St. John of the Ladder - the Ladder that leads up to heaven. Gift book bound in leather

"The Ladder that leads up to Heaven" – the famous soul-saving guide, compiled by the great ascetic of piety, the abbot of the Sinai monastery, the Monk John, in honor of his wonderful creation, who received the name of the Ladder. The "Ladder" was written at the request of St. John of Raifa, who wanted to receive such a guide to the spiritual life, which would represent the ladder approved, raising ascetics even to the gates of heaven unharmed, safe from falling. In the work of the Monk John, the royal path is drawn for us, the path of measure and spiritual harmony, filled with intense inner work and constant memory of death. The monastic life, according to St. John, is a path of gradual, continuous ascent on the ladder of spiritual perfection. The thirty degrees of the" Ladder " teach the ascetic to fight against the vices and passions that are equally characteristic of a monk and a layman, and to cultivate the virtues that restore the image of God in a person cleansed from sinful impurity. For many centuries, The Ladder has been a reference book for monks. Imbued with deep spiritual experience, written in a simple, but full of power, pure and lively language, the work of St. John of Sinai will also help a layman who is zealous for his salvation to make a spiritual ascent on the Ladder that leads to Heaven.