Collected works

Collected works of St. Ephraim the Syrian in 8 volumes. 1. A Word on Virtues and Vices 4. About those who have no love in themselves 6. About the one who does not have long-suffering in himself 8. About the one who has no patience 16. About disobedience and murmuring 17. About not having envy and rivalry 18. About envy and rivalry 19. About not being slanderous 20. About slander and slanderers 2. Self-reproof and confession 7. To correct those who indulge in passions and seek honors 8. Self-reproof and confession 11. About heartbreak 12. Touching word 1st 13. Touching word 2nd 15. Word about the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 16. Word 1 about deceased fathers 17. Word 2, about deceased fathers 21. A word about how the soul, when tempted by an enemy, must pray to God with tears 22. About virtue, to the younger ascetic. Four chapters 23. On Virtue, Ten Chapters 24. To the words: be mindful of yourself (Deut. 4:9), twelve chapters 25. About the fact that one should not laugh and be distracted, but cry and shed tears for oneself 26. Advice to a new monk on spiritual life, 96 chapters 27. Beatitudes, fifty-five chapters 28. Beatitudes, twenty chapters 29. About how humility is acquired by a person, one hundred chapters 30. The Life of Blessed Abraham and His Niece Mary 31. A word about the beautiful Joseph... . 32. Word on the Transfiguration of the Lord and God our Savior Jesus Christ 33. A Word about Judgment and Compassion 34. About the right life 90 chapters 35. Instructive words to the Egyptian monks: – 2. Exhortation to Godliness – 3. To new ascetics – 5. To new ascetics – 17. About pride and empty self-delusion – 20. About various dozes – 24. About despondency and patience of elders – 25. About moving from place to place – 27. About lack of fear and negligence – 28. In words; to him who has it will be given and he will have abundance – 31. About the fact that a Christian should be generous and unforgiving – 33. How one should console the faint-hearted – 34. That a reading brother must delve into what he is reading and read with care, as if in God’s presence – 35. About virginity and chastity – 37. About the fact that one should not wander here and there with one’s eyes, but lower one’s gaze downward, and strive with one’s soul towards the Lord Lesson 39. About the disobedient and about the resurrection, and about the fear of God and about future judgment – 41. About those who fall away due to their own negligence, and use some excuse to apologize for their sins – 42. To a fallen brother and about repentance – 43. About the fact that one should not swear and speak blasphemy – 44. The words are explained to the brother: it is better to get married than to become thin – 48. To a monk who has fallen into despondency and says: “I’ll go and return to the world.” – 50. About the difference between monastic and secular life. 36. Word on the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 37. A word about the general resurrection, about repentance and love, about the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 38. Word on the coming of the Lord, on the end of the world and on the coming of the Antichrist 39 A Word on the Honest and Life-Giving Cross and on the Second Coming, as well as about love and almsgiving 40. A word against heretics, in which beads and other equally clear indications prove the necessity of the belief that the Holy Mother of God, for the salvation of the world, conceived and gave birth to our Lord and God not according to natural laws 41. A Word on Evil Tongues and Passions 42. A word of praise to our holy father Basil the Great 43. About the sinful wife who anointed the Lord with myrrh 44. A word of praise to the glorious martyrs who suffered throughout the world 45. A Word about Abraham and Isaac 46. A Word about the Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths, in response to those who say: “Time is evil, I cannot be saved.” 