tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post4338519238529136903..comments2023-12-25T05:12:46.199+01:00Comments on ORA ET LABORA: Linking to the Syrian SaintsFelix Culpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062279686869827534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-51077866740821521572008-02-11T20:36:00.000+01:002008-02-11T20:36:00.000+01:00These two saints (as well as other early Syriac wr...These two saints (as well as other early Syriac writers) have a vividly lyrical quality that stands out even in English translation. It's hard to read them without being personally affected.<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention this in the post, but Sebastian Brock's books are excellent, especially "The Luminous Eye: The Spiritual World Vision of Saint Ephrem the Syrian" and "The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life," both published by Cistercian Press.Felix Culpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062279686869827534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-78779964704026625782008-02-11T19:57:00.000+01:002008-02-11T19:57:00.000+01:00Saint Ephrem has always held a special place for m...Saint Ephrem has always held a special place for myself since my awareness of all the hymns that he has written. As well, reading his commentary on Creation, seemed to add a different influence to the usual writing of the Western Fathers in how he describes creation and how various things come into being. Truth as picturesque has never appealed to me so much as it has through his hymns. As well, Archimandrite Vasileios has helped draw me closer to Saint Isaac. Both of these Saints stand out for me more than any otherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com