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The Life in Christ

Name: The Life in Christ
Author: St. Nicholas Cabasilas

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This is St. Nicholas Cabasilas' classic account of sacramental life and union with Christ.

2Discourse Two: What fulfillment the divine baptism bestows upon it.

3Discourse Three: And what perfection the holy chrism bestows upon it.

4Discourse Four: What completion the holy communion gives to it.

5Discourse Five: What completion the consecration of the holy altar bestows upon it.

6Discourse Six: How, having received it from the mysteries, we shall guard it.

7Discourse Seven: What becomes of the one who has been initiated and has preserved the grace received from the mysteries through his own diligence.