Showing posts with label Fr. Maximos (Constas). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fr. Maximos (Constas). Show all posts

Friday, 22 April 2016

Knocking at the Door of our own Hearts

Fr. Maximos (Constas)

What is the Jesus Prayer and how old is it? Who is the Jesus Prayer for? Where can the Jesus Prayer be found in Scriptures, and how does it differ from the mantras of eastern traditions? How ought we to practice the Jesus Prayer, and what do we find when we do?

The present article is the fifth lecture in the series: “Prayer of the Heart in an age of technology and distraction” delivered by Fr. Maximos (Constas) in Feb. 2014 to the clergy of diocese of LA and the West of Antiochian of N. America at the invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph. The audio version of this lecture first appeared onPatristic Nectar Publications, and is published here by permission.