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Daily Ladder of Divine Ascent

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Welcome to The Ladder of Divine Ascent, read by Fr David McCready. St John Climacus, the sixth century abbot of the Holy Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai, compared the spiritual life to a ladder of thirty steps, and explained in detail the challenges presented by each of them. This spiritual classic has brought inspiration and edification to every generation since that time. Read every year during Great Lent in monastic refectories, this book has been treasured by both monastics and fervent Christians for centuries. Visit our podcast, THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY on Apple...

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41. STEP 3.2: Those Who Have Come to Love the Lord 18.05.2026 0:34

40. STEP 3.1: On Exile or Pilgrimage 07.05.2026 0:49

39. STEP 2.12: If Young People are Prone to the Desires 05.05.2026 0:54

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38. STEP 2.11: if Anyone Thinks He is Without Attachment to Some Object 17.04.2026 0:14

37. STEP 2.10: After Our Renunciation 15.04.2026 0:30

36. STEP 2.9: No-one Will Enter the Heavenly Bridal Chamber Wearing a Crown Unless … 10.04.2026 0:49

35. STEP 2.8: Let Us Pay Close Attention to Ourselves 09.04.2026 1:01

34. STEP 2.7: The Man Who Has Escaped Sorrow 08.04.2026 0:55

33. STEP 2,6: it is Worth Investigating 07.04.2026 0:59

32. Step 2.5: Having Resolved to Run our Race with Ardour and Fervour 06.04.2026 0:50

31. Step 2,4: Let Us Listen to What the Lord Said to the Young Man 03.04.2026 0:21

30. Step 2.3: After Our Renunciation of the World 02.04.2026 0:46

29. Step 2.2: After Our Call which Comes from God 27.03.2026 0:53

28. Step 2.1: On Detachment 26.03.2026 1:11

27. Step 1.27: So Who is a Faithful and Wise Monk? 25.03.2026 0:30

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26. Step 1.26: The Whole Monastic State Consists of Three Specific Kinds of Establishment 24.03.2026 0:48

25. Step 1.25: Those Who Have Really Determined to Serve Christ 20.03.2026 0:39

24. Step 1.24: Offer to Christ the Labours of Your Youth 18.03.2026 1:25

23. Step 1.23: The Lord Decidedly Makes Easy the Battles of Beginners 17.03.2026 0:50

22. Step 1.22: Let Us Charge into the Good Fight with Joy and Love 17.03.2026 0:35

21. Step 1.21: Some People, Living Carelessly in the World 11.03.2026 0:56

20. Step 1.20: If an Earthly King Were to Call Us 10.03.2026 1:06

19. Step 1.19: Let No-One, by Appealing to the Weight and Multitude of His Sins 06.03.2026 0:36

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18. Step 1.18: Let Us Not Even Abhor or Condemn the Renunciation Due Merely to Circumstances 27.02.2026 0:57