February 25, 2020 The Apostle Jude on Dreams and Dreamers Luke 22:39-42; 45-23, 1 Jude 1:1-1 Speaking of the wicked, ancient and new, the Apostle Jude surprisingly calls them “dreamers”. He gives examples of…
February 24, 2020 The Last Judgment – What Is a Church? Today is commonly known as Meatfare Sunday, the last day to eat meat before Pascha; it’s western equivalent used to be Carnival (from Latin…
February 24, 2020 Unusual Icons of Saints That Few Know About The painting of a new icon – be it a copy of a known sample or a new image – is akin to its…
February 24, 2020 A Treasury of Children The Boarding home for children is located close to St. Elisabeth Convent. The children who reside there are unable to take care of themselves…
February 23, 2020 Sacraments and Sinful Priests Question: I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should…
February 23, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh on the Last Judgment In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. We remember the Day of the Last Judgment of the Lord…
February 22, 2020 Akathist to Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow Kontakion 1 To thee, the steadfast champion of the Holy Orthodox Faith, do we, thy spiritual children, offer hymns of praise and thanksgiving, mindful…
February 22, 2020 If Someone Tells Me: Pray for Me, – What Should I Do? Mark 15:1-18 1 John 4:20-5:21 The apostle John the Theologian writes, If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is…
February 22, 2020 Proskomedia Particles The first part of the Liturgy is called Proskomedia (Greek: προσκομιδή – bringing). During this preliminary part of the Eucharist, clerics prepare bread and…
February 21, 2020 Help for the Departed Souls from Commemoration at the Liturgy (Saint Gregory the Great’s legend of a monk who died during his epitimia and was forgiven after thirty-day commemoration) Prayers, commemoration charity work performed…
February 21, 2020 What Is The Pledge? When a priest is being ordained, the bishop hands over to him the so-called Pledge (Greek: παρακαταθήκη), a particle of the Body of Christ….
February 20, 2020 Spiritual ABC Book for Those Who Want to Become Happy You ask with surprise in your voice: what should we do to live better life? It’s not me who will answer you, I will…
