February 23, 2020 Sacraments and Sinful Priests Question: I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should…
February 23, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh on the Last Judgment In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. We remember the Day of the Last Judgment of the Lord…
February 22, 2020 Akathist to Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow Kontakion 1 To thee, the steadfast champion of the Holy Orthodox Faith, do we, thy spiritual children, offer hymns of praise and thanksgiving, mindful…
February 22, 2020 If Someone Tells Me: Pray for Me, – What Should I Do? Mark 15:1-18 1 John 4:20-5:21 The apostle John the Theologian writes, If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is…
February 21, 2020 Help for the Departed Souls from Commemoration at the Liturgy (Saint Gregory the Great’s legend of a monk who died during his epitimia and was forgiven after thirty-day commemoration) Prayers, commemoration charity work performed…
February 20, 2020 Spiritual ABC Book for Those Who Want to Become Happy You ask with surprise in your voice: what should we do to live better life? It’s not me who will answer you, I will…
February 19, 2020 Secret Angel 2019: You Have Made a Holiday Miracle Possible! Isn’t it common to give presents on holidays? We all make every effort to be ready for the holidays; we choose gifts carefully, hoping…
February 19, 2020 What Do I Say to the Person Who Is Suffering? First off, show up. Don’t ask permission, just show up. It’s always difficult to know just what to say when a friend or loved…
February 18, 2020 St. Elisabeth Convent’s Mosaic Studio The light of ancient art of Byzantine mosaic has been burning at St. Elisabeth Convent for twenty years now…
February 18, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: How Great the Power of Repentance Is! God is very close to us but at the same time is very high. For a person to bend God over to condescend and…
February 18, 2020 15 Quotations of Holy Fathers about Love Saint Basil the Great 1. A fearful man is still a slave, whereas the one who has become perfect in love has already reached…
February 18, 2020 Saint Xenia of Petersburg Feast in our Boarding Home’s Chapel All-night vigil and Divine Liturgy in a boarding home’s chapel in honour of Saint Xenia of Petersburg. Photos by Maxim Chernogolov
