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Homily on St John of Climacus (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

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Today, on this Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, we celebrate St. John the Sinaite, also known as St. John “Climacus” (Ladder).  Although the Saint’s feast day is on March 30th, the Church wants to highlight the narrow path of asceticism and virtue on this particular Sunday of Great Lent, and St. John is an exemplary guide in following this path with sincere love for Christ. St. John was born in Syria in 523 AD.  At the age of 16 he joined the Monastic Brotherhood of the famous Sinai Monastery, where he labored as a Monk under obedience to his spiritual father for 19 years.  Because he was attracted to ascetic life in the desert, he fled to a secluded cell, five ...

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