From "On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies", trans. By Brian E. Daley, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1998.

Homily on the Dormition of the Mother of God - St. John of Damascus

Spiritual Readings from Holy Cross Monastery - In the Orthodox monastic tradition, meals are often accompanied by spiritually edifying reading, so that soul and body may be nourished together. This podcast features weekly highlights from the trapeza readings of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.