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Lecture 7: Loving the Departed Forever-&nbsp;Memorials, Soul&nbsp;Saturdays,&nbsp;and Almsgiving for the Dead

Lecture 7: Loving the Departed Forever- Memorials, Soul Saturdays, and Almsgiving for the Dead

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Three lecture series are recommended to you from Patristic Nectar Publications that cover core and basic catechetical preparation.

Intro to Orthodoxy

Lectures given at Patristic Nectar's Spring 2025 Conference on Repentance, featuring His Grace Bishop Irenei and Father Alexis Torrance.

Repentance Conference Videos

The Seven Symbolic Histories: Chs. 12-14

Theological Lectures covers a wide variety of topics for the Orthodox Christian life. Each lecture series discusses a specific topic over the course of multiple lectures, providing a deep understanding of the topic.

Theological Lectures

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Reflection |  Your Thoughts Are Shaping You

Single Lecture - Islamic Sharia Law in America: An Orthodox Christian Perspective

Holy Hieromartyr Antipas

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of Voronezh

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of Voronezh

PNP is pleased to present a new six-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Demonology: Understanding and Winning the Spiritual Battle. The study of the Church&rsquo;s demonology is a part of basic catechism and Christian instruction. The Scriptures are replete with teaching on the dark powers. Additionally, it is impossible to appreciate the magnitude of the saving deeds of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, without understanding how He, and He alone, has conquered Satan and destroyed his works. Lastly, Christians are called to fight and win in the spiritual war, and for this reason, it is essential that believers understand their enemies and their tactics. Toward this end, Father Josiah presents in these lectures in-depth studies of the Scriptures, Divine Services, and pedagogy of great saints and teachers on the subject of Satan and spiritual battle.&nbsp;
Lecture titles include:&nbsp;
Lecture #1 Jesus and Satan&nbsp;
Lecture #2 Demonology in the Baptismal Rite and the Divine Liturgy&nbsp;
Lecture #3 Gaining Mastery of Satan: The Life of St. Anthony the Great&nbsp;
Lecture #4 How to Win the Spiritual Battle according to St. John of the Ladder&nbsp;
Lecture #5 Engaging the Unseen Warfare: Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli and St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain&nbsp;
Lecture #6 C. S. Lewis&rsquo; Screwtape Letters and Demonic Warfare in the 21st Century Falling West&nbsp;

Demonology: Understanding & Winning the Spiritual Battle

Righteous Father Symeon of the Wondrous Mountain

Righteous Father Symeon of the Wondrous Mountain

Lecture #1 The Life of St. Silouan the Athonite

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Father Josiah Trenham on looking for happiness.

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Join Father Josiah Trenham as he explores the path to genuine happiness through faith and spiritual growth. Learn how to find lasting joy, overcome challenges, and embrace a fulfilling life rooted in Orthodox Christian wisdom.

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Personal Happiness

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications and contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and begun in 2010. Currently, there are more than 600 sermons and lectures covering ten years worth of preaching through the liturgical calendar.

The Arena

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<div style="text-align: left;">PNP is pleased to present a new ten-part lecture series entitled&nbsp;Theological Foundations: God, Man and the World in Genesis 1-3.&nbsp;The opening chapters of the Holy Bible provide the fundamental elements of the Christian worldview.&nbsp;</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">There we learn about the One True God, the human being fashioned in God's image, and God's meaning-infused creation. These texts, which have always formed a central element in the Church's catechetical ministry, present the most important of Christian convictions. These chapters are particularly relevant today as secularism has suppressed these essential truths from the western mind, and priests can no longer assume that these basic theological affirmations are believed by those coming to the Church or raised in the Church.&nbsp; These lectures are presented as an aid in the formation of catechumens and as an effort to set forth the transcendent beauty of the glory of God, of the human being, and of God's magnificent world.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 1 The One True God</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 2 The Tri-Personal God and His Energy</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 3 The Loving Providence of God</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 4 Mankind in the Image of God</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 5 Pristine Man</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 6 Devastated Man</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 7 The World</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 8 Work, Rest, Marriage, and the Sanctity of Life</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 9 Satan</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lecture # 10 Holy Angels</div>
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Theological Foundations: God, Man, and the World

