October 12, 2020 Saint Edwin of Northumbria, King and Martyr, and Saint Ethelburgh, Queen and Abbess of Lyminge By the time of the repose of St. Augustine of Canterbury in 604 there was only one kingdom in the whole of England that…
October 7, 2020 Joshua as a Prototype of Jesus Christ On September 1, according to the Julian calendar, the Church celebrated the memory of the Old Testament saint Joshua. There is a separate book…
October 5, 2020 Elder Paisios’ Seven Tangerines It was in February 1988. It was very cold in Karyes. It was high above sea level. The humidity usually hampered our movements. But…
September 27, 2020 Venerable Confessors Archimandrite John (Maisuradze) and Archimandrite George (Mkheidze) Commemorated on: September 21 LEGEND The life of these Venerable Archimandrites is connected with the Betania Monastery in Georgia, which has existed since the…
September 24, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh about Elder Silouan In 1938 a man died on Mount Athos. He was a very simple man, a peasant from Russia who came to Mount Athos when…
September 16, 2020 St Procopius of Sazava* On September 29 by old calendar Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the Venerable Procopius, hegumen of Sazava, a saint of the ancient…
September 15, 2020 A Story of a Muslim Man Saving an Orthodox Saint ‘We all need to help one another. God said that I needed to help you, to save your life,’ said the Tatar. ‘How did…
September 14, 2020 Saint Ciaran, Abbot of Clonmacnoise in Ireland St. Ciaran (Kieran) of Clonmacnoise is known as “Ciaran the Younger”. He was born in about 512 (about 516 is also found) to the family of…
September 12, 2020 Beheading of Saint John the Forerunner in Iconography In the Orthodox calendar, few saints have as many feast days as Saint John the Forerunner. Several events in the annual liturgical circle are…
September 11, 2020 Testimony of the Miracles Performed by the Venerable Adrian of Ondrusov 1. Miraculous delivery from a Swedish raid During the dark years of the 17th century, the Monastery of Saint Adrian of Ondrusov was raided…
September 6, 2020 Prophesies by St. Kosmas Aitolos Father Kosmas Aitolos was born in 1714 in the Greek village Megalo Dendro (Big Tree) in the region of Aitolia. He studied in Mount…
September 2, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: the “Fear” of Samuel On September 2, we celebrate the prophet Samuel commemoration day. He stands on the verge of two decisive eras in the history of not…
