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Homily Sixty-Three. 1. Of those who think that they have the Holy Spirit, without any complete consciousness and sense of His work, and of those who say that in the present times no man can behold the glory of the Holy Spirit. 2. That the saints do not have the slightest envy, when we also try in every possible way to become like them by excelling in virtues. How can we behold God? 4. Whoever has attained such a measure as to behold, as far as possible, God, learns in the present life to know what blessedness will be granted to the saints in the future life. 5. That the prophets and apostles proclaimed what they saw, being enlightened by the Holy Spirit, who was always with them. 6. Whoever transgresses or misinterprets his words sins against the Holy Spirit. 35

Homily Sixty-Four. 1. On blasphemy. Whoever says that in these times it is impossible to receive the Holy Spirit, and whoever blasphemes the actions of the Holy Spirit, saying that such actions are from the devil, introduces a new heresy into the Church of God. 40

Homily Sixty-Five. 1. About repentance, and that when one does all the commandments of God, he increases in virtue and becomes perfect. 41

Homily Sixty-Six. 1. About repentance, and that for the purification of the soul it is not enough to give up possessions, if we do not also gain weeping. 2. About the expulsion of Adam from paradise, and that if he had repented after transgressing the commandment of God, he would not have been expelled from paradise. 3. What good did repentance bring him, and what did he bring after his exile? 4. How one who wants to truly repent should repent. 5. On the Second Coming of the Lord. 6. The rebuke of those who do not live badly, but not with a good disposition, but feignedly. 44

Homily Sixty-Seven. 1. On repentance. What spiritual struggle and what heartache does he have who repents with a contrite and humble spirit? 2. What does he say and how does he pray to the loving God? 3. On the fear of God. 55

Homily Sixty-Eight. 1. About the three images of attention and prayer. 2. About the first image. 3. About the second. 4. About the third. 57

Homily Sixty-Ninth. 1. On repentance and the beginning of a virtuous life; also about what one who repents should do every day; also about contrition and tears. 61

The Seventieth Word. 1. How should one look after oneself and delve into one's condition, and how should one compare one's deeds with the commandments of Christ the Lord? 65

Homily Seventy-One. 1. About novice monks. 67

Homily Seventy-Two. 1. About the renunciation of the world and the cutting off of one's will. 2. That everyone needs to find an experienced guide in order to learn virtue from him. 3. That one must have faith in one's spiritual father. 4. On the vision of light, by which every soul is enlightened and succeeds in the love of God. 70

Homily Seventy-Three. 1. That one should willingly obey one's elders, not forget one's vows to God, and not murmur because of church services. 73

Homily Seventy-Four. 1. About attachment to relatives. 2. On despair and its types. 3. On the necessity of admonishing such with the words of the Scriptures. 4. Whoever does not fulfill even a small commandment, it cannot be said that he truly believes. 5. An inflow depiction of a procession along the royal path in the midst of temptations. 6. Harm to a monk from partiality for relatives. 77

Homily Seventy-Five. 1. On repentance and tenderness. 2. How can one reach tenderness? 3. About tears. 4. Without them, purity and impassibility cannot be attained. 82

Homily Seventy-Six. 1. It is necessary to observe and keep the salvific fast not only on the first Sunday of the Holy Forty Days, but also on all others. 89