July 18, 2019 Events and Circumstances Surrounding the Arrest and Death of St. Elisabeth Seventy-two days — that’s how many days the life of Grand Duchess Elisabeth lasted after her arrest. On the third day of Easter, on…
July 18, 2019 Saint Elisabeth’s Last Words: “O Lord, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do!” “O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” was the final prayer of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna before the black abyss…
July 17, 2019 Lifelong Devotion to the Royal Family: How a Well-known Doctor Became a Saint For 3 years along with the commemoration of the Holy Royal Martyrs, murdered in the basement of the Epatiev’s house in Ekaterinburg, the Russian…
July 17, 2019 Little Ella (Elisabeth) in Some Letters and Memories of Her Mother “Dear Mother! I am sending you this frame, which I drew myself. Unfortunately, it is not really beautiful. I hope you feel better this…
July 17, 2019 Royal Martyr Children: Precious Jewels of Imperial Russia’s Crown The crown of Imperial Russia was one of the most resplendent in the world, shining with precious jewels and symbolizing a mighty nation that…
July 9, 2019 Inestimable Secrets of Saint John Maximovich Revealed by an Orthodox Subdeacon This article was written by a subdeacon who had the blessing of serving with Saint John as a child as well as having the…
July 8, 2019 How We Should Understand the Concept of Family Happiness On July 8 (June 25 Old Style) the Church commemorates Sts. Peter and Febronia—a married couple who later lived in the monastic rank. It is…
July 8, 2019 St. Michael Novitsky: a New Martyr from Belarus In the third week after Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Belarusian Saints, which includes 79 saints of God. 23 of them…
July 4, 2019 In Jesus Christ All Saints Are Alive! Vigil lights are placed before the icons of the saints, according to Saint Symeon the New Theologian, as a way of showing that without…
June 26, 2019 The Oak of Mamre Episode Is the Beginning of the Holy Trinity Revelation The episode at the oak of Mamre, recorded in Genesis 18, is one of the strangest and most mysterious in the scriptures. It has…
June 24, 2019 What Did Saint Cyril of Alexandria Believe and How It Affects Our Faith Today? Saint Cyril of Alexandria, who was a great champion of the Orthodox faith, a prominent theologian and a bishop, is commemorated on June 9….
June 23, 2019 “Never, Ever Dare to Be Proud”: Spiritual Guidance for Everyone by St. Alexiy (Mechev) No matter what sin you committed, repent, and God will be eager to accept you with open arms. Be like a child in everything…