An exposition of St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. This sacred letter reveals the world-conquering mystery of Christian faith. Here St. Paul unveils the orientation of his entire life when he says, "For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Of all St. Paul's letters in the New Testament, Philippians is the most personal. The Great Apostle had a very dear relationship with this local church, and the theme of Christian joy radiates in each of the four chapters. This is deeply intriguing since St. Paul wrote this joyful letter of thanksgiving while he was in prison! Each of the chapters contains some of the most sublime teachings of the Gospel, including in chapter 2 the most detailed Apostolic teaching on the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ found in the entire New Testament. These lectures are presented with the sincere hope that a more thorough study of this Pauline letter will fill believers with the joy which St. Paul models and of which he speaks.

Joy: An Exposition of Saint Paul's Letter to the Philippians

The principles of spiritual life expressed in the lives and sayings of the Desert Saints continue to inspire devotion to the Holy Trinity today.&nbsp; It is hoped that this series will not only be edifying, but will inspire further study in the Evergetinos &ndash; a collection of writings on their lives and sayings. The Desert Fathers hold a foundational place in the Church's understanding of the authentic Christian life. The Desert Fathers and Mothers are the world's "true evangelicals"...those whose lives were completely formed by the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. The contours of their lives demonstrate the freedom that Jesus Christ gives to His followers who take Him at His word and submit all to His cause. In the recesses of the Egyptian desert these saints possessed life, and that abundantly. From the Gospel explosion, which was St. Antony's life written by St. Athanasios the Great, through several hundred years of Saints populating the deserts of Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and even Persia, Gaul, Britain and Ireland the Desert Fathers have provided a touchstone by which all future generations are able to measure Christian virtue. The principles of spiritual life expressed in their lives and sayings continue to inspire devotion to the Holy Trinity today.

The Desert Fathers

<div>Patristic Nectar is pleased to present a new seven-lecture series by Father Josiah&nbsp;entitled&nbsp;New Saints and Elders: The Miracle of Modern Holiness.&nbsp;The miracle of&nbsp;Pentecost is sustained in every generation of believers, and the fruit of the Holy Spirit is&nbsp;manifest in the budding of saints from the soil of the Church. Each saint is a love-gift&nbsp;from the Lord, a model of discipleship, and a sign-post marking the way to Paradise for&nbsp;all who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Every generation of Christians&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;cherish contemporary saints who have fashioned lives of faithfulness to God in the same&nbsp;context and culture in which they live and move.</div>

New Saints and Elders: The Miracle of Modern Holiness

New Global Catechism Series: The Beatitudes
Join Father Josiah Trenham for a new online catechism series exploring the Beatitudes&mdash;what they mean, how the Church understands them, and how we can live them today.
🗓️ 1st Friday of the Month at 3:30 PM PST 💻 Live on Zoom | Free to Join
Schedule:
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Sept 5 &ndash; Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
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Oct 3 &ndash; Blessed are Those Who Mourn
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Nov 7 &ndash; Blessed are the Meek
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Dec 5 &ndash; Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst
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Jan 3 &ndash; Blessed are the Merciful
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Feb 6 &ndash; Blessed are the Pure in Heart
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Mar 6 &ndash; Blessed are the Peacemakers
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Apr 3 &ndash; Blessed are the Persecuted
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This series is ideal for those without access to a local Orthodox parish. If you belong to a parish, please get your priest&rsquo;s blessing before joining, as this is not meant to replace local catechism.
📬 Sign up to receive the Zoom link by email. Come learn and discuss the Beatitudes live with Father Josiah.
Register for monthly Zoom class with Fr Josiah Trenham on each lecture in this series: <a href="https://patristicnectar.org/globalcatechism">https://patristicnectar.org/globalcatechism</a>
The Beatitudes, or the blessings, pronounced by our Lord Jesus Christ upon His faithful followers constitute the opening salvo in our Savior&rsquo;s most famous teaching,&nbsp;The Sermon on the Mount. In this series each beatitude is unveiled revealing the universal character of an authentic Christian. Those who inculcate these sacred dispositions manifest the face of Jesus Christ to the world. By incarnating the qualities of Jesus Christ our Savior, that is, poverty of spirit, mourning, gentleness, hunger and thirst for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and the joyful acceptance of persecution - believers become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.&nbsp;

