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Third Council of Constantinople Constantinople · 680 AD Step in: Theosis A lesson on the path Meet Romanos the Melodist 6th century · deacon Meet Sergius and Bacchus 4th century · martyr Meet Nicephorus of Constantinople equal-to-apostles Read St. Gregory the Theologian — Select Letters A primary patristic text Second Council of Nicaea Nicaea, Bithynia · 787 AD Second Council of Constantinople Constantinople · 553 AD Pray "The Burial at Easter" memorial Read St. Athanasius the Great — Contra Gentes A primary patristic text Meet Acacius mentioned in The Ladder 6th century · venerable father Read the Psalter 150 psalms, the prayer of the Church Meet Micah the Prophet -7th century · old testament prophet Meet Charitina of Amisus 4th century · virgin-martyr Meet Agape, Irene, and Chionia 4th century · virgin-martyr Step in: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic A lesson on the path Pray "The Typical Psalms" psalter Read St. Ambrose of Milan — On the Holy Spirit A primary patristic text The Lives of the Saints 1,030 witnesses across the calendar Meet Haggai the Prophet equal-to-apostles Step in: Paradise A lesson on the path Pray "The Meeting of the Lord" feasts Dive into the Philokalia Five volumes of Orthodox spirituality Pray "The Elevation of the Cross" feasts Step in: The Moral and Ascetic Life A lesson on the path Meet Olympas, Rodion, and Companions apostle of the seventy Read St. Photius the Great — Encyclical to the Eastern Patriarchs A primary patristic text Read St. Gregory the Theologian — Orations and Letters A primary patristic text Begin Catechesis For inquirers — the questions before the questions Meet Febronia of Nisibis 4th century · venerable-martyr