January 18, 2020 Two Great Blessings of Water on Epiphany One of the main liturgical highlights of the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord is undoubtedly the Great Blessing of Water. The first…
January 18, 2020 The White Vestry Depending on the day of the church year, we see vestments of a particular color in the church. On some holidays, the most significant…
January 17, 2020 Epiphany All-Night Vigil Live Broadcast from Our Convent! We invite you to celebrate the feast of the Holy Epiphany with us! You can watch the live broadcast of the all-night vigil (on…
January 17, 2020 Why Did Christ Need John the Baptist? “…Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low” Road construction is not easy, especially where the terrain is…
January 17, 2020 The High and Holy Calling of Being a Wife An excerpt from “Glory and Honor: Orthodox Christian Resources on Marriage,” edited by David and Mary Ford, St Vladimir’s Seminary Press. Why do people get married?…
January 17, 2020 What’s So Special about the Epiphany Eve Service? The great and bright feast of Epiphany is coming. It is called the Feast of Lights in liturgical texts because on this day the…
January 16, 2020 Brooklyn Street Renamed in Honor of Orthodox Priest One of the streets in New York (USA) was called “Father Paul Schneirla Way” after Archpriest Paul Schneirla (+ 2014), an Orthodox priest. According…
January 16, 2020 Frescoes of the Holy Transfiguration Church Few people know that there is only one historical site on the territory of modern Belarus where 12th-century frescoes have been preserved: the Transfiguration…
January 15, 2020 St. Paisius Velichkovsky: A Brief Exposition of Thoughts Which Dispose to Repentance Remember, O my soul, the terrible and frightful wonder: that your Creator for your sake became Man, and deigned to suffer for the sake…
January 15, 2020 Biblical Aromas Frankincense is probably the most famous of the fragrances mentioned in the Bible. The etymology of the word in Russian dates back to the…
January 14, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: What Is Predisposition to Spiritual Delusion? – Father, I’m afraid of spiritual delusion. You’re doing the right thing. One who is afraid of spiritual delusion does not fall into spiritual…
January 14, 2020 Saint Cornelius Krypetsky Born half-blind, Luke, the fifth child in the family of Mikhei and Vassa Polyakov, was endowed with a special gift of foresight and a…
