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The Harvest

Spiritual Nourishment for the Church Year

By Ignatius (Brianchaninov)Translated by Helen Tsolaki, ,

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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

Pages

408
Publisher

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

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Address to the Diocese on Peace

  1. Hear Him: Sermon on Epiphany
  2. On Repentance: First Sermon on the Sunday
    after
  3. On Repentance:  Second Sermon
    on the Sunday
    after
    Epiphany
  4. The Character of the Pharisee and of the Tax Collector:
    First Sermon on
    the Sunday of the
    Pharisee and the
    Tax Collector
  5. On Prayer and Repentance: Second Sermon
    on the Sunday of
    the     Pharisee and
    the     Tax
    Collecto    r
  6. On Repentance: Sermon on
    the Sunday of
    the     Prodigal Son
  7. On the Second Coming of Christ: Sermon
    on Meatfare
    Sunday
  8. The Precondition for Entering Great Lent: Sermon
    on Cheesefare
    Sunday
  9. Preparation for the Mystery of Confession: Talk
    on the Monday of
    the     First Week of
    Great Lent
  10. On the Harm Caused by Hypocrisy: Sermon on the Wednesday of
    the First Week of Great Lent
  11. Your Body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit: Sermon
    on the Friday of
    the     First Week of
    Great Lent
  12. On Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ: Talk
    in the First Week of Great
    Lent
  13. On Orthodoxy: Homily on
    the     First Sunday
    of Great Lent
  14. The Meaning Of Fasting: Sermon on
    the     Second Sunday
    of Great
    Lent
  15. On Taking Up One’s Cross: Sermon on the
    Third Sunday of
    Great Lent
  16. The Effect of Fasting on Fallen Spirits:  Sermon for the
    Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
  17. The Spiritual Tools of Almsgiving, Fasting and Prayer:
    Sermon on the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent
  18. The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem: First Homily
    on Palm
    Sunday
  19. Lift Up the Gates: Second Homily
    on Palm
    Sunday
  20. On the Holy Mysteries of Christ: Homily
    at the Liturgy
    on Great
    Thursday
  21. The Lord Crucified: Homily at
    Vespers on Great
    Friday
  22. On Christianity: Sermon on the First
    Sunday after
    Pascha     (Thomas Sunday)
  23. On the Mortification of the Human Spirit: Sermon on the
    Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, the Third Sunday after
    Pascha
  24. On the Punishments of God: Sermon on the Sunday of the
    Paralytic, the Fourth Sunday after Pascha
  25. On Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth: Sermon
    on the Sunday of
    the     Samaritan Woman
  26. On Conceit and Humble-mindedness: Sermon
    on the Sunday of
    the     Man Born Blind
  27. The Sign of Those Chosen by God: Sermon
    on the Sunday of
    All Saints, the First Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  28. The Precondition for Receiving Christ: Sermon
    on the Saturday
    of the Fourth Week
    after
    Pentecost
  29. God is the Helper of Man in His Tribulations: Sermon
    on the Ninth Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  30. On Justice, Mercy, and Faith: Sermon on
    the     Tuesday of the
    Eleventh Week after
    Pentecost
  31. Beneficial Instruction from the Word of God: Sermon
    on Avoiding Faults and Offenses Due to
    a Lack of Judgment
  32. On Salvation: Sermon on the
    Twelfth Sunday after
    Pentecost
  33. On the Reason People Turn Away from God: Homily
    on the Thirteenth Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  34. On the Rich Man and Lazarus: Homily on
    the     Twenty-Second Sunday after
    Pentecost
  35. An Explanation of the Lord’s Prayer: Homily
    on the Tuesday of
    the     Twenty-Third Week after
    Pentecost
  36. On Love for God: Sermon on the
    Twenty-Fifth Sunday after
    Pentecost
  37. On Love for One’s Neighbor: Second Sermon
    on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  38. On Covetousness: Sermon on the
    Twenty-Sixth Sunday after
    Pentecost
  39. On the Kingdom of God: Sermon on the
    Monday of the
    Twenty-Sixth Week after
    Pentecost
  40. Jesus Teaches the People: Sermon on the
    Twenty-Seventh Sunday after
    Pentecost
  41. The Parable of the Great Supper: Sermon
    on the Twenty-Eighth Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  42. On Giving Thanks and Glorifying God: Sermon
    on the Twenty-Ninth Sunday
    after
    Pentecost
  43. On Signs and Miracles: Homily on the
    Monday of the
    Twenty-Ninth Week after
    Pentecost
  44. On Salvation and Perfection: Sermon on
    the     Thirtieth Sunday after
    Pentecost
  45. The Mystical Significance of the Blind Man Receiving His Sight:
    Sermon on the Thirty-First
    Sunday     after
    Pentecost
  46. On Zacchaeus: Sermon on the
    Thirty-Second Sunday after
    Pentecost
  47. On Prayer: Sermon on the
    Saturday of the
    Thirty-Second Week after
    Pentecost
  48. On Bodily and Spiritual Struggles: Sermon
    on the Gospel
    from St Luke,
    Which is     Read at All
    the Feasts of the
    Mother of
    God
  49. How Deceptive Earthly Life is! Homily
    at the Opening of
    a     Women’s Monastery
  50. On Salvation: Sermon to the
    People During a
    Visit     in the
    Diocese
  51. Homily on the Necessity of Rejecting Conceit in Order to Attain
    Fruitful Repentance
  52. On the Mother of God: Exposition of the
    Teaching of the
    Orthodox
    Churc    h

Appendix:  A Short Biography of Bishop Ignatius
(Brianchaninov)

Notes

Subject Index

Scripture Index

 

 

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