The Philokalia of the Holy Neptic Fathers, Volume 5 : compiled by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth

PROLOGUE TRANSLATORS’ INTRODUCTION Saints Kallistos and Ignatios Xanthopoulos AN EXACT RULE AND METHOD FOR HESYCHASTS Saint Kallistos Angelikoudes CHAPTERS Saint Kallistos Telikoudes ON THE PRACTICE OF HESYCHASM Selection from the Holy Fathers on Prayer and Attention Saint Kallistos Kataphygiotes Saint Symeon Archbishop of Thessaloniki ON THE SACRED AND DEIFYING PRAYER Α MARVELLOUS ORATION On the Words of the Divine Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy on Me” Αn Interpretation of the Prayer “Lord Have Mercy” Saint Symeon the New Theologian DISCOURSE ON FAITH DISCOURSE ON THE THREE FORMS OF PRAYER FROM THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY AND GOD-BEARING FATHER MAXIMOS THE HUT-BURNER HOW ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD PRAY WITHOUT CEASING GLOSSARY OF THEOLOGICAL TERMS Bibliography