September 22, 2017 Akathist to the Holy and Righteous Joachim and Anna Kontakion 1 To the holy and righteous Joachim and Anna, forbears of Christ and elect among the human race, who gave birth to the…
September 22, 2017 An Interview About the Miraculous Icon of St. Anna The Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna began to spontaneously “weep” myrrh on May 9, 2004 – Mother’s Day – in the Russian Orthodox Church…
September 22, 2017 Analyzing the Icon of the Conception of the Theotokos Icons of Ss Joachim and Anna embracing each other tenderly are decorously showing the Conception of the Theotokos, Mary – their only child. The…
September 20, 2017 Why are Unicorns Mentioned in the Psalter and Certain Antiphons? Question: In the antiphons of the feast of the Transfiguration I was struck by a reference to unicorns. What does that mean? Answer:…
September 18, 2017 Prohibited and Unprohibited Relationships Due to Holy Baptism From the opening paragraph to the section entitled “Concise and Accurate Instructions Concerning Marriages”: Since the sacred Canons, Apostolic, Conciliar, and Patristic, in speaking in…
September 14, 2017 How Do They Make Orthodox Icons for the Blind? An exhibition that takes place in the Museum of Icons is for people, no matter how they read the information – either with their…
September 14, 2017 Happy (Ecclesiastical) New Year: Why Orthodox Christians Celebrate the New Year in September? The first day of September is celebrated as the Ecclesiastical or Church New Year by Orthodox Christians. It is also a day marked…
September 13, 2017 The Creed: Light of Light, True God of True God The Creed was formed (in part) because of a popular heresy at that time which stated that Jesus was part of God’s creation: that…
September 11, 2017 The Meaning of Shapes and Colors of Orthodox Churches The outer color of the church often reflects to whom it is devoted: to the Lord, to the Mother of God, to a saint…
September 11, 2017 About the Particles Taken out During the Proskomedia “And there will be one flock and one shepherd” (John 10:16). Since ancient Apostolic times the Liturgy was served with one Bread (and…
September 8, 2017 What are Icons From Crushed Semiprecious Stones and How They are Made in St.Elisabeth Convent?
