November 30, 2016 297 1 When Are We to Fast: Midnight-to-Midnight, or Vespers-to-Vespers? I have been confused about the fasting regulations; I understand them with regard to what we can or cannot eat on certain days, but…
November 29, 2016 40 1 British Ambassador Visits St.Elisabeth Convent and the Women’s Rehabilitation Center On November 24, Ms. Fiona Gibb, British Ambassador to Belarus, and Mr. Ian Fox, Deputy Head of Mission, visited the women’s rehabilitation center founded…
November 29, 2016 40 0 Holy Apostle Matthew: Tax-Collector, Apostle and Evangelist In the lists of the Twelve disciples who are recorded in the New Testament, the name Matthew is mentioned. He calls himself this in…
November 28, 2016 156 0 A Sacred Image from Belarus: The Icon of the Mother of God of Kupyatich The Kupyatich Icon of the Mother of God appeared in the 1180s nearby the village of Kupyatich in the Minsk area. The icon was…
November 25, 2016 693 0 The Icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos (Merciful) According to tradition, the icon was painted by Apostle Luke. Its name “Kykkiotisa” was originated from Mount Kykkos, located on the island of Cyprus….
November 22, 2016 8335 1 Why Do We Burn Incense in the Orthodox Church? In our Orthodox church, we burn incense in a metal vessel that hangs on three chains and has a sliding cover to regulate the…
November 21, 2016 223 0 Akathist to Archangel Michael Kontakion 1 Chosen captain of the heavenly hosts and defender of mankind, we – delivered by you from afflictions -offer this hymn of…
November 21, 2016 586 0 Iconography of the Angels and Other Bodiless Powers Talk of God, of Jesus, and of the Saints may diminish, but the subject of angels always manages to capture popular imagination. They have…
November 21, 2016 493 0 The Holy Angels: An Orthodox Perspective Our Holy Bible starts with this sentence: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. By Heaven is meant not an…
November 17, 2016 134 0 Life after Death. Mysteries beyond the Grave. Part I It is beyond any doubt that we Christians are convinced that we are created for life; it is not God’s will that we die….