The Beatitudes

The 150 Psalms of the Psalter are presented here, divided into twenty sections of roughly equal length, known as Kathisma that can be read or chanted in one sitting or session.

Kathismata

Venerable Dorotheos of Gaza

Venerable Dorotheos of Gaza

Holy Virgin-Martyr Paraskeve of Rome

Holy Virgin-Martyr Paraskeve of Rome

Holy Great Martyr Marina

Lecture 1: Holy Emperor St Constantine the Great

Lecture 1: Holy Emperor St Constantine the Great

Lecture #6 St. Amphilochios of Patmos

Lecture #1 - The Humility of God

Lecture 2: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Lecture 3: Blessed are the Meek

Lecture 6: Blessed are the Pure in Heart

Lecture 7: Blessed are the Peacemakers

Lecture 8: Blessed are the Persecuted

Lecture 4: Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Lecture 1: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Recovery of the Relics of our Holy Father Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople

Recovery of the Relics of our Holy Father Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople

Kathisma 15

Fr. Jason Covarrubias
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Orthodox Kids Homily: Understanding Sunday Gospel Readings with Father Jason (Luke 15:11-32)

Welcome to our special YouTube Kids edition of Father Jason's Sunday Gospel Homily! In this video, Father Jason will take your little ones on a spiritual journey, simplifying the Sunday gospel readings so that kids can better understand the Sunday Liturgy. 

🙏 What to Expect:

A warm and friendly introduction by Father Jason.
A simplified explanation of the Sunday gospel reading, making it relatable and engaging for kids.
Thought-provoking questions to spark discussion and reflection.
Inspiring messages to encourage your children's faith and love for Jesus.
This video is perfect for children of all ages, whether they're new to the faith or have grown up in the Orthodox tradition. It's a wonderful way to introduce them to the beauty of the gospel and its teachings.

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Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy - With Fr. Jason

A review of how the Law of God &ndash; The Ten Commandments &ndash; directs all people to Christ, manifests His beauty and holiness, and reveals God's will for His people in every place and time. &nbsp;Twenty fundamental theological principles concerning God's Law are expounded, each of the Ten Commandments is explained in its original meaning and contemporary application, and special emphasis is given to the unique challenges faced by 21st century believers, who dwell in a post-Christian and secularized context.

Do This and You Shall Live: An Exposition of the Ten Commandments for the 21st Century

Holy Hieromartyr Cosmas Aitolos, Equal to the Apostles and Evangelizer of Southern Albania

Holy Hieromartyr Cosmas Aitolos, Equal to the Apostles and Evangelizer of Southern Albania

Digital Audio - A broad introduction to Orthodox Christianity designed to expose the catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life, aid priests in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith.&nbsp;
For those seeking to become Orthodox, Catechism is a process of full-orbed Christian formation in which the Orthodox Christian life is inculcated in the learner through participation in divine services, prayer, study, community assimilation, and practice. At the heart of the catechetical process are the catechetical lectures delivered to the catechumens by the priest or the catechist.&nbsp; It is toward this goal of providing a usable introduction to Holy Orthodoxy that the sixteen lectures entitled An Orthodox Catechism have been developed by Father Josiah. This series has been utilized by Father Josiah in parish practice over the course of almost two decades to prepare more than 400 catechumens for reception into the Orthodox Church.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Not having an official Orthodox Catechism in the English language, many parishes and pastors scramble to put together a basic catechism that will adequately expose the inquirer and catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life.&nbsp; It is hoped that this series will aid priests and parishes in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church, as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith.
These sixteen lectures are presented to catechumens in two parts. Part One: God, Man, Church is traditionally delivered over the eight weeks leading to the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. Part Two: The Holy Mysteries is delivered over the eight weeks leading up to Pasha, when catechumens are being prepared for reception into the Church on Great and Holy Saturday.

