The Church at Prayer icon a fifth century monk of

a fifth century monk of Asia Minor

And if the Lord will vouchsafe me His radiant abode

Contains six Akathist hymns to Our Saviour

Akathists to Various Saints

was chosen by God to conceive and give birth to his only Son

The Church at Prayer icon a fifth century monk ofAuthor: Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra The works collected in this volume reflect the importance which the Elder consistently attached to prayer, spirituality, community life, worship, and Liturgy. In a simple and yet compelling manner Elder Aimilianos sets forth the conditions for ascending to heaven on the wings of the Spirit. Many readers of the addresses of Elder Aimilianos, which have been published in the five volume series,