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Welcome to Monachos.net, a web site dedicated to the study of Orthodox Christianity through its patristic, monastic and liturgical heritage. This introduction describes the site's nature and focus, with a brief overview of its main content areas.  The Ladder to Paradise, based on the text of the same name by St John of the Ladder, commemorated on the fourth Sunday of Great Lent (1 / 14 March 2010) |
Greetings to all in the fourth week of the Fast: We hope that the various resources here on Monachos.net will be of benefit to readers in this fourth week of Great Lent, leading up to the Sunday of St John of the Ladder. Visit our collection of materials for Great Lent. Try one of two day-by-day patristic reading plans for Great Lent, which provide daily readings on theological themes relevant to the season, from the early Church Fathers. During the commemoration of St John Klimakos ('of the Ladder'), take a few moments to read On Repentance that Leads to Joy: a glimpse into St John's Ladder of Divine Ascent, and especially his teaching on joy-creating sorrow and its place in the ascetic life of the Church. Are you interested in participating in the work of Monachos.net? Find out how you can help edit patristic texts, contribute academic studies, work on wiki content, and interact by other means. Sign up for the Monachos.net eNewsletter and receive updates and news from the web site, direct to your inbox, as new materials are added or other changes made. A Word From the Holy Fathers (new!) is our web start-page, providing random quotations from the Church Fathers, drawn from an ever expanding database of over 420 passages. This area, which we have offered for several years, has recently been updated to provide for additional quotations and user submission. What's new? Start here for the newest materials on the site, including new studies, broadcasts and texts. |