June 23, 2019 St. Alexiy (Mechev): “Live for Others, and You Yourself Will Be Saved!” Commemorated on June 9. Since so many of the saints whom we venerate lived in the early years of Christianity, it would be easy…
June 19, 2019 The Unique Cross of St. Euphrosyne: a Revered Relic and a Masterpiece of Ancient Art Last week we posted an article about Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, the great Belarusian saint. Today, we are going to tell you about the…
June 11, 2019 This Surgeon Brought the Victory Closer “I, Bishop Luke, Professor Voino-Yasenetsky, am exiled to village Bolshaya Murta, Krasnoyarsk Territory. I am an expert in purulent surgery. I could help soldiers…
June 11, 2019 New Martyrs of China: Censured the Buddhist Religion and Confessed Christ with Boldness 11 June 1900: a day of Diocletian-like persecution against the numerous Christians of the vast land of China. A day of anger and fire and…
June 10, 2019 8 Facts About Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk Many people in Belarus and abroad know about St Euphrosyne (whose name means joy in Greek). Of course, everyone has heard of the Cross…
May 29, 2019 St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and His Recent Miracles in China In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. When we commemorate whole groups of Saints, we…
May 26, 2019 Orthodox Popes of Rome: Have You Ever Heard about Them? The Holy Church of Rome, founded by Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, was exceedingly ardent and faithful to the tenets of the apostolic faith…
May 22, 2019 The “Model of Meekness”? A Priest on St. Nicholas’ Zeal and Slapping Arius Priest Dimitry Shishkin, rector of the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in the village of Pochtovoe (diocese of Simperopol and…
May 22, 2019 Nicholas the Wonderworker: How Could There Be Two of Them? The biography of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker incorporated the biographies of two saints: St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia and St. Nicholas of Pinara. The first…
May 19, 2019 Some Facts from the Life Story of St. Ephraim of Nea Makri Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri is becoming more and more popular with Orthodox Greeks. This saint became known not long ago, in spite of…
May 16, 2019 Boris and Gleb: the First Russians Canonized in the History of the Church Holy Right-Believing Princes Boris and Gleb were the first Russians to be canonized by the Church. To a modern-day person, the actions that made…
May 13, 2019 Spain: Apostle James, Pilgrims’ Patron Saint Every Catholic in Spain will tell you the legend about the appearance of the relics of Holy Apostle James in their country: When Apostle James…
