ST SERAPHIM OF SAROV: Counsels on the Christian Life

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A podcast dedicated to the life and teaching of our righteous father among the saints, St Seraphim of Sarov. The podcast content includes the Synaxarion of St Seraphim, hymns of the Supplicatory Canon of St Seraphim of Sarov, the Elder’s Counsels on the Christian life, the renown account of his spiritual conversation with Nikolai Motovilov on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit and a dramatised version of this same dialogue.

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FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ...

Dec 30, 2025•16 sec

A. THE SHORTER CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH by St Philaret of Moscow

THE SHORTER CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH by St Philaret of Moscow

Dec 30, 2025•31 min

1. Synaxarion of St Seraphim of Sarov

Sep 04, 2024•4 min

2. The Supplicatory Canon of Our Righteous Father Seraphim of Sarov.mp3

Hymns from the Supplicatory Canon of St Seraphim of Sarov. Sung by the monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spo...

Feb 04, 2024•13 min

3. Spiritual Instructions of St Seraphim of Sarov

Spiritual Instructions of St Seraphim of Sarov. A comprehensive catechism of the Orthodox Christian faith and a detailed guide on Christian life, prayer and service, FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id...

Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 36 min

4. On the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit

The record of the spiritual dialogue of St Seraphim of Sarov with Nikolai Motovilov on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spo...

Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 20 min

5. The Jesus Prayer (30 mins)

The Jesus Prayer with Metr, Kallistos Ware of blessed memory. FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQI...

Feb 04, 2024•30 min

6. Canon of Pascha (Resurrectional Hymns)

The Canon of Pascha, which St Seraphim of Sarov was singing when he entered into blessed repose. FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ...

Feb 04, 2024•19 min

7. The Salutations of the Most Holy Theotokos

The Salutations of the Most Holy Theotokos (The Akathist Hymn). FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZ...

Feb 04, 2024•19 min

8. The Small Supplicatory Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos

The Small Supplicatory Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos. FOR LINKS to all our podcasts, visit the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY at the links below. You can also search ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify apps to find all our podcasts: ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ...

Feb 04, 2024•29 min

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