O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, despondency, lust for power and idle talk give not unto me. This is how St. Ephrem the Syrian begins his great prayer. Why does he start it with a petition to be delivered from idleness, as if there are not more serious vices than [...]
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Homily Two on the Prayer of St. Ephrem
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Homily One on the Prayer of St. Ephrem
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I picked up a new book the other day-homilies of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetskii), Archbishop of Simferopol, on the prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian. As I’ve seen very little of St. Luke’s work in English I’ve added this book to the translations for lent list so hopefully I’ll get in one or two a week. [...]
