Exodos

by Dimitrios Spyridon Chytiris

“What delight of life remains untouched by sadness? What glory has ever remained on earth unswerved? Everything is weaker than shadow, everything is more deceptive than dreams; a torque and everything is succeeded by death. But in the light of Thy face Christ, and the sweetness of Thy beauty, give peace to the one you elected to take from us, for Thou are a God who loves the man kind”
Here the reader will come to know the original text of the Exodic Acolouthy (Funeral Service) that was written in the 7th century by Saint John of Damascus and it is still read until this day in the Eastern Church. The deep meanings of the hymns, the theology, the comfort and the hope of resurrection are the topics of this marvelous work, translated from ancient Greek into English for studying and for spiritual awakening.

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 18, 2013

About the author

Dimitrios Spyridon Chytiris (Δημήτριος Σπυρίδων Χυτήρης) was born in Corfu, Greece in 1982. He studied at Vella Academy in the city of Ioannina and returned to Corfu island after finishing his service in the Greek Army in 2008.
He enjoys very much to listen to good music and travel as much as possible but above all he loves reading and collecting books. His personal library contains more than 900 books so far. Chytiris considers reading to be very intimate and sacred and often says:

"Once I finish a book, especially a good one, it's very hard for me to start reading a new one right away. It almost feels like cheating! I need my time to be able to move on to the next one"

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