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Prayer and the Jesus Prayer
Explore prayer through devotional reading, teaching on inward attention and recorded homilies. These selections offer different starting points: reflection on the Lord’s Prayer, the Jesus Prayer in daily life and its place within the ascetic tradition.
Where to begin
Begin with On Vocal Prayer for a recorded reflection on the Jesus Prayer in everyday life. Then compare the historical texts below, keeping their different forms and intended settings in mind.
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On Vocal Prayer
Praying the Jesus Prayer aloud
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Timotheos Anastasiou
The Lord’s Prayer in Nine Invocations of Joy
A historical Greek work reflects on the Lord’s Prayer through nine invocations of joy. Its devotional structure brings prayer and religious reflection together.
Check editions and reading languagesSaint Ignatius Brianchaninov; translated by Epiphanios Theodoropoulos and Charalambos Assiotis
My Son, Give Me Your Heart: On the Jesus Prayer
A Greek presentation of Ignatius’ teaching on the prayer of Jesus, with a substantial introduction. It places prayer of the intellect and heart within repentance, obedience and the guidance of the ascetic tradition.
Check editions and reading languagesNikephoros the Hagiorite and other Fathers
Noetic Prayer: The Method of the Prayer
This historical collection brings together teaching on noetic prayer from Nikephoros the Hagiorite and other Fathers. It concerns inward attention and the practice of the prayer within the ascetic tradition.
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