January 23, 2021 About the Mental Struggle “One evening, I was at the all-night vigil in the Zosimas and Sabbatius church,” Archimandrite Kronid once shared, “when suddenly, an awful spark of…
January 23, 2021 Five Ways to Repent Saint John Chrysostom shows us five practical ways to repent. He says: The first way is to condemn yourself for your sins. The Lord…
January 22, 2021 A Mother’s Prayer Everyone is sure to know the proverb, “A mother’s prayer will raise you from the bottom of the deepest sea.” But how many still…
January 21, 2021 Spirit-Suffused Matter and the Ubiquity of the Demonic In one part of the rite for hallowing water in the Orthodox baptismal service, we read the following: “The priest then blesses the water…
January 21, 2021 The Feast of the Holy Epiphany at our Convent When You, O Lord were baptized in the Jordan / the worship of the Trinity was made manifest / for the voice of the…
January 20, 2021 Why Is It Necessary to Be Turning West and East during Baptism? Along with willingly renouncing Satan, a person being baptized is expected to freely unite with God. This is why after the baptismal candidate or…
January 20, 2021 Deesis — an Inspiration for Prayer Deesis (δέησις) is a Greek word that translates as “prayer” or “supplication”. It refers mainly to the traditional iconic representation of Christ flanked by…
January 19, 2021 Monks’ Inventions From the archives Science and education the way we know them did not appear until the 17th and 18th century. Until then, the centres…
January 19, 2021 Sermon before Consecration of the Waters on the Epiphany Day of St John Maximovitch “The heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form, like a dove” on Christ, as He was standing in the Jordan…
January 18, 2021 About Filling in Valleys and Mountains Made Low Mark 1: 1-8 2 Tim. 4: 5-8 St John the Baptist called people for repentance. He fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy: “Prepare the way for the…
January 17, 2021 “One Day, Petya Came to the Refectory, Sat Down on a Bench and Cried Avidly.” A Priest Recalls a Story from a Small Cemetery Parish “Wood chips! Firewood!” Everyone knew who it was the moment his slightly trembling voice was heard outside the church refectory doors. Because of his…
January 17, 2021 The Value of Gratitude: How Can We Repay the Lord for All His Good? The Utmost Price The one thing that each of us can repay the Lord with is our humility, for its value in the eyes…