An Orthodox Catechism

Bishop Irenei encourages us all to live as faithful sheep in the flock of Christ. The beautiful characteristics of our Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ are unfolded by Bishop Irenei (Steenberg) as he guides the pastors of the Church in imitating the Chief Shepherd. These lectures are illumining not just for clergy, but for the laity as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Shepherd and the Sheep

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new four-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Churchmanship: Learning to Become a Faithful Parishioner. No person is born knowing how to live faithfully as a parish member. Faithful parishioners are made by God. This series is designed to set forth the traditional ecclesial vision for full-orbed church membership in which the spiritual dynamism of life in Christ is expressed in the fellowship of the local church where inspired service to God, each other, and to the world takes place.The four lectures are entitled: Lecture #1 Orthodox Church MembershipLecture #2 The Duties of Parishioners to Each OtherLecture #3 The Duties of Parishioners to Their PriestLecture #4 The Duties of Parishioners to the Mission of the Parish in the WorldThis series is available for free on the Patristic Nectar app.

Churchmanship: Learning to Become a Faithful Parishioner

Lecture 1: Joy Within Discomfort

Lecture 1 - Jesus and Satan

Lecture 2: Responding to Depression

Lecture 2: Responding to Depression

Lecture 3: Anxiety and Panic Disorders

Lecture 3: Anxiety and Panic Disorders

An Address on Vainglory and the Proper Upbringing of Children

An Address on Vainglory and the Proper Upbringing of Children

PNP is pleased to present Volumes 1 - 4 of the Philokalia for our listeners' edification. The Philokalia is the Church's treasure of sacred texts from the 4th-15th century dedicated to inner asceticism and prayer. These texts on the spiritual life - penned by masters of prayer and vigil - have guided our Christian forebears in that highest of all human endeavors - communion with the Living God by prayer. These audio texts have been professionally recorded, and are offered free.

Please remember us in your prayers, Fr Josiah

Philokalia

Lecture 3 - Family Dynamics

St. John of Sinai in his Ladder of Divine Ascent writes that the lives of the Saints arouse us to emulation of their courage, and lead us to the virtue of humility and compunction. Contemporary Saints are particularly important since they acquired their love for God and holiness in the midst of our current milieu, and demonstrate that spiritual acquisition is possible even in our own troubled times.

Contemporary Women Saints

Lecture #2 - The Duties of Parishioners to Each Other

Lecture 3 - Gaining Mastery of Satan, The Life of St. Anthony the Great

Lecture #3 Elder Roman Braga

The mysteries of the Holy Liturgy are explained with patristic commentary; the 25 foundational principles of traditional Christian worship derived from the Holy Scripture are outlined; and the unbroken traditions of the Church are explored.

Orthodox Worship and the Divine Liturgy

Patristic Nectar is pleased to present the 2022 Annual Patristic Nectar Conference entitled,&nbsp;Holy Orthodoxy: Presenting the Christian Faith.&nbsp;We&nbsp;intend to present a high-level overview of the traditional Christian faith as an exercise in fundamental catechism. Participants in this conference may expect to receive wide-ranging exposure to basic Christian theology by superb pedagogues with the intent to deepen the faith of Orthodox Christians and to broadly expose seekers to key contours of Christian belief. &nbsp;
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Lecture #1 The Hidden Treasure: Personal Awakening to God (Father Maximos Constas)
Lecture #2 By Dying, We Live: Conversion Paradigms (Father Josiah Trenham)
Lecture #3 Let Us Rejoice in the Lord: Community, Liturgy, Worship (Father Maximos Constas)
Lecture #4 You Have the Words of Life: The Place of Holy Scripture in the Church (Father Bogdan Bucur)
Lecture #5 Sacred Images: Orthodox Life in Christ (Father Maximos Constas)
Lecture #6 De-Mystifying Mystical Theology: Knowing the Unknown God in the Church (Dr. Tikhon Pino)
Lecture #7 Here We Have No Lasting City: The Consummation of the Ages (Father Maximos Constas)

