Welcome to O GENTLE LIGHT, a local radio outreach, by monks for monks and for the spiritual benefit of every listener. First broadcast in 1994 by monastics in northern California, the weekly radio ministry brought the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the riches of the Orthodox Christian faith to the local community, through readings, prayers, chant, spiritual songs and powerful personal testimonies. Today, this witness to the light of Jesus Christ returns to the airwaves, as the available original broadcasts are shared monthly for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere.
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DAILY AUDIO-BIBLE:
Daily NKJV New Testament Chapter (One-Year Audio-Bible)
Daily ESV New Testament Chapter (One-Year Audio-Bible)
Weekly New Testament Book (NKJV Orthodox Study Bible)
COMPLETE AUDIO-BIBLE:
The KJV Old Testament Audio-Bible
The KJV New Testament Audio-Bible
The KJV New Testament Dramatised Audio-Bible
The NKJV New Testament Audio-Bible (Orthodox Study Bible)
The Epistles of the New Testament (NKJV Orthodox Study Bible)
The ESV Old Testament Audio-Bible
The ESV New Testament Audio-Bible
The ESV Old Testament Dramatised Audio-Bible
The ESV New Testament Dramatised Audio-Bible
14 Jan 2026
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30 Dec 2025
A. THE SHORTER CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH by St Philaret of Moscow
THE SHORTER CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH by St Philaret of Moscow
2 Dec 2025
A. FR SERAPHIM ROSE HOMILIES COMPILATION
This compilation is composed of the homilies of blessed Fr Seraphim Rose on the podcast channel HOMILIES OF FR SERAPHIM ROSE, except the series on the Book of Genesis. The homilies on the Book of Genesis can be found in the podcast feed at HOMILIES OF FR SERAPHIM ROSE or FR SERAPHIM ROSE WEEKLY ARCHIVE on the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app,
2 Nov 2025
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11 Jun 2024
HOMILIES OF FR SERAPHIM ROSE (See Links Below)
1) HOMILIES OF FR SERAPHIM ROSE
LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/homilies-of-fr-seraphim-rose/id1517701766
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2) FR SERAPHIM ROSE SPEAKS TODAY
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10 Jun 2024
UPDATED PODCAST LIST
UPDATED PODCAST LIST: All available on the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app. Just search by the title.
DAILY AUDIO BIBLE:
1. DAILY ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE READING (NKJV)
3. DAILY ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY: THE OLD TESTAMENT
4. DAILY ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY: THE NEW TESTAMENT
5. DAILY ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY: THE PSALMS
6. DAILY PSALM DRAMATISED (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
7. WEEKLY BIBLE BOOK DRAMATISED (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
COMPLETE AUDIO BIBLE:
8. THE NEW TESTAMENT AUDIO BIBLE (ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE)
9. THE OLD TESTAMENT (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
10. THE NEW TESTAMENT (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
11. THE OLD TESTAMENT DRAMATISED (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
12. THE NEW TESTAMENT DRAMATISED (KJV AUDIO BIBLE)
13. THE OLD TESTAMENT DRAMATISED (ESV AUDIO BIBLE)
14. THE NEW TESTAMENT DRAMATISED (ESV AUDIO BIBLE)
DAILY TEACHING:
17. DAILY CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
18. THE SHORTER CATECHISM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
19. WORDS OF LIFE: DAILY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
20. THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD U.K.
21. THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD U.S.A.
WEEKLY TEACHING:
22. HOMILIES OF FR JOHN FINLEY
23. HOMILIES OF FR TURBO QUALLS
24. HOMILIES OF FR JOHN TOMASI
25. HOMILIES OF FR JOHN BETHENCOURT
26. FR JON BRAUN TEACHING ARCHIVE
27. SIMPLY ORTHODOX with Dr Bradley Nassif
28. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL CATECHESIS
WEEKLY ARCHIVES:
29. THE FAITH, FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
30. HOMILIES OF METROPOLITAN ANTHONY BLOOM
31. HOMILIES OF FR MICHAEL HARPER
32. HOMILIES OF FR LAZARUS MOORE
33. HOMILIES OF FR SERAPHIM ROSE
34. FR SERAPHIM ROSE WEEKLY ARCHIVE
35. THE LOGOS ORTHODOX OUTREACH
36. HOMILIES OF FR AMBROSE YOUNG
37. HOMILIES OF ELDER ATHANASIOS MITILINAIOS
38. THE BOOK OF REVELATION WITH ELDER ATHANASIOS MITILINAIOS
ORTHODOX RADIO ARCHIVES:
39. DETROIT’S OWN ORTHODOX RADIO
40. O GENTLE LIGHT: MONASTIC RADIO OUTREACH
