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What is the Role of a Spiritual Father?
Acquiring an Orthodox Christian Mind
Acquiring an Orthodox Mindset: Introduction
Phronema the Lifeblood of Orthodoxy - By Bishop Thomas Joseph and Peter Schweitzer
BOOK: Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind [Amazon]
The Fasting Rule of the Orthodox Church [archived page]
Fasting in the Orthodox Church
Orthodox Fasting - Questions & Answers - Orthodox Church in America
A Note on Frequency of Confession, Absolution and Communion [PDF flyer]
Preparation for Confession – The same article prepared as a PDF flyer
An expanded PDF version of the same article: Confession and Fasting During the Great LentThe Canon of Repentence to Our Lord Jesus Christ
Canon of Supplication to the Most Holy Mother of God at the Confession of a Sinner
Preparation for Holy Communion - YouTube
Church Rules for Confession and Holy Communion
The Canons and Pre-Communion Prayers
The Cell Rule Canons (I): The Original Cell Rule Canons: The Canon of Compunction to Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Thanksgiving Canon to the Theotokos, and the Canon to the Guardian Angel. Following the 6th Ode is the Akathist to Sweetest Jesus and the Akathist to the Theotokos.
The Cell Rule Canons (II): Alternate Cell Rule Canons: The Canon of Repentance to Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Small Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos, and the Canon to the Guardian Angel.
The Order of Preparation for Holy Communion
The Post-Communion Prayers
Observing the Great Feasts and Other Holy Days
The spiritual way - John Chryssavgis [PDF]
Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we’re all feeling right now