{"product_id":"prayer-and-watchfulness","title":"Prayer and Watchfulness: Teachings of the Holy Fathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHear several Fathers on the same struggle to pray.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrayer and Watchfulness gathers patristic counsel selected by Saint Theophan the Recluse around attention, repentance, and guarding the heart. Basil, Chrysostom, Ephrem, Climacus, Isaac, and other Fathers bring different voices to the effort to remain attentive before God. The thematic collection gives readers a way to compare counsel on wandering thoughts and inner prayer without beginning the full five-volume Russian Philokalia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatristic teaching gathered by Theophan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttention, sobriety, and the guarding of the heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayer, repentance, and spiritual warfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this when your principal interest is prayer and you want a substantial anthology organized around that concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCompiler\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSaint Theophan the Recluse\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\u003e393 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\u003e9798185384381\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJuly 3, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saint-theophan-the-recluse\"\u003eExplore Saint Theophan the Recluse and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686392391,"sku":"B0H7H9VZ8R","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/619Hd9RDBcL._SY466.jpg?v=1788842564","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/prayer-and-watchfulness","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}