July 20, 2016 Meaningful Beauty: The Crypt-style Church of The Holy Royal Martyrs at St.Elisabeth Convent On July 17 the feast of The Holy Royal Martyrs was celebrated at St.Elisabeth Convent. It was a special day for St. Elisabeth Convent,…
June 1, 2016 We Should Be in Tune with Life We have been to another century, another dimension today. The Liturgy is boundless… We cannot limit it to human things, be they a chord…
May 27, 2016 Peace Be with You! When the Lord comes to a person, He brings her His peace: Peace to all! Peace to you! When the Lord enters that person’s heart,…
May 3, 2016 Bright Week Sermons: To Die and To Rise From the Dead We have the purpose and the meaning of our lives — union of man and God and the victory over death. It is…
April 25, 2016 Excerpts from Sermons: “Easter Is Coming No Matter What!” Fr. Sergius: Because we are still in the beginning of our ascetic practice, and our prayer is still weak and imperfect, this «spiritual sieve»…
April 4, 2016 The Cross of Our Lord As the week of the Veneration of the Holy Cross continues, here is a sermon by Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok on The Holy and Life…
March 25, 2016 Excerpts from Sermons: “God Is Talking with Us All the Time” Priest Alexander: Spiritual life begins with repentance. Absence of repentance paralyses spiritual life. We can approach God only through repentance. Sermon after the All-Night…
March 14, 2016 Excerpts from Sermons: “Holiness Is When God Acts Through a Sinner’ Archpriest Demetrius: New martyrs were the people who kept telling the truth in this abode of sorrows. They told the truth about Christ, about man…
January 13, 2016 Why should one come to the monastery, if not to become a saint? A fragment of the Sisterhood Meeting… Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok (reads aloud a note): “Good evening, dear Father Andrew, dear brothers and sisters! I suggest…
August 20, 2015 About the Icon Casing Workshop CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW THE ICONS FROM THE ICON CASING WORKSHOP For more than 15 years, the Icon casing workshop has been operational…
August 12, 2015 «There Was a Moment When I Saw a Different Sense in Life» (Nun Anfisa about the beginnings of the Convent, about icon painting and the workshops…) – Mother Anfisa, can you tell us how…
July 20, 2015 On the Feast Day of the Convent: One of the Last Letters of St. Elisabeth Feast day of the Convent July 18 is a special day for the residents and the parishioners of St Elisabeth Convent. This was the…
