March 16, 2018 Reader Services: When One Is Unable to Attend Church Services Excerpted from “The Typicon of the Orthodox Church’s Divine Services: The Orthodox Christian and the Church Situation Today”. …Archbishop Averky of Holy Trinity Monastery at…
March 15, 2018 “The Lord Wants Every Person to Be Saved and Knocks at Everyone’s Heart” Dear Mother Abbess, fathers, brothers and sisters! First of all, I would like to congratulate you all with the feast day, for today…
March 15, 2018 “Church Music Opens Up Gradually”: an Interview with Eugene Prokofiev, the Precentor of the Brothers’ Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent We met with Eugene Prokofiev, the young precentor of the Brothers’ Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent before their performance at the Lenten Concerts. Eugene…
March 14, 2018 Q&A with a Priest: How Should Breastfeeding Mothers Fast? Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritualfather of St. Elisabeth Convent, answers various questions of the parishioners. How Should Breastfeeding Mothers Fast? Can Toddlers Do…
March 13, 2018 The Meaning of Various Inscriptions on the Orthodox Cross The Third Sunday, and mid-point, of Lent celebrates the Holy Cross. In Orthodoxy the cross has always been a symbol of great victory and…
March 13, 2018 Patriarch Tikhon’s 1918 Letter to Lenin Patriarch Tikhon was head of the Russian church during the revolution, and courageously condemned what he saw as a demonic attack on a Christian…
March 13, 2018 The Wonder-Working Lydda Icon According to Tradition, the Apostles Peter and John were preaching in Lydda (later called Diospolis) near Jerusalem. There they built a church dedicated to…
March 12, 2018 Why Do We Fast for 40 Days during Great Lent? What is the reason for the fact that during Great Lent we have to keep a fast for 40 days? The thing is, the…
March 12, 2018 Reasons the Cross is Glorified During Great Lent In the services for this Sunday the Holy Church glorifies the Holy Cross and the fruits of the death of the Savior on the…
March 9, 2018 3 Answers from Father Andrew: What Kind of Music Is Suitable to Listen to During Great Lent? Question: May I listen to music during the Great Lent? What kind of music is suitable for this season? Answer: There is hardly…
March 9, 2018 Lenten or not: How to Read Ingredient Labels during Great Lent Back in the day, there were no canned foods, chemically cloned flavors, hermetically sealed wrappers, governmentally required labelling, the FDA, Food Police and trace…
March 9, 2018 What on Earth Can I Eat Since the Church Forbids Eating Meat, Fish, and Dairy During Great Lent? The first question which presents itself during the Lenten season is one of cuisine: “What on earth can I eat since the Church forbids…
