October 10, 2019 Meet ‘Radost’! ‘Radost’ (from Russian ‘joy’) is homely warmth and smiles on faces. ‘Radost’ is love and prayer… This is how the opening of ‘Radost’, our…
October 4, 2019 O Lord, Save Your People: The Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross! The Savior ascended on the Cross covering all our sins and conquering death itself. The cross is a testimony of God’s love. And each…
September 29, 2019 Two Questions for the Spiritual Father Question: What role does a priest play during a confession? In one church they simply absolved me of my sins without even hearing my…
September 23, 2019 Key Milestones in the Life of the Convent Late in August, our Convent celebrated its twentieth anniversary. August 22, 1999 is considered the date of its establishment. It was the day when our…
September 7, 2019 Man Is the Conductor of Love Man must live in the presence of God, so that our ways can be right. Due to the fact that the Man desired to…
September 5, 2019 The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady in Our Convent The Dormition fast leads us to one of the most beloved feasts – the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady. This is how we…
September 3, 2019 New Concerts of the Monastic Choir in Great Britain The Monastic Сhoir of St Elisabeth Convent (Minsk, Belarus) will be touring Great Britain between September 28th and October 4th with a series of…
September 1, 2019 Three Questions for the Spiritual Father What Is the Point in Confessing the Same Sins? Q: Father Andrew, your blessing. My problem is that I am ashamed to go to…
August 28, 2019 Choir Vacation in Sweden. Part II What feedback did you get after the concert? Tatiana: I’ll begin in a somewhat roundabout way but you’ll see that it is directly related…
August 27, 2019 Choir Vacation in Sweden The Rejoice Choir of the Sisters of Mercy of our Convent recently performed concerts in Sweden at the invitation of Elizabeth and Basilius Wingård,…
August 26, 2019 Our Transfiguration Why are people willing to sacrifice their sleep to pray at night? Maybe we will understand this by looking at their faces? The night…
August 22, 2019 “He Who Humbles Himself Never Loses!” The Gospel tells us about tares sown among wheat. The tares were weeds that looked very much like wheat. Reapers tell the Master, “Let…
