May 3, 2020 The Sunday of the Myrrhbearers – the Soul of the Home Dear Beloved, We are celebrating today the Third Sunday after Pascha in which we commemorate the brave myrrh-bearer women. Indeed brave because they were…
May 3, 2020 Old Russian Pictorial Embroidery The gold-embroidered Byzantine fabrics were known in Russia even before the adoption of Christianity. It was from Byzantium with which firm diplomatic and trading…
May 2, 2020 A Miracle Of Blessed Matrona of Moscow How wonderful wax candles smell. Their scent comforts your mind, and this makes prayer easier. “Lord, I thank Thee, for Thou art the good…
May 2, 2020 Vocal Reading of Prayers It has been a longstanding challenge for the congregation to consciously participate in the divine service. A possible reason for the fact that worshipers…
May 2, 2020 Akathist to Saint Matrona of Moscow Kontakion 1 Chosen by the Holy Spirit of God from thy swaddling clothes, blessed eldress Matrona, thou didst receive bodily infirmity and blindness from…
May 1, 2020 “You Will Go Out and Say that There Is No God. Because If You Won’t…” One poor old woman had two children: a son and a daughter. The son became a monk, and the daughter, because of poverty, committed…
May 1, 2020 Liturgical Fans You can sometimes spot through the open Royal Door of Orthodox churches two shining discs on stakes next to the High Place. They are…
April 30, 2020 Both Sorrow and Joy Can Serve for Salvation “Two monks once fell into a grave sin. But, in time, they repented and said: “Well, what benefit have we received by leaving the…
April 30, 2020 Manuel Panselinos Not much is known about Manuel Panselinos. There are ongoing disputes about whether he was a real person or just a collective image. Nevertheless,…
April 29, 2020 How to Pray for Love: The Priest’s Opinion To begin with, in brief: for a Christian, praying for love always means praying for the family, and the prayer can be as simple…
April 29, 2020 Orthodox How To: Why Do We Sing So Much? Why do we sing so much? It’s hard to find anything in Orthodox worship which isn’t sung. This is because traditional Jewish services were…
April 28, 2020 He Was Supposed to Play Christ in a Tailcoat On Easter – but Instead of Blasphemy, the Incredible Happened This wonderful story with the participation of the once famous actor Alexander Rostovtsev happened about a century ago. Soviet Union. A campaign of religion…
