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

Thirty steps from struggling against passions toward spiritual perfection

St. John the Ladder is a ladder that leads to heaven. A gift book in a leather cover.

"The Ladder that leads to Heaven" is the famous soul–saving guide, compiled by the great ascetic of piety, the abbot of the Sinai monastery, St. John, in honor of his wonderful creation, which received the name of the Ladder. The Ladder was written at the request of St. John of Raifa, who wanted to receive such guidance to the spiritual life that would represent the ladder approved, raising ascetics even to the gates of heaven unharmed, safe from falling. In the work of St. John, the royal path is inscribed to us, the path of measure and spiritual harmony, filled with intense inner work and constant memory of death. Monastic life, according to St. John, is a path of gradual, continuous ascent up the ladder of spiritual perfection. The thirty degrees of the Ladder teach the student to struggle against vices and passions, equally characteristic of a monk and a layman, and to cultivate 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 simple, but full of power, pure and lively language, the creation of St. John of Sinai will also help a layman who is jealous of his salvation to make a spiritual ascent up the Ladder that leads to Heaven.

Book price: 15,000₽

The price of the book in a gift case made of genuine leather: 22,000₽