Sermons of St. Theophan the Recluse is a true treasury of patristic teaching on salvation. Especially if these are sermons delivered during the preparatory weeks and Lent itself, as well as Holy Week. The collection presents as fully as possible the experience of this great teacher of the Russian Church, the deepest church scientist, a true ascetic and man of prayer, who pours out to the reader from the pages in simple but clear words about the main thing in Christianity: repentance, confession, communion of the Holy Mysteries, maintaining purity and ways of pleasing God. The sermons and teachings collected in this publication were delivered by the saint in various years during the period from the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee to Great (Holy) Saturday inclusive and reveal the most important meanings of the various periods of preparation and conduct of Great Lent, as well as the events of Holy Week and their meaning for the Orthodox Christian. The book is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in Orthodoxy and Christian asceticism.