April 21, 2020 Paschal Lunacy I suspect that many Orthodox have shared the experience of inviting friends to the Paschal service only to be met with polite but stunned…
April 19, 2020 A Paschal Homily of Saint Justin (Popovich) Man sentenced God to death; by His Resurrection, He sentenced man to immortality. In return for a beating, He gives an embrace; for abuse,…
April 12, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: During the Coming Days We Shall Be Present at Christ’s Passion In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Today Christ enters the path not only of His sufferings but of…
April 7, 2020 Blessed Rather In the bad ol’ days when I was still highly resistant to what I now call “Holy Tradition” I was keen to sniff out…
February 4, 2020 Why Doesn’t the Gospel of John Mention the Baptism of the Lord? The Baptism of the Lord, as we know, is described in the three synoptic Gospels – those of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. However, there is…
January 18, 2020 Two Great Blessings of Water on Epiphany One of the main liturgical highlights of the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord is undoubtedly the Great Blessing of Water. The first…
January 17, 2020 What’s So Special about the Epiphany Eve Service? The great and bright feast of Epiphany is coming. It is called the Feast of Lights in liturgical texts because on this day the…
January 14, 2020 Homily on the Day of the Circumcision of the Lord and Commemoration of St. Basil the Great “The Lord of all endures circumcision, and He circumcises man’s sins, for He is good.” This is the meaning of today’s Church feast. The…
January 11, 2020 Was Christ Born on December 25? The Church has been celebrating Christmas on December 25 for centuries. However, neither the Scripture nor the Tradition say anything about the exact date…
January 6, 2020 Knowing the Master’s Manger In the opening verses of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah we find the following words: “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,…
January 6, 2020 Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable priests and deacons, God-beloved monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, From the depths of my heart I…
January 6, 2020 Christmas Eve: Can One Eat Nothing All Day? The tradition of abstinence from food throughout the day or even several days goes back to the time of the Old Testament. Such fast…