Holy Orthodoxy: Presenting the Christian Faith

A review of the earliest post-New Testament Christian literature providing inspiring examples of Christian devotion and the ethos of the Christian generations immediately following the Apostolic period.&nbsp; These writings are replete with inspiring examples of Christian devotion and provide a valuable window into both the significant personalities and the spiritual and theological ethos of the Christian generations immediately following the Apostolic period. These texts are also of great apologetic value in the contemporary pluralistic milieu in which Orthodox Christians dwell in the West.

The Apostolic Fathers

Kathisma 1

Lecture 2:  The Life of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr

Part 1 / Lecture 1: The True God

Psalm 11

St. Raphael (Hawaweeny) was the first Orthodox bishop ever consecrated in America. He came to this land in 1895 and poured out his apostolic life as a missionary bishop, establishing more than thirty parishes, gathering the lost sheep in America, and preaching the Gospel. He reposed in 1915, and was glorified as a saint by the church in 2000. He is a mighty patron of Orthodox Christianity in America, and this magnificent Akolouthia is chanted by one of his most devoted servants in America.

Akolouthia of St. Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn

A collection of teachings from Father Joseph Copeland.

Father Joseph Copeland Collection

This lecture provides an detailed overview of the traditional path of Orthodox Christian catechesis. In this lecture, born out of the study of patristic catechesis and the experience of instructing more than 250 catechumens, Father Josiah lays out a traditional practical step-by-step process for teaching inquirers and catechumens the Orthodox faith in such a way as to give them a solid "foundation of repentance and faith" (Heb. 6:1) that will serve them and the church for life. Included with this lecture are two attachments: 1. A Chart of the Initiatory Process, and 2. Text of the Lecture Itself.&nbsp;
The Orthodox Catechism series also provides valuable teachings for Orthodox who want to deepen the knowledge and practice of their faith, and serves as a useful resource for priests who are performing catechesis in their parish.&nbsp;&nbsp; This series offers a detailed overview of the traditional path of Orthodox Christian catechesis. An Orthodox Catechism was born out of Father Josiah&rsquo;s study of patristic catechesis and his experience of instructing more than 300 catechumens.&nbsp; Included wit

Starting Down the Royal Path: How to Become an Orthodox Christian

In this series&nbsp;Dr. Xenia Enke, an accomplished Orthodox Psychologist and clinician, presents the essential components of authentic apologies, the&nbsp;supreme importance of seeking and granting forgiveness, the critical&nbsp;necessity for doing this hard work, strategies for making effective&nbsp;apologies, and the beautiful healing benefits of forgiveness for both the&nbsp;seeker and the one who forgives.

Forgiveness: Balm for the Heart

Lecture 4 - The Holy Spirit

Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia, His Wife and Their 23 Companions

Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia, His Wife and Their 23 Companions

Lecture 1 - The History and Use of the Nicene Creed

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new 5-part lecture series entitled Yielded to God: The Life and Teaching of St. Seraphim of Sarov. The significance of the life of St. Seraphim upon contemporary Orthodox Christianity is so great that it is difficult to fully grasp. Though he was a humble Russian monk born in 1759 his influence has spread to become central and definitive in all the world-wide Orthodox Church. The life of the saints is a tapestry of a life wholly crucified to self and fully yielded to the will of God. His teaching on the purpose of Christian life as the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, and his great intimacy with the Most Pure Mother of God have captured the hearts of God-lovers and provided inspiration for spiritual acquisition for almost two centuries.&nbsp;Lecture #1 Yielded to God: An Overview of the Life of St. SeraphimLecture #2 Acquiring the Holy Spirit: The Purpose of the Christian LifeLecture #3 St. Seraphim and the Mother of GodLecture #4 Marriage, Monasticism, and the Saint’s Diveyevo NunsLecture #5 Spiritual Counsels

