The Harvest

Spiritual Nourishment for the Church Year

By Ignatius (Brianchaninov)Translated by Helen TsolakiLiving a Christian Life, Russian Spiritual Classics, Theology

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Description

Attentive prayer … can be compared to the beneficial rain that
irrigates a sown field, gives nourishment to the plants and ensures a rich
harvest.

God’s rich blessings on
“the crown of the year” can be experienced in their fullness throughout the
annual cycle of Church services. This penultimate volume of the
Collected Works of St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) contains
fifty-two sermons given on Sundays, during Great Lent and Paschatide, and other
occasions, including the foundation of a new monastery, and a presentation on
the teaching of the Orthodox Church on the Mother of God.

An eclectic translator
and compiler of the writings of the ancient desert fathers, St Ignatius not only
freely weaves their words into his own preaching, but exhorts his readers to
follow their example, so that they too may reap a rich spiritual harvest in this
life and in the age to come. Particularly inspired by the writings of St Isaac
the Syrian, St Macarius the Great, and St John of the Ladder, he also applies
Holy Scripture and liturgical hymnography in his preaching to monastics and
laypeople alike.

A towering figure of
19th century monasticism, St Ignatius’s influence has spread far beyond Imperial
Russia, inspiring Orthodox Christians around the world in our own times.
The
Harvest
is the last volume of his collected works to be translated into English,
representing the completion of a fifty-four year project to bring his timeless
works to a new audience.

Additional information

Weight	1 g
Dimensions	153 × 229 in
Imprint	Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
Pages	408
Publisher	Holy Trinity Publications
Author Name	Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Translator	Helen Tsolaki
Language	English
Book Dimensions	229 × 153 mm × 20 mm
Format Detail	Paperback
Format	BC
Publication Date	20251021

Author Biography

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) was a
prolific author of Orthodox Christian ascetical works. Published toward the end
of his life, his writings continued to grow in popularity long after his death.
Along with his contemporary, St Theophan the Recluse, St Ignatius is now
considered a foremost authority on Orthodox spirituality. He was canonized by
the Russian Orthodox Church in 1988. His writings have previously appeared in
English as The Arena and On the Prayer of
Jesus, among other works.

Helen Tsolaki holds a degree in German and Russian Studies from
Manchester University and a Master’s in translation from the University of Kent,
Canterbury, UK. She has worked in Germany as a legal translator and at the
Ministry of Education, and now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she
translates on a freelance basis from German and Russian.

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Address to the Diocese on Peace

Hear Him: Sermon on Epiphany
On Repentance: First Sermon on the Sunday
after
On Repentance: Second Sermon
on the Sunday
after
Epiphany
The Character of the Pharisee and of the Tax Collector:
First Sermon on
the Sunday of the
Pharisee and the
Tax Collector
On Prayer and Repentance: Second Sermon
on the Sunday of
the Pharisee and
the Tax
Collector
On Repentance: Sermon on
the Sunday of
the Prodigal Son
On the Second Coming of Christ: Sermon
on Meatfare
Sunday
The Precondition for Entering Great Lent: Sermon
on Cheesefare
Sunday
Preparation for the Mystery of Confession: Talk
on the Monday of
the First Week of
Great Lent
On the Harm Caused by Hypocrisy: Sermon on the Wednesday of
the First Week of Great Lent
Your Body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit: Sermon
on the Friday of
the First Week of
Great Lent
On Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ: Talk
in the First Week of Great
Lent
On Orthodoxy: Homily on
the First Sunday
of Great Lent
The Meaning Of Fasting: Sermon on
the Second Sunday
of Great
Lent
On Taking Up One’s Cross: Sermon on the
Third Sunday of
Great Lent
The Effect of Fasting on Fallen Spirits: Sermon for the
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
The Spiritual Tools of Almsgiving, Fasting and Prayer:
Sermon on the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent
The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem: First Homily
on Palm
Sunday
Lift Up the Gates: Second Homily
on Palm
Sunday
On the Holy Mysteries of Christ: Homily
at the Liturgy
on Great
Thursday
The Lord Crucified: Homily at
Vespers on Great
Friday
On Christianity: Sermon on the First
Sunday after
Pascha (Thomas Sunday)
On the Mortification of the Human Spirit: Sermon on the
Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, the Third Sunday after
Pascha
On the Punishments of God: Sermon on the Sunday of the
Paralytic, the Fourth Sunday after Pascha
On Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth: Sermon
on the Sunday of
the Samaritan Woman
On Conceit and Humble-mindedness: Sermon
on the Sunday of
the Man Born Blind
The Sign of Those Chosen by God: Sermon
on the Sunday of
All Saints, the First Sunday
after
Pentecost
The Precondition for Receiving Christ: Sermon
on the Saturday
of the Fourth Week
after
Pentecost
God is the Helper of Man in His Tribulations: Sermon
on the Ninth Sunday
after
Pentecost
On Justice, Mercy, and Faith: Sermon on
the Tuesday of the
Eleventh Week after
Pentecost
Beneficial Instruction from the Word of God: Sermon
on Avoiding Faults and Offenses Due to
a Lack of Judgment
On Salvation: Sermon on the
Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost
On the Reason People Turn Away from God: Homily
on the Thirteenth Sunday
after
Pentecost
On the Rich Man and Lazarus: Homily on
the Twenty-Second Sunday after
Pentecost
An Explanation of the Lord’s Prayer: Homily
on the Tuesday of
the Twenty-Third Week after
Pentecost
On Love for God: Sermon on the
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost
On Love for One’s Neighbor: Second Sermon
on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday
after
Pentecost
On Covetousness: Sermon on the
Twenty-Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost
On the Kingdom of God: Sermon on the
Monday of the
Twenty-Sixth Week after
Pentecost
Jesus Teaches the People: Sermon on the
Twenty-Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost
The Parable of the Great Supper: Sermon
on the Twenty-Eighth Sunday
after
Pentecost
On Giving Thanks and Glorifying God: Sermon
on the Twenty-Ninth Sunday
after
Pentecost
On Signs and Miracles: Homily on the
Monday of the
Twenty-Ninth Week after
Pentecost
On Salvation and Perfection: Sermon on
the Thirtieth Sunday after
Pentecost
The Mystical Significance of the Blind Man Receiving His Sight:
Sermon on the Thirty-First
Sunday after
Pentecost
On Zacchaeus: Sermon on the
Thirty-Second Sunday after
Pentecost
On Prayer: Sermon on the
Saturday of the
Thirty-Second Week after
Pentecost
On Bodily and Spiritual Struggles: Sermon
on the Gospel
from St Luke,
Which is Read at All
the Feasts of the
Mother of
God
How Deceptive Earthly Life is! Homily
at the Opening of
a Women’s Monastery
On Salvation: Sermon to the
People During a
Visit in the
Diocese
Homily on the Necessity of Rejecting Conceit in Order to Attain
Fruitful Repentance
On the Mother of God: Exposition of the
Teaching of the
Orthodox
Church