November 11, 2016 138 0 The Icon of the Mother of God “Ozeryanskaya” Not far from Kharkov, in the Transfiguration Monastery of Kuryazhanka, there is a miraculous image of the Mother of God called “Ozeryanskaya”. According to…
November 7, 2016 171 0 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” The Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is a Theotokos image without a single compositional pattern which is encountered in many versions….
November 4, 2016 68 0 The Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan: The Liberation from an Invasion According to tradition, the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan arrived to Russia from Constantinople in the 13th century. After the Tatars…
November 1, 2016 1052 0 The Life, Travels and Martyrdom of Apostle Luke Background of St. Luke The holy Evangelist Luke was born in the Syrian city of Antioch. His parents were not members of the…
November 1, 2016 127 0 The Orthodox Priest: An Icon of Christ In this holy season you could have a child ask you, “why was Jesus born as a boy? Why couldn’t St. Mary have had…
October 28, 2016 223 0 The Icon of the Mother of God the Grower of Crops The icon of the Mother of God called “the Grower of Crops” was painted with the blessing of elder Ambrose, a hieroschemamonk from the…
October 27, 2016 202 1 The Patron Icon of Kazan: The Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes On July 9 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes (also known as…
October 26, 2016 869 0 Akathist to the Icon of the Mother of God of Iveron Kontakion 1 O chosen Champion, Our Lady the Mother of God, we thy servants bring thee a song of praise, bearing as it…
October 26, 2016 637 0 The Miraculous Icon of The Mother of God of Iveron (Panagia Portraitissa) Apolytikion Hymn of Panagia Portaitissa. First Tone Your sacred icon O Lady Portaitissa, which has come by the sea, is wondrous in your flock,…
October 25, 2016 42 0 Cute Animals To Cuddle: Animal-assisted Therapy at St.Elisabeth Convent Is there anyone who doesn’t know how useful equine therapy may be for the sick? Early childhood autism, oligophrenia, and cerebral palsy are hard…