March 24, 2019 St. Gregory Palamas: 9 Facts about the Originator of the Tabor Light Teaching We commemorate the great theologian and monk Saint Gregory Palamas on the second Sunday of the Great Lent. When we mention the name of this saint…
March 22, 2019 When and Why Did The Tradition of Giving Communion on a Spoon Arise? Archimandrite Alypius (Svetlichny) on the history and symbolism of liturgical utensils. What Vessels and Diskoses Were Used for the Eucharist After the Edict of…
March 22, 2019 The Jesus Prayer for the Beginners One of the most important prayers in the Orthodox Tradition is the “Jesus Prayer.” It is not long or complicated, simply, “Lord Jesus…
March 22, 2019 Miraculous Salvation of Metropolitan Joseph by the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste We would like to present to our readers a story of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Joseph (Chernov; 1893–1975) about how he one day nearly died…
March 21, 2019 – “What’s Your Father’s Name?” – “The Satan!” A priest was walking down the street and met a five- or six-year-old boy. The boy was barefoot with soiled legs, disheveled hair, and…
March 21, 2019 “At Confession, All of Your Sins Are Either Forgiven or not Forgiven” When people come to a confession, they sometimes try to list all their possible sins, including the most insignificant ones (e.g., I ate a…
March 20, 2019 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part II Another Planet “It was extremely difficult for me to adapt to life in the Convent in all its aspects at first,” Nun Vera continues….
March 20, 2019 Do We Know What the Chalice that Jesus Used for His Last Ritual Passover Supper Looked Like? Archimandrite Alypius (Svetlichny) on the history and symbolism of liturgical utensils. It is lamentable sometimes that there are so few descriptions and details in…
March 20, 2019 The Feast Day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God in St. Elisabeth Convent Last Saturday, March 16, St. Elisabeth Convent celebrated the feast day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God – one of the…
March 19, 2019 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part I Vera (Faith). This nun got the name Vera during her tonsure for a reason. Before her coming to faith, this woman was addicted to…
March 19, 2019 Special Power of the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) on the penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. Unjust Justice The Lord allows apparent injustices sometimes in order to lead us…
March 19, 2019 Why Is It Forbidden to Get Married During the Lent? Longing for a source of joy that you’ve lost can make all other delights of the world seem unimportant. Everything has its time and…
