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Third Council of Constantinople Constantinople · 680 AD The Lexicon of Orthodoxy 401 terms with their Greek roots Meet Xenia of Rome 5th century · venerable father Begin Catechesis For inquirers — the questions before the questions Meet achys, Amplius, and Companions apostle of the seventy First Council of Nicaea Nicaea, Bithynia · 325 AD Dive into the Philokalia Five volumes of Orthodox spirituality Step in: Vespers and Compline A lesson on the path Meet Clement of Ohrid 10th century · holy hierarch Meet Agathangelus 4th century · martyr Meet Guria, Samonas, and Abibus martyr The Seven Ecumenical Councils Where the Gospel was kept intact Pray "The Burial of the Dead (Priests)" memorial Meet Vladimir the Great A witness of the Church Read St. Jerome — Prefaces to the Vulgate A primary patristic text Meet Euplus the Archdeacon 4th century · martyr Read St. John Damascene — Against Those Who Oppose Holy Icons A primary patristic text Pray "The Blessing for a Journey" occasional Read St. Basil the Great — On the Holy Spirit A primary patristic text Step in: The Local and Universal Church A lesson on the path Pray "Great Thursday" feasts Read Pseudo-Barnabas — Epistle of Barnabas A primary patristic text Read St. Gregory the Theologian — Select Orations A primary patristic text Meet Gregory the Dialogist 6th–7th century · pope Step in: Ascension and Pentecost A lesson on the path Meet John the Hut-dweller 5th century · venerable father Read St. Gregory the Theologian — Select Letters A primary patristic text Read the Psalter 150 psalms, the prayer of the Church Meet Callistratus and Forty-Nine Companions 4th century · martyr The Lives of the Saints 1,030 witnesses across the calendar