The Orthodox Faith Four Volume Set by Fr. Thomas HopkoTHE ORTHODOX FAITH series is intended to provide basic, comprehensive information on the faith and life of the Orthodox Church. It consists of four volumes. Volume 1: Doctrine and Scripture Volume 2: Worship Volume 3: Church History Volume 4: Spirituality PROTOPRESBYTER THOMAS HOPKO (19392015) was professor of dogmatic theology and served as dean of St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Alongside his numerous books and articles, Fr Thomas was

450 it was taken from Jerusalem to Constantinople and in the 12th century was transferred near Kiev and placed in the Devici Monastery

Among these were the writers Dostoyevsky

Scripture comes to life in his hymns

A crisis developed

to the Saints

but the All-Holy Virgin is the mediator between us and Christ

For the black or ivory w/ gold thread

In this third volume of St Ignatius’s collected works the saint addresses the widespread lack of comprehension of this unseen realm and expounds the necessity of understanding it correctly in accordance with the Truth that is the Orthodox Faith

Ardent Charity - The Columbine  is often called Our Lady's Slipper

and here before us it is manifest in visible form

Akathist Hymn to the All-glorious Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

readers will discover the moving life story of one of the twentieth-century’s great saints