Fourth Word. 1. That the death of the soul is the removal of the Holy Spirit from it, and that the sting of death is sin; and that death and corruption of the body are likened to death and corruption of the soul. 2. And about what are the signs of deadness and liveliness of the soul. 3. Of the manner in which corruption and death are taken away, and that death is now not destroyed, but trampled upon and made null and void. 4. On how the bodies of the deceased saints are glorified after death, and also on the resurrection and righteous judgment of God. 12

The fifth word. 1. What is the autocracy that God gave to man in the beginning? 2. And after the fall, what remained in man of this autocracy? 16

Sixth Word. 1. As there is sickness in the body, so is sin in the soul. 2. As we have a bodily sense, so it is necessary that the soul should have a spiritual sense and feel both its illness and health. 3. Whoever does not have a spiritual sense and does not feel whether his soul is sick or healthy, is not yet a Christian, although he is called a Christian, for the direct fruit of the Christian faith is the health of the soul. 18

Seventh Word. 1. God, out of His excessive love for people, subjected them to various deprivations in this life. 2. Poverty is a blessing of the Holy God. 3. Whoever blasphemes poverty denies Christianity and does not want to be a Christian. 4. The necessity insists that Christians should have sorrows and troubles. 20

The Eighth Word. 1. To keep in mind what is read in the Divine Scriptures is the action of the power of God. 2. On prayer and reading. 3. How should a Christian pray? 22

Ninth Homily. 1. The greatest sin is to pray without the fear of God, without reverence and attention. Those who allow it do not know, as they should, God. 2. In order to know God, divine light is needed. 3. Every person sins in mind, word and deed. In order to protect oneself from sins, one must first of all heal the mind. 24

Tenth Word. 1. God did not create man in the beginning who was weak, so that he should sin through weakness, as he sins now. 2. One is the sin of Adam, and another is the other sins with which we sin now. 3. What has been given to us by Christ, and what is sin? 4. For this reason God was made man, that He may abolish the works of the devil. 26

The Eleventh Word. 1. The Holy Father writes this homily to a lay disciple and teaches how the Holy Spiritual Fathers should be honored. 2. What should be done to find a true spiritual father? 3. And having found him, how should he be treated? 28

Homily Twelve. 1. He who repents of his sins will receive no benefit if he does not seek from Christ the Lord and the cure of his infirmity, because of which he sins. 2. Whatever a person does in this life, he does in vain, if it does not contribute to the health of his soul. 3. How does sin happen according to our will and without our will? 37

Homily Thirteenth. 1. The healing of the soul is one, not many. 2. People sin in four ways. 3. The salvation of all in the one will of God; but man has nothing in himself with which he can be saved. 39

The Fourteenth Word. 1. What does God require of a Christian? 2. What harm has man suffered and continues to suffer from the devil, and does not know it? 3. All people are sick in their souls and do not understand this. 4. They must know their infirmities in order to seek a physician. 5. The evil devil puts his temptations as a bait that he lays before people. 6. For what reason do not all Christians succeed in virtue? 41

Homily Fifteen. 1. There are seven classes of persons for whom the prayer of the Church for their salvation is necessary. 2. Those who pray to God, and yet do not know what they are asking for, are not heard. 3. Those who do not pray in the spirit labor in vain. 44

The Sixteenth Word. 1. Who is a true Christian? 2. A Christian who loves fame or pleasure or money is not a true Christian. 3. Christians need to bear sensitive deprivations and podvigs in order to be freed from these passions. 4. Every good deed must be done with this goal in mind, in order to receive the grace of Christ and holiness. 5. Praying attentively is a gift from God. 6. Sinners are enemies of God, from whom He turns away. 46

Homily Seventeen. 1. Whatever good a person has done, it is good for him himself. 2. How do we know if God has accepted our fasting, prayers, and almsgiving? 3. How should we sing and pray? 4. Sanctification and freedom are given to the soul through faith. 5. The soul of psalmody should be humility. 6. How is the grace of God extinguished? 49