July 29, 2022 What Was Life Like at the First Christian Monastery Founded by Saint Pachomius the Great? St. Anthony the Great is honoured as the father of coenobitic monasticism. Yet the Venerable Pachmius the Great takes the credit for establishing the…
July 27, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 65 Part 64 Docheiariou (continued) Over time, the image of the Theotokos “Quick to Hear” began to fall into disrepair. The image on the wall…
July 27, 2022 What Do Gestures on Icons Mean? Blessing The most common gesture that we see depicted on icons is believed to signify the “blessing”. Do we understand this gesture correctly? Let us…
July 24, 2022 What is Holy Water and How to Use It? What is holy water symbolism in the Bible? Where does holy water come from? How to use it correctly and for what purpose? Find…
July 22, 2022 Results of Our 2022 Easter Basket Charity Event Following a good tradition, we held our Easter Basket charity event just before Easter this year. We collect donations annually to buy gifts on…
July 21, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 64 Part 63 Docheiariou In the meantime, we were already approaching the gates of the Docheiariou monastery. We were planning to conclude our visit to…
July 19, 2022 The Blessed Anastasia and Her Extraordinary Sixty-Year Feat of Seated Prayer The grave of the blessed Anastasia at Tbilisi’s Kukija Cemetry continues to attract scores of believers coming for veneration and prayer. Some knew her…
July 18, 2022 Touched by the Holy Hand: Stories Told by the Artefacts Kept in the House-museum of St. Elisabeth Feodorovna in Moscow One can learn about the life of a saint by reading a book or watching a documentary. However, nothing helps to get to know…
July 16, 2022 Episodes from the lives of the Royal martyrs A lesson in humility The royal couple was taking a walk in a park when a box fell off a carriage carrying mail. Immediately,…
July 15, 2022 Why Do the Altars of Orthodox Churches Face the East? In the architectural tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the altar part is located on the eastern side of the church building. In view…
July 13, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 63 Part 62 Parting with the St. Panteleimon Monastery On the way to our cell, we dropped in the local icon shop. Nothing special, except…
July 12, 2022 God’s Power Is Manifest in Weakness: Learning from St. Peter and St. Paul In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Today we commemorate the Apostles Peter and Paul. Peter was an apostle…