Yielded to God: The Life and Teaching of Saint Seraphim of Sarov

The Seven Seals: Chs 6-7

Holy Great Martyr Andrew the Commander and the 2,593 with Him

Holy Great Martyr Andrew the Commander and the 2,593 with Him

St. Nonna, Mother of St. Gregory the Theologian

St. Nonna, Mother of St. Gregory the Theologian

Lecture # 1  The Rise of a Humble Shepherd

Humility: Acquiring the Heart of Jesus

Lazarakia for Lazarus Saturday

Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead, and we commemorate this miracle and saint tomorrow on Lazarus Saturday. 

Your family can have a tangible way to participate in this feast by making this traditional bread.

🖥️ Lazarus Saturday Printable from Ascetic Life of Motherhood: https://www.asceticlifeofmotherhood.com/store/lazarusbuns

🍞 Ingredients 
6-1/3 cup (800g) of all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups of lukewarm water
1 packet of yeast
3/4 cup of sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves (optional)
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
whole cloves or chocolate chips to decorate the eyes 
✍🏽 Instructions
Mix the dry ingredients (including yeast) together and knead for 1 minute, then add oil and lukewarm water. 
Knead well until the batter becomes a nice soft dough. You can now add in nuts or raisins if using. Cover and let the dough rest for about 45 minutes in a warm place.
Preheat the oven to 400°F . 
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 
To shape each of the balls into small men, roll them out into an oblong shape, create a small ball to place as the head and press on top, and form two skinny strips and place them across the body in the shape of an “x” to represent arms. 
Insert 2 whole cloves or chocolate chips on the head to create the eyes. Should make 15-20 Lazarakia, depending on the size.
Place the Lazarakia on the baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes or until the bread rolls turn golden brown. Cool before serving. 

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Lecture 2: Demonology in the Baptismal Rite and the Divine Liturgy

Father Josiah Trenham

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Part 2 / Lecture 1: The Mystery of Holy Baptism

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The Holy Sacrament of Confession is examined both theologically and with practical application to our lives.&nbsp; We learn how the confessed life is filled with the love of God and the joy of change for the better. Confession regenerates the human soul, and is the milieu in which "the rubber meets the road" in Christian transformation. The embrace of regular and heart-felt confession can open the door to God's Kingdom for us all.&nbsp; Topics covered in this series include: The meaning and institution of confession; preparation for confession and the Importance of self-examination; confession as spiritual medicine and the curative power of penance; the Father confessor; and answers to objections.

Soul Cleansing: The Mystery of Confession

Bishop Irenei of London & Western Europe (ROCOR)

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The study of the Church’s demonology is a part of basic catechism and Christian instruction. The Scriptures are replete with teaching on the dark powers. Additionally, it is impossible to appreciate the magnitude of the saving deeds of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, without understanding how He, and He alone, has conquered Satan and destroyed his works. Lastly, Christians are called to fight and win in the spiritual war, and for this reason, it is essential that believers understand their enemies and their tactics. Toward this end, Father Josiah presents in these lectures in-depth studies of the Scriptures, Divine Services, and pedagogy of great saints and teachers on the subject of Satan and spiritual battle. 

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Lecture #3 Gaining Mastery of Satan: The Life of St. Anthony the Great 

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Lecture #5 Engaging the Unseen Warfare: Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli and St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain 

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True Repentance

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new five-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled: The Nicene Creed: An Introduction. The Nicene Creed is the singular and universal statement of faith of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. It possesses complete authority in the Orthodox Church and is recited in every Divine Liturgy, and daily in the prayers of the faithful. In these lectures, the Christian faith is summarized, and the content of the Creed itself is examined so that the “faith once delivered to the saints” can be known, embraced, and lived.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lecture #1 The History and Use of the Nicene Creed&nbsp;Lecture #2 The Almighty God&nbsp;Lecture #3 Jesus Christ, the Son of God&nbsp;Lecture #4 The Holy Spirit&nbsp;Lecture #5 The One Church&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Nicene Creed: An Introduction

