April 14, 2020 Holy Tuesday Evening, Holy Wednesday Morning Holy Tuesday evening Bridegroom Matins Before we get into the Gospel story … Tonight we hear the Hymn of Kassiane, a ninth century nun and…
April 14, 2020 Holy Fathers on Spiritual Delusion The source of spiritual delusion, like any other evil, is the devil, not some kind of virtue. The beginning of delusion is pride, and…
April 13, 2020 Social vs. Spiritual Distancing At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the secular authorities have implemented “social distancing” as one of the crucial measures in the fight against…
April 13, 2020 Saint Gabriel’s Powerful Advice on Fast One monk asked Saint Gabriel (Urgebadze) what the fast was all about. “Let me explain,” he answered and told the monk about all the…
April 12, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: During the Coming Days We Shall Be Present at Christ’s Passion In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Today Christ enters the path not only of His sufferings but of…
April 11, 2020 The Strange Case of Lazarus St. John’s Gospel records the story of Christ’s raising Lazarus from the dead as the last action of Christ before His entry into Jerusalem….
April 10, 2020 Archimandrite Andrew Konanos: What Does It Mean to Be a Servant of God? When you fast, you don’t come to God to tell Him: “I am doing this now. I want to get paid. I fasted, now…
April 9, 2020 Draw a Сross and Sleep Tight or How Can I Actually Make Difference to the Current Situation Many people wonder about what His Holiness Patriarch Kirill said during his sermon at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on March 29, 2020….
April 8, 2020 3 Stories about Danger “Come on!!! Everything everywhere is so bad!” I hear lots of my friends screaming. I have noticed that if in that case you say…
April 8, 2020 Saint Ambrose of Optina’s Advice about the Fear of God According to St. Ambrose, a Christian seeking salvation should put the fear of God at the heart of his life. The fear of God…
April 7, 2020 One-day Churches of Russia. Why Did They Build Them During Epidemics? Once there were a considerable number of them in Russia. The very name “one-day” (russian – obydenny) sounds quite unusual. And indeed, these are…
April 7, 2020 Imitating St Mary of Egypt in the Loneliness of Our Homes What is a desert as understood by the Holy Fathers? How to preserve peace in the family during isolation? Why is any end a…