48. About bliss and sorrow 49. Eulogies to the Holy Forty Martyrs 51. Lesson for ascetics 52. Answer to some questions 53. Exhortation, or catechetical instruction to monks 56. About spiritual state 58. How a monk can be perfect 59. Answer to brother about priest Elijah 65. To the words: there will be two in the village 66. About the bustle of real life 67. About the blessed abodes 69. About the fact that one should not marvel at temporary things and be deceived by the pleasures of life, and on Psalm seventy-second 70. On those who sin daily and repent daily 71. A lesson about not tempting one's neighbor and about right living 72. About true renunciation of the world, and how the soul can find God, and why the Lord came 73. The word ascetic 74. Reply to those who claim that earthquakes are caused by underground winds 75. On the fact that one should not be deceived by Hellenic opinions 76. That Christians Should Not Indulge in Amusement 77. A lesson to a fallen brother about abstinence from carnal desires, about struggle and great prudence 78. About the fact that one should avoid all harmful dates and about abstinence 80. About those who trap souls in obscenity, claiming that this matter means nothing 84. About repentance and patience 85. An instructive word about patience and contrition 86. About patience, about the end of the age and the second coming, about diligent reading of divine scriptures and the benefits of silence 88. About remembering death, about virtue and about wealth 89. Word on the Resurrection of the Dead 90. About those who claim that there is no resurrection 91. At the coming of the Lord 1 92. For the coming of the Lord 2 93. A Word on Judgment and Resurrection 95. About the second coming of the Lord and about repentance 97. Teaching on Silence 98. About abstinence, about not competing with sinners who are excused by the circumstances of the time, and about Noah 99. About Lot and about bringing yourself to safety 100. A Word about the Holy Prophet Elijah 101. A Word about the Savior's Sufferings 102. A word of praise to the martyrs 103. About the ascetic Julian 104. A word for those who have fallen asleep about Christ. 105. Instruction to the brethren 106. In response to the words spoken by the Lord: in this world you will have sorrow (John 16:33), and about the fact that man must be perfect 107. About arming a monk 108. A word about the vanity of life and repentance 109. A word to those who renounce the world 110. Instruction for monks 111. A word about what should always be in thoughts about the day of invasion from this life 112. About the need to fight the enemy of our salvation. – 113. That a monk should not worry about clothes 114. About the fact that one should not be afraid of reproaches for a good deed 115. About the resurrection of the dead 116. Reflections on the Last Judgment 117. A word about the suggestions of a hater to the good of a demon 119. A Word of Repentance and Contrition 120. A Word about Repentance, Judgment and Separation of the Soul from the Body 121. Against researchers of the nature of the Son of God 122. On Virtues and Passions 123. Various types of God's Providence 124. About our freedom and that man was created free 126. Catechetical word about the impoverishment of good deeds and about God's long-suffering 127. About advancement in virtue - 128. About repentance, about the future judgment, about moving away from the treatment of women and about a luxurious life 129. Seven activities of a monk 132. A speech of praise to Peter, Paul, Andrew, Thomas, Luke and John, and a reading from the Gospel of John 133. A Word on Holy Friday about the Cross and the Thief 134. Prayers for different occasions 2. Prayer or confession to God 1. Tearful Prayer on Monday Night 2. Tearful Prayer on Tuesday Night 3. Tearful Prayer on Wednesday Night 4. Tearful prayer on Thursday evening 5. Tearful prayer on Friday evening 6. Tearful Prayer on Saturday Night 7. Tearful Prayer on Saturday Night 8. Tearful prayer on Sunday evening 136. Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary 137. About the fear of God and the final judgment 139. About humility and pride 141. To the words: Lord, put a guard over my mouth, and a guard over my mouth (Psalm 140:3) 142. To the words: Son, listen to my wisdom, and attach your ear to my words (Prov. 5:1) 143. To the words: all vanity and ruin of the spirit (Eccl. 1:14) 144. Funeral chants 2. On the death of a priest and ascetic 3. On the death of an ascetic 5. On the death of the elder ascetic 6. On the death of the elder ascetic 10. Farewell of a dying priest to his flock 11. On the death of a Church shepherd who died young 12. Reflection on the Resurrection and Judgment 14. Solemn hymn for the death of the righteous 15. On the death of an ascetic 18. Fraternal consolation to the dying ascetic 19. Fraternal consolation to the dying cleric 20. Fraternal consolation to the dying priest 21. Farewell of the flock to the bishop at his death 23. On the death of