As we begin the Dormition fast, the Pappas Patristic Institute brings you this sermon On Fasting by St Mark the Ascetic.

An ancient sermon on the patriarch Joseph, who "painted a picture of the two comings of Christ."

In Byzantium, the repentance of St Mary of Egypt inspired one writer to expand the saint's words in a prayer of compunction and confession.

A homily for the third week of the Fast, by a saint whose name is inextricably linked to the Triodion and the season of Lent.

An original translation of an exhortation, attributed to St John Chrysostom, on combining fasting with almsgiving and love for the poor.

As we wish you a most blessed Christmas, the Pappas Patristic Institute offers you the following reflections on the Nativity of Christ:

Work is now complete on a new edition and translation of John Geometres' Life of the Virgin, set to appear May 2023.

A select overview of some of the most interesting and important editions, translations, and books that have appeared in the last few years.

A new translation of the only authentic homily by St John Chrysostom on the feast of the Ascension, translated by Dragoljub Garic.

A guest contribution from Viacheslav Lytvynenko, specialist in the reception of the Church Fathers in the medieval Slavonic world.

The legacy of St Gregory Palamas cast a long shadow in Late Byzantium, as seen in these stichera by St Mark Eugenikos

Sources chrétiennes released Vol. 4 of the 'Contra Julianum' by St Cyril of Alexandria in January 2022.

A guest post by Dr Norman Russell, whose new translation of the 'Exposition of the Orthodox Faith' is due from SVS Press in 2022.

A biographical note on Proclus of Constantinople (ca. 385 - 446) and a complete translation of his famous Homily on the Virgin Theotokos.

Excerpts from the writings of the Greek Fathers highlighting the principles and methodology of the patristic interpretation of Scripture.

Theodore the Studite's Dogmatic Epistle on the Holy Icons was written to a persecuted monk , defending the depiction of Christ in images.