July 2, 2020 The Long Suffering Icon The wonderworking Bogolyubskaya icon of the Mother of God can be rightly considered one of the oldest Russian icons. It was painted about fifty…
July 2, 2020 Troparion and Kontakion to St. Alypius of Kiev Caves Troparion to St. Alypius You depicted the images of saints on tablets / as the artful painter, O all-praiseworthy Alypius, / you wrote the…
July 1, 2020 On the Cult of Health, and Bodily Illness How are the soul and body connected? Do we need to be concerned about physical health? Why is care for physical health senseless without…
July 1, 2020 Why Did the Holy Church Set Up the Days of Remembrance for Saints? The Orthodox Church honors the saints who have pleased God every day, performs special services in honor of them and reminds us about them…
June 30, 2020 Why We Won’t Be Microchipped Dear brothers and sisters, I have great news: they will not microchip us! The idea that soon, under the pretext of vaccination against coronavirus,…
June 30, 2020 The Light of the World Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle,…
June 29, 2020 Translation of the Rilics of St. Theophan, the Recluse of Vysha The holy relics of St. Theophan the Recluse were secretly exhumed in 1973 on the territory of the Shatzk psychiatric hospital located in the buildings of…
June 28, 2020 Will There Be Frying Pans in Hell? The torments of Hell – 1) the torment of the souls of unrepentant sinners as a result of God’s vengeance on the one hand…
June 27, 2020 He Built Himself a House Out of Words One young man had many words, but no place to live. So he decided to build himself a house out of words. He began…
June 26, 2020 Three Mistakes of Blessed Augustine’s Theology Blessed Augustine is known not only in the West, but also in the Orthodox East. We honor the memory of this saint, read his…
June 25, 2020 On the Favorable Moment and the Thickening of Time Luke 19:45-48 2Tim.3:16-4:4 The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy: “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the…
June 24, 2020 St. John the Russian’s Commemoration Day Every year we celebrate St. John the Russian’s commemoration day, and each time it is a joy. Cross procession and prayer to the patron…