March 12, 2018 Why Do We Fast for 40 Days during Great Lent? What is the reason for the fact that during Great Lent we have to keep a fast for 40 days? The thing is, the…
March 12, 2018 Reasons the Cross is Glorified During Great Lent In the services for this Sunday the Holy Church glorifies the Holy Cross and the fruits of the death of the Savior on the…
March 9, 2018 What on Earth Can I Eat Since the Church Forbids Eating Meat, Fish, and Dairy During Great Lent? The first question which presents itself during the Lenten season is one of cuisine: “What on earth can I eat since the Church forbids…
March 9, 2018 The Origins of Orthodox Christianity in Japan The son of a samurai and son-in-law of a Shinto priest, Takama Sawabe was a fierce Japanese nationalist. He hated Christianity and all foreign…
March 2, 2018 An Overview of Memorial Saturdays of Great Lent Saturday is the day which the Church has set aside for the commemoration of faithful Orthodox Christians departed this life in the hope of…
March 2, 2018 The Difference between a Cradle Orthodox Person and a Convert By these terms, cradle Orthodox and convert, we mean, on the one hand, someone who is born into an Orthodox family and is baptized…
March 1, 2018 The History and Development of Great Lent In the seven weeks approaching Pascha, the Orthodox fast and pray during a season that we call, “Lent.” Lent is a practice that has…
February 26, 2018 Reasons Why Orthodox Christians Repeat the Same Prayers Many Times Our life is full of repetition. It makes us who we are. For example, we are alive because we repeat the basic function of…
February 26, 2018 Words of Guidance for the Second Week of Great Lent During this week the holy Church continues to exhort us to fasting, prayer, penance, charity and other efforts of virtue, opening also to the…
February 20, 2018 The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts as One of the Greatest Masterpieces of Orthodox Piety and Liturgical Creativity The joyousness which accompanies the performance of the Divine Liturgies of St. Basil the Great and St. John Chrysostom was regarded by the early…
February 20, 2018 Practical Tips on the Presanctified Liturgy As this Divine Liturgy (really Vespers with the communing of the faithful) is served only on weekdays during Great Lent, prostrations are done by…
February 15, 2018 6 Ways on How to Celebrate the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord 1. Attend Divine Liturgy and Learn the Troparion As always, the best way to enter fully into the joy of the feast is…
