The Feast of St Ephrem 2022
“You who have been set over others, you have heard the Apostle Paul saying, Let him who is in charge carry out his work in diligence (Rom 12:8), and, Let no one despise your youth (1 Tim 4:12). See to it that you never use your position to fulfill your own passions.…
Some Articles on St. Ephrem
I recently came across a blog post by Dr. Alan Suciu, a researcher and scholar of Coptic Christianity and Literature, which features some articles related to the Greek Ephrem. I want to thank Dr. Suciu for posting these and acknowledge my use of them. You can have a look at Dr. Suciu’s…
New Translation: “On the Cross”
“Christ is bread, wine, and oil.” The short sermon “On the Cross” (CPG 4104) is as much a meditation on the biblical image of the Vineyard of God as it is a meditation on the saving work of Christ. Indeed, this short text identifies the Cross of Christ as the inheritance of…
On the Passion of the Savior, trans. E. Lash
During these most holy days preceding the Lord’s Suffering and Crucifixion, we share with you the metrical sermon On the Lord’s Passion attributed to St. Ephrem the Syrian in Greek. This text was translated by the late Fr. Ephrem Lash and featured on his Anastasis site. Thankfully, this site is archived here,…
Saint Ephrem the Syrian 