This is a brief account of the lives of the 70 lesser Apostles.

St. Ephraim the Syrian, contemporary to St. Basil the Great, is one of the greatest Syriac Saints of the early church.

Here is a reading of St. Luke including details of his life after the time of the gospels.

A first century saint during the time of the apostles.

A first century Saint who knew the apostles.

A great introduction into the life of the modern elder Aililianos of Simonopetra of the Holy Mountain. This video then gives recommendations for future reading of his works. his works are inspiring and worth the read!

Here is a reading of the life of St. Ignatius of Antioch the 1st century martyr and Apostolic Father of the Church.

St. Seraphim of Sarov, one of the greatest Orthodox Saints of all time. Here is also the text and audio reading of his famous account on the Aim of the Christian Life. A must read for all.

Learn about the life of Saint Sophrony of Essex. Truly one of the great modern day saints of our Church.

Saint Justin Popovich is famous Orthodox saint and great dogmatic theologian of our time. He is famous for writing dogmatic books and condemning ecumenism calling it pan heresy. St Justin was persecuted by the Yugoslav Communist Authorities and was imprisoned in a small Serbian Orthodox Ćelije monastery in western Serbia, where he spent last 33 years of his life.

Fr. Ambrose reads the chapter titled: “Introduction to the Lives of the Saints” by St. Justin Popovich. This is probably one of the best essays on what a saint is.

Why do we call the Virgin Mary, the “Mother of God”? Why does the Orthodox Church continually acknowledge and venerate the Theotokos? Is venerating the Theotokos a form of idolatry? Bishop Irenei speaks on this.