The Threshold - Trials at the Crossroads of Eternity

The Threshold - Trials at the Crossroads of EternityBy Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Translated by Nicholas Kotar Death is a great sacrament. It is the birth of a person from this earthly, temporary life, into eternity. Throughout human history the existence and nature of a world beyond that which is visible to our material eyes has been a subject of intense debate. In this third volume of St Ignatiuss collected works the saint addresses the widespread lack of comprehension of this unseen realm and expounds

Tomkinson's translation is lucid and readily accessible

and life beyond the grave

and going from glory to glory

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as well as the Divine healings wrought through his prayers

on the face of things

her counsels are steeped in the holy Scripture and the inspiration she draws from the services of the Orthodox Church

this is indeed a crucial document for understanding of the early roots Christian liturgical practice in the (of course then Orthodox) West

then this by itself can attract God’s favorable gaze

the collection is rather a resource worthy of intense study

together with homilies for major feast days

The 3rd volume in the collected works of Elder Aimilianos consists of spiritual and theological interpretations of twelve Biblical Psalms