{"product_id":"miterikon","title":"Miterikon: Lives and Sayings of the Holy Mothers, with the Spiritual Instructions of Abba Isaiah to the Nun Theodora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the holy mothers as teachers of the spiritual life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiterikon brings women’s monastic counsel into the center of the reading experience. Compiled by Abba Isaiah for the nun Theodora and transmitted through Saint Theophan’s Russian work, it joins lives and sayings to instructions on prayer, humility, temptation, and endurance. This English volume complements collections of the Desert Fathers by opening another part of the ascetical inheritance to sustained attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLives and sayings of holy women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbba Isaiah’s instructions to Theodora\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayer, humility, silence, and endurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this for counsel and instruction from the tradition of the holy mothers; pair it with Holy Women Ascetics for a wider collection of lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCompiler\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAbba Isaiah\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e138 pages\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTrim size\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e6 × 9 inches\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9798187752690\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJuly 17, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saints-and-authors#abba-isaiah\"\u003eExplore Abba Isaiah and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelated reading: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/holy-women-ascetics-of-the-eastern-church\"\u003eHoly Women Ascetics of the Eastern Church\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686720071,"sku":"B0H9BKHK35","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/41NlfIA-cJL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1788842571","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/miterikon","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}