{"product_id":"9780764868726","title":"Lights From the East: Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Holy” expresses the impossibility of attaining or grasping the Light that none can approach. In other words, it expresses the impossibility of comprehending or knowing that Light as fully as it is comprehended by God’s Word and Spirit alone, but which all the same is so close and attainable that all of our blessedness lies in seeing God face to face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Read Sheptytsky’s words again. And this time, replace 'holy' with ‘saint.’ How illuminating!....English is among the few languages that distinguish ‘saint’ and ‘holy.’ In Greek, Latin, Slavonic—and a host of modern tongues—the two are the same word.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e—From the Foreword by Fr. Peter Galadza, PhD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatholics worldwide are increasingly heeding the call of the late Pope John Paul II to breathe spiritually “with both lungs”—to be inspired by both Western and Eastern Christianity. Yet many Catholics are unaware that the Roman Catholic Church is in communion with twenty-two other Churches, which together comprise the Eastern Catholic Churches. Focused on Eastern holy ones Lights From the East presents incredible riches to English speakers worldwide, including icons, biographies, Scripture, reflections, translated quotations from the service that honors the saint, prayers, and original hymns set to Rusyn or Galician melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach entry in \u003ci\u003eLights from the East\u003c\/i\u003e features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* An icon of the saint(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A brief biography or biographies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A Scripture passage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A spiritual reflection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A quotation from the service that honors the saint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A hymn to the saint, set to a Rusyn or Galician melody\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaints included:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaints of the Old and New Testaments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Holy First-Martyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod of the Fathers and Martyrs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Great-Martyr Barbara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Mother Macrina the Younger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Father Sabbas the Sanctified\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Venerable Xenophon and Mary, and their sons, Arcadius and John \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoly Monastics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Holy Fathers Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs and Equals-to-the-Apostles \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Father Theodosius of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Father David of Thessalonica \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Father Maximus the Confessor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaints on Both Eastern and Western Calendars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Venerable Father John of Damascus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartyrs of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Blessed Father, Martyr-Bishop Nicholas Charnetsky \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Blessed Father Theodore Romzha, Martyr-Bishop of Mukachevo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Blessed Venerable Confessor M\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liguori Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127379837168,"sku":"9780764868726","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780764868726_p0.jpg?v=1763660050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780764868726","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}