Toward Repentance Saint Demiana I did not surrender for

I did not surrender for one day to anyone who resisted or envied me…

Patriarch of Alexandria

we shall prepare for ourselves a dwelling in the land of the peaceful

The purpose of manual labor was to bring the monk to perfection so that he may avoid the dangers of pride

contemporary English

Toward Repentance Saint Demiana I did not surrender for"Sugg. Donation" The book discusses Repentance from an Orthodox perspective. In the book, the author emphasizes the essentiality of embedding hope at the center of the entire practice of repentance. Moreover, the author highlights the needed spiritual strategies that initiate a fruitful life of repentance. In this regard, the author helps the reader to perceive repentance not as a mere act of sorrow, rather an act of restoration filled with joy as