The Rudder (Pedalion) - Volume 1: of the Metaphorical Ship of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

"Wisdom has built her house with Seven Pillars" - Proverbs 9:1

The Rudder (also called the "Pedalion" in Greek) is a compilation of all of the Holy Canons in the Orthodox church. It was compiled by Nicodemus the Hagiorite and Agapius the Monk of Mount Athos in the year 1800. The fifth edition of the Greek text was translated into English by Denver Cummings in 1957 and published by the Orthodox Christian Education Society of Chicago, Illinois. This extensive work includes the 85 Canons of the...