&nbsp;Commemoration of the Image of Christ Not Made By Hands

 Commemoration of the Image of Christ Not Made By Hands

If you desire to understand more deeply the inspired guidance of the Church concerning personal prayer, and want to strengthen your own prayer discipline by learning to more faithfully keep a prayer rule, or kanona, these lectures that explore the discipline of classical Orthodox Christian personal prayer will delight you. These edifying presentations examine the content and order of the prayer rule, giving special emphasis to the prayers of repentance, the rule of prostrations, the giving of thanks, the use of the Jesus Prayer, and spiritual reading.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Prayer Rule

January 4: Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles

St. Hesychios the Priest - On Watchfulness and Holiness - Philokalia Volume I

Reflection | What It Really Means to Follow Christ

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Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new six-lecture audio series entitled&nbsp;The Sacred Arts. This lecture series given by Father Maximos Constas and Mr. Jonathan Pageau surveys&nbsp;the broad range of ecclesiastical artistic disciplines from iconography to architecture to music. These deeply respected scholars present a grand vision of these traditional disciplines and their theological meaning in the Christian life.&nbsp;

Sacred Art Conference

PNP is pleased to present a new four-audio lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Male and Female: Reflections on Transgenderism. These audio lectures directly address this latest iteration of the sexual revolution and the sexual anarchy unleashed by a cultural rejection of the Christian theological foundations of creation, anthropology, sexuality, and the traditional therapeutic paths of the Church. These lectures explain why Christians cannot reasonably avoid studying transgender ideology in today’s cultural climate, how this new world-view on sexuality finds itself deficient in explaining and healing our fallen human condition, and how love must compel believers to open their arms to persons seeking God from a transgender background.&nbsp;Lecture titles are:Lecture #1 Transgenderism as Social ContagionLecture #2 The Significance of Male and FemaleLecture #3 The Church’s Witness to and Pastoral Care of Transgendered PersonsLecture #4 A Basic Catechesis on Transgenderism&nbsp;

Male & Female: Reflections on Transgenderism

Holy, Glorious, and All-lauded Foremost of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

Holy, Glorious, and All-lauded Foremost of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

Lecture 5: Social and Philanthropic Works

Lecture 5: Social and Philanthropic Works

Holy Martyr Nikephoros of Antioch

Fr. Jason Covarrubias
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Orthodox Kids Homily: Understanding Sunday Gospel Readings with Father Jason (Luke 18:9-14)

Welcome to our special YouTube Kids edition of Father Jason's Sunday Gospel Homily! In this video, Father Jason will take your little ones on a spiritual journey, simplifying the Sunday gospel readings so that kids can better understand the Sunday Liturgy. 

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"The Publican And The Pharisee" with Fr. Jason (Luke 18:9-14)

Reflection | How to Die

St. Isaiah the Solitary - On Guarding the Intellect: 27 Texts - Philokalia Volume I

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new 7 lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Heaven: Our True Home. One of the most shocking realities of the preaching and teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ to His early 1st century Judean audience was His fervent, expansive, and repetitive teaching on heaven. Heaven literally permeates the Sermon on the Mount and our Savior’s Parabolic instruction. The Holy Apostles received this single-eyed focus upon the next life from the Lord Christ and passed this teaching on to their disciples in the early Church. Sacred tradition has vivified and animated the discipleship of Christians in their race toward heaven ever since. In these lectures, Father Josiah opens the Scriptures and the writings of the Church Fathers on the subject of heaven in an effort to plant a deep impression of the future life of God’s children, and to stir up a great desire for obtaining it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lecture #1 Heaven in the Holy GospelsLecture #2 Heaven in the Acts of the Apostles and the EpistlesLecture #3 Heaven in the ApocalypseLecture #4 Heaven in the Church Fathers: A FlorilegiumLecture #5 Heaven: A Definitive End and a New BeginningLecture #6 What is Heaven Actually Like: Common QuestionsLecture #7 Heaven Mislaid: The Eclipse of Heaven in the Secular West and the Christian Response&nbsp;