AUDIO BOOKS:
41. THE LADDER OF DIVINE ASCENT
42. ST SERAPHIM OF SAROV SPIRITUAL COUNSELS
43. THE WAY OF A PILGRIM
44. NIHILISM: THE ROOT OF THE REVOLUTION OF THE MODERN AGE
ORTHODOX EVANGELISM ARCHIVES:
45. EVANGELICAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
46. MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM CONFERENCE 1988
47. FR JAMES BERNSTEIN TEACHING ARCHIVE
48. MINISTRY OF FR EUSEBIUS STEPHANOU
49. THE LOGOS ORTHODOX OUTREACH ARCHIVE
PRAYER PODCASTS:
50. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN DAILY PRAYER
51. DAILY ORTHODOX MATINS AND VESPERS
52. BYZANTINE PROSOMOIA: THE CHANTER’S COMPANION
HOLY CROSS MONASTERY:
53. DAILY PRAYER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
54. DAILY HOURS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: THE HOROLOGION
55. THE PSALTER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
GREEK AUDIO BIBLE:
56, Η Καινή Διαθήκη κάθε μέρα στο πρωτότυπο κείμενο
57. Η Καινή Διαθήκη κάθε μέρα στην vεοελληνική με μουσική υπόκρουση
58. H Καινή Διαθήκη στο πρωτότυπο κείμενο
59. H Καινή Διαθήκη στην vεοελληνική με μουσική υπόκρουση
60. Η Καινή Διαθήκη στην καθαρεύουσα
61. Η Καινή Διαθήκη στα νέα ελληνικά
62. Το Ψαλτήριον
GREEK TEACHING:
63. Πείρα Αγιορειτών Πατέρων
64. Ομιλίες Γέροντος Αιμιλιανού
65. Ομιλίες Γέροντος Εφραίμ Φιλοθεΐτου
66. H Αποκάλυψη: Ομιλίες του Αρχιμ. Αθανασίου Μυτιληναίου
67. Ιεροκήρυκας Δημήτριος Παναγόπουλος
68. Διακήρυξη σωτηρίας (Δρ. Δημήτρης Χρηστίδης)
69. Mηνύματα Ευαγγελίου (Ιεροκήρυκα Γιάννη Έρτσο)
RUSSIAN PODCASTS:
70.Новый Завет [The New Testament in Russian]
71. Псалтир [The Psalter in Slavonic]
72. Митрополит Антоний Сурожский - Проповеди и Аудиокниги [Metr. Anthony Bloom]
OTHER LANGUAGE PODCASTS:
73. Parole Chrétienne Orthodoxe [French Teaching Ministry]
74. Noul Testament [The New Testament in Romanian]
75. عهد جدید [The New Testament in Persian]
76. Bagong Tipan [The New Testament in Tagalog]
10 May 2024
A04. O GENTLE LIGHT: The Holy Apostles (1995)
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 10th July, 1995.
6 May 2024
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ON APPLE PODCASTS APP: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527
ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=uOdOl5lzTxW6nyEcIpNckw
6 May 2024
HOMILIES OF FR AMBROSE YOUNG
LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/homilies-of-fr-ambrose-young/id1742546189
LISTEN ON SPOTIFY APP: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VYWLH3cRN8Pl2DuNMVSib?si=uB8tddZyTmiZdpdupEPduQ
3 May 2024
A03. O GENTLE LIGHT: Serbian, Arabic & Greek Chants (1996)
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 20th August M 1996.
24 Apr 2024
A02. O GENTLE LIGHT: On Creation (1996)
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of ‘O Gentle Light’ are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 14th May, 1996.
16 Apr 2024
A01. O GENTLE LIGHT: Music of Fr Roman, Monk of Pskov Caves Monastery (1995)
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 14th May, 1995.
31 Mar 2024
A08. O GENTLE LIGHT: St Nicholai Velimirovich
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This episode was first broadcast on local radio on 18th March, 1997.
18 Mar 2024
A07. O GENTLE LIGHT: Russia’s Catacomb Saints
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 15th July, 1997.
4 Feb 2024
A06. O GENTLE LIGHT: Journal of the Royal Martyr Emperess Alexandra
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This programme was first broadcast on local radio on 15th July, 1997.
3 Jan 2024
A05. O GENTLE LIGHT: St Xenia of Petersburg
SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/o-gentle-light — LINKS to all our podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-christian-teaching — O GENTLE LIGHT … ancient, apostolic and other-wordly monks’ hour of music, for all those ascetics living in virginity, devotion and fasting, in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, on mountains, on pillars, in caves, in hermitages, on clefts of rock and right faith — First broadcast in 1994, the available episodes of O GENTLE LIGHT are now shared once again for believers and seekers of Truth everywhere. The orignal radio outreach began at the same time as the ‘Death to the World’ zine, published by the same monastics, began sharing the same Gospel message. DTTW continues today in a new series, available in print and digital format: https://deathtotheworld.com — O GENTLE LIGHT is a monthly podcast. Please subscribe to receive the new broadcasts in your podcast feed — This episode was first broadcast on local radio on 23rd September, 1997.
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