April 14, 2020 497 0 Where Is Calvary Located? Archaeologists about the last days of Christ’s earthly life Archaeological evidence does not tell us about the essence of the Cross sacrifice and the…
April 14, 2020 160 0 Holy Tuesday Evening, Holy Wednesday Morning Holy Tuesday evening Bridegroom Matins Before we get into the Gospel story … Tonight we hear the Hymn of Kassiane, a ninth century nun and…
April 14, 2020 421 0 Holy Fathers on Spiritual Delusion The source of spiritual delusion, like any other evil, is the devil, not some kind of virtue. The beginning of delusion is pride, and…
April 13, 2020 140 0 Social vs. Spiritual Distancing At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the secular authorities have implemented “social distancing” as one of the crucial measures in the fight against…
April 13, 2020 291 0 Saint Gabriel’s Powerful Advice on Fast One monk asked Saint Gabriel (Urgebadze) what the fast was all about. “Let me explain,” he answered and told the monk about all the…
April 12, 2020 66 0 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: During the Coming Days We Shall Be Present at Christ’s Passion In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Today Christ enters the path not only of His sufferings but of…
April 12, 2020 277 0 The Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem. Iconography The Tradition of the Church, both through divine texts and the multitude of icons depicting the feast, which encapsulate almost all of its contents…
April 11, 2020 1515 0 The Meaning and Significance of the Anamnesis in the Orthodox Liturgy And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you:…
April 11, 2020 254 0 The Strange Case of Lazarus St. John’s Gospel records the story of Christ’s raising Lazarus from the dead as the last action of Christ before His entry into Jerusalem….
April 10, 2020 83 0 Archimandrite Andrew Konanos: What Does It Mean to Be a Servant of God? When you fast, you don’t come to God to tell Him: “I am doing this now. I want to get paid. I fasted, now…