fr Seraphim Rose
    ISBN 13: 9780938635840
    Date Published: 2002-06

    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Luke 2:21-38 - The Presentation of Jesus in The Temple (Feb 2nd)


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  • St Ephraim the Syrian ( Jan 28 )
    conversation w/ Fr Symeon Kees producer of Paradosis Pavilion & host of "Eastward Iowa City" podcast

    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/100328-venerable-ephraim-the-syrian
    https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_Syrian
    St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise,
    - trans. by Sebastian Brock
    - St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press
    - pages 111-112, 157-159, 167-68, 170
    - Hymns XI.9-15, VI.7-10, XII.19-20, XIII.5

    Scripture citations for this episode:
    Genesis 1-4


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  • St Gregory The Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Jan 25)


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/25/100298-saint-gregory-the-theologian-archbishop-of-constantinople - hagiography of St Gregory
    Poems on Scripture - written by the saint
    - Popular Patristics Vol 46
    - St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
    - ISBN 978-0-88141-433-2
    - copyright 2012
    On God & Christ - contains the oration we read in this episode
    - Popular Patristics Vol 23
    - St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
    - ISBN 978-0-88141-240-6
    - copyright 2002


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    John 1:14-18 - The incarnation of The Son reveals The Father
    John 6:44-47 - No one knows The Father, The Son reveals The Father


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  • St Macarius the Great of Egypt ( Jan 19 )


    Reference materials for this episode:
    https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/19/100226-venerable-macarius-the-great-of-egypt - life of St Macarius of Egypt
    https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2013/01/healthy-and-sick-monasticism.html - Monasticism is not intrinsically virtuous
    https://pemptousia.com/2016/12/marriage-or-monasticism - the pursuit of virtue via both paths
    The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Volume 59) - pg 124-138
    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984)
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    1 Corinthians 7 - marriage vs celibacy
    1 John 4 - love casts out fear


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