a shepherd and teacher 24. On the death of a mentor 25. Confession of Resurrection Hope 26. On the death of a mentor 27. The monastery's lament over the death of a cleric 28. Meditation at the graves 29. Christ's victory over death 30. The cry of a dying father 31. On the death of the mother of the family 32. On the death of the mother of the family 35. Prayerful outpouring of the soul to God at the sight of neighbors dying everywhere 36. On the death of a young son 38. About remembering death 39. The frailty of human nature 40. The cry of a dying youth about the vanity of the world 41 Prayer of a dying man for mercy at the judgment on the day of resurrection 42. General Resurrection Day 43. Blessed death of children 44. Bliss of those who died in infancy 45. The comforting hope of resurrection after the sudden death of a brother 46. The resurrection of Lazarus as evidence of the general resurrection of all 47. Feelings of a Dying Man 48. Christ's victory over death 50. For the funeral of a wanderer 51. Explanation of the parable of the ten virgins 52. Reflection on the occasion of a former earthquake 53. On the death of an ascetic 54. Consolation on behalf of the entire brotherhood to the dying pious brother 55. Meditation at the grave 56. About the frailty of present life, about future judgment and retribution 57. Consolation of a brother at his death 58. The dispute between Satan and death 59. Separation of soul from body 60. Prayer of a dying man for mercy at trial 61. The greatness of man at creation and humiliation at death 64. On the death of an ascetic 65. Exhortation to repentance and improvement of life 66. The hope of resurrection confessed at the hour of death 67. On the death of the deceased with firm faith in the resurrection of the dead 69. On the death of the pious father of the family 70. Prayer hymn to God, the resurrector of the dead 71. Prayer for the deliverance of the city from the death that threatens it 72. To the death of a godly brother 73. To the death of a godly brother 74. Prayer for deliverance from a destructive ulcer 75. On the death of a person who died during an earthquake 76. Prayer of the Dying to God, the Resurrector of the Dead 77. Doxology to Christ God, the Resurrector of the dead, on behalf of the dead 78. On the death of a deceased brother 79. On the day of remembrance of the blessedly deceased priest 80. Separation of soul from body 81. On the death of an ascetic 83. A hymn of thanksgiving to Christ, the Resurrector of the dead. 84. Prayer for a return to peaceful times 145. Discourse against the Jews 146. About human free will 147. To the words of Isaiah: let the wicked be lifted up 148. To the words of Jeremiah: Woe to us, for we have sinned 149. To the words of Jonah's prophecy: Arise and go to Nineveh 150. To the words: And this river cried with a great voice: Lazarus, come out. 151. Hymns for Christmas 152. On Christmas Day 153. The Passion and Resurrection of Christ 154. Song of praise to the Mother of God 155. Reflections on the economy of our salvation 156. About the truth and goodness of God 157. Why does God accept some of our petitions and reject others? 158. God arranges everything for the salvation of man 159. Temporary goods are removed from eternal goods 160. On the fickleness of human will 161. On taming bad desires 162. On guarding the eyes and tongue 167. About the wandering life 169. About brotherly admonishment of each other 171. Dying will Interpretation of the book of Isaiah's prophecy Interpretation of the Book of Jeremiah's Prophecy Interpretation of some passages of the Lamentations of Jeremiah Interpretation of the Book of Ezekiel's Prophecy Interpretation of the Book of Daniel's Prophecy Interpretation of the Book of Hosea's Prophecy Interpretation of the book of Joel's prophecy Interpretation of the Book of Amos' Prophecy Interpretation of the book of prophecy of Obadiah Interpretation of the book of Micah's prophecy Interpretation of the book of Zechariah's prophecies Interpretation of the book of prophecy of Malachi Commentary on the book of Genesis Commentary on the book of Exodus Commentary on the book of Leviticus Commentary on the book of Deuteronomy That brethren should live among themselves in unanimity and love Interpretation of St. Ephraim on the Epistles of St. Pavla: Appendix: Interpretation of St. Ephraim the Syrian on the apocryphal epistles - Corinthians to the Ap. Pavel and Ap. 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