January 12, 2022 Altar Server’s Ministry: Antiquity, Modernity and Existing Controversies The ministry of the altar server has gone through several stages of development. The word ponomar, used in reference to altar servers in the…
January 11, 2022 Obedience to Our Elders, Confessors and the Lord, and How to Find It God gave us free will, and no one can be forced to follow the way of salvation against their wishes. Everyone is free to…
January 11, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 38 Part 37 St Paul To my shame, I was sure that the Monastery of St Paul was named in honor of the “Apostle of…
January 10, 2022 Monastic Headdress: Koukoulion Like all church vestments, monastic headgear has a deep symbolic meaning. Despite often being referred to as “veils of humility,” called to symbolize the…
January 8, 2022 The Chiming of the Brand New Bells Chime at Saint Radonezh Church – Our Common Victory The great feast of the Nativity is coming to the women’s farmstead of Saint Elisabeth Convent, where some thirty women with troubled lives have…
January 7, 2022 Season’s Greetings and Three Christmas Miracles “Christ is born, give ye glory!” The Nativity canon sounds solemnly, filling the souls of believers with joy. Today, as we celebrate the great…
January 6, 2022 Iconography of the Saviour’s Childhood Christmas time immerses us in the atmosphere of the Saviour’s birth and the first days of His earthly life. At the same time it…
January 5, 2022 8 Paremias that Are the Most Important Thing on Christmas Eve Unfortunately, since most Orthodox Christians have to work on Christmas Eve, they do not have the opportunity to attend Vespers with the Liturgy of…
January 4, 2022 She Answered the Calling of the Theotokos in Becoming a Nun and Received a Visit from Saint Anastasia Deliverer from Potions while in Prison We dedicate this story to the life of Schema-nun Irina, a righteous servant of God and ascetic of our time. The Most Holy Theotokos…
January 3, 2022 Royal Hours Explained The Hours are four relatively brief prayer services of the Daily Cycle that mark the various hours of the day, corresponding to principal events…
January 2, 2022 Who Were the Wise Men? Despite the story of the Wise Men bringing their gifts to the Infant Christ being very popular, the bible contains but very limited information…
January 1, 2022 New Year’s Motivation from Ilya Muromets: 3 Reasons Why It’s Never Too Late to Make a New Start How do we start something new in life? Why shouldn’t we be afraid to take risks? How can we overcome the fear of change?…
