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Baptist and Forerunner is The Divine Liturgy CD of the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist and sung by an ensemble of male chanters from St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, CA (Jerusalem Patriarchate). A Festal Celebration of the Hand by which our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ was Baptized!

1. Great Doxology Byzantine--Tone Six

2. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two

3. Troparion- Theophany Byzantine--Tone One

4. Great Litany Byzantine Melody

5. First Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant

6. Little Litany

7. Second Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant

8. Only Begotten Son Greek Melody

9. Little Litany

10. Third Antiphon Theophany Troparion with Psalm Verses

11. Come Let Us Worship Byzantine--Tone Two

12. Troparion – Theophany Byzantine--Tone One

13. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two

14. Kontakion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Six

15. Kontakion – Theophany Melody: "Today the Virgin..."

16. As Many as Have Been Baptized Byzantine--Tone One

17. Prokeimenon: "The Righteous..."  Znamenny Chant-Tone Seven

18. The Epistle (ACTS 19:1-8)

19. Alleluia Znamenny Chant--Tone Five

20. The Holy Gospel (John 1:29-34)

21. The Cherubic Hymn Themes from Byzantine Tones One and Six

22. The Anaphora Znamenny Chant

23. Theotokion (Festal) Canon Tone Two

24. One is Holy Serbian Melody

25. Communion Hymn - Theophany Byzantine--Tone One

26. Communion Hymn – Synaxis Choral Arrangement

27. Festal Troparion Byzantine--Tone One

28. Let Our Mouths Be Filled With Your Praise Byzantine-- Tone Five

29. Ambon Prayers / Blessed Be the Name (Choral Arrangement) / Dismissal

30. Magnification – Theophany Obikhod

31. Sessional Hymn following the Magnification Melody: "Lifted up..."

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Centuries old, Byzantine Chant is the traditional liturgical music of the Greek Orthodox Church.

The chant is monophonic, that is, it consists of a single melodic line with no harmonization, and is accompanied by a vocal drone called isokratima(literally "holding the same").

The music on this recording is primarily influenced by the theory of performance practice developed by Simon Karas in the mid-to-late twentieth century in Athens.

The music was adapted from the Anastasimatarion, and Mousikos Pandektes, both published by Zoe in Athens, and Simon Karas' Methodos, also published in Athens. A portion of the Anoixandaria, (the chanting of the last 10 verses of Psalm 103), was presented to demonstrate their use in special feast days or vigils.

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A Trace in the Sand: A Tale of the Early Martyrs

It is A.D. 274. Emperor Lucius Domitus Aurelianus rules the Roman Empire with the belief that no one is mightier than he and his gods. Kings tremble before him, and his subjects worship him as a new Jupiter, who holds the lives of men and nations in his hand. The “Roman Peace” means prosperity, security and happiness to the noble families of Rome. And all should be content in their lives of luxury and ease. But not everyone is …
    Alexamenos, the teenage son of the powerful Senator Poplius, wants to know what the purpose of his perfect life is. Handsome and rich, haughty and cruel, Alexamenos fears nothing and respects no one—until the day his life is saved by the slave boy Milvius. Finally, Alexamenos has met someone who possesses something that he cannot attain: an otherworldly peace.
    Soon the slave’s secret to happiness is revealed with a simple trace in the sand: Milvius is a Christian. The power of his Christian Faith wakens the Senator’s household to the call of God, but little do they know that the eyes of the Imperial Palace are on them. Before long the former pagans are facing danger, persecution, and even martyrdom.

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Written by the Elder’s niece and spiritual daughter, ELDER ZOSIMA: HESYCHAST OF SIBERIA touchingly and expressively recounts the life of this holy contemporary of St. Seraphim of Sarov and St. Herman of Alaska, as well as his loving spiritual relationship with his elder and co-mystic, Elder Basilisk, a great doer of the Jesus Prayer.

287 pages, illustrated, paperback

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This book presents the life, miracles, counsels and prophecies of the newly canonized Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church--Saint Seraphim of Viritsa (1866-1949). St. Seraphim carried the heavy cross of eldership during the communist persecution of the Russian Church and World War II.

English. Softcover. 148 pp. Published by Orthodox Kypseli, Greece.

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From the Penguin Classics series comes this volume surrounding the time of the Venerable Bede.  Translated by JF Webb, sections include: Bede's Life of Cuthbert and Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow; Eddius's Life of Wilfrid; The Voyage of St Brendan, and new to this edition, The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith.

paperback, 278 pgs, originally published in 1965, this revised edition published in 1998.