August 18, 2020 Why was Elijah the Prophet with the Lord during the Transfiguration? Elijah is one of the most revered prophets in the Russian Church. But unlike Isaiah, Jeremiah or Daniel, he left us no books or…
August 18, 2020 The Gospel about Money Why are the money changers robbers? And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in…
August 17, 2020 13 Rules of Life of Saint Isaac the Syrian Here is the wisdom of the great Christian ascetic writer who lived in the seventh century. At the end of his life the saint…
August 17, 2020 Honey Spas at Our Convent Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord feast (Honey Spas) at our convent. Orthodox Christians celebrate three Savior Days…
August 17, 2020 Marital Relations During a Fast The Church definitely instructs us to abstain from marital intimacy during a fast, but we must understand that there are always nuances. There are…
August 16, 2020 Why Can’t You Get Married During Lent? The yearning for one lost joy can overshadow all the other delights of the world. Archpriest Vladimir Kostochka thinks that everything has its due…
August 16, 2020 Holy Fathers on Carrying One’s Cross To take up your cross is to submit willingly and diligently to the privations and strains that curb the unspoken desires of our flesh….
August 15, 2020 “Hodegetria” of Kostroma Icon of the Mother of God The miraculous Smolensk-Kostroma Icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria” is one of the shrines of the Bogoyavlensky Convent in Kostroma. The fresco icon,…
August 15, 2020 Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God Commemoration Day On the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God Commemoration Day, the sisters and parishioners of our convent made a cross procession and prayed…
August 14, 2020 Sermon on the Eve of the Feast of the Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord Again, at the onset of fasting, preparation for communion, repentance, and ascetic feats, the Cross of Christ is erected before us; and it makes…
August 13, 2020 Old Testament Saints of August: The Holy Maccabees and the Holy Prophet Micah Old Testament saints? Yes! God created saints, holy men and women, long before the coming of Christ, and “martyrs before the Martyrs” as our…
August 13, 2020 Why Is It That Two or Even Three Passages from the Holy Scripture Is Read at the Divine Services? This is due to the fact that the worship services in the Orthodox Church are harmoniously integrated into a single whole, consisting of several…
