March 15, 2021 Great Lent 101: A Few Tips for Beginners Preparation In the first four days of Great Lent, the Canon of Repentance written by St Andrew of Crete is read in churches during…
March 14, 2021 Venerable John Cassian the Roman March 1 (13) is the feast day of Venerable John Cassian, a saint who lived in Orthodox Gaul and is known for his ascetic…
March 14, 2021 It’s A Crying Shame Orthodox Christians make a beginning of their Lenten discipline with the forgiving of everyone for everything (theoretically). This is expressed in the rite of…
March 14, 2021 What Kind of Shadow Do I Cast? «The shadow of Apostle Peter as he passes by» (Acts 5:15) In apostolic times, people flocked to the apostles with their needs, brought their sick…
March 13, 2021 Lifting of the Panagia: Why Do Monastics Have a Procession after Liturgy? After Divine Liturgy on Sundays and holidays, the brethren will go in procession walking in pairs from the main church to the trapeza and…
March 12, 2021 Monasticism Beyond Monastic Walls. Venerable Cyril the Phileot Most known venerable saints joined monasteries, took vows and then constrained themselves to great ascetic deeds for Christ’s sake. But God disposes the life…
March 12, 2021 In Loving Memory of Our Kolya At some stage in their lives, people will encounter disability face to face. They will react differently – some with pity, others with compassion,…
March 11, 2021 Earliest Christian Hymns as Evidence of the Veneration of the Trinity by Ante-Nicene Christians Papyrus Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. XV 1786) is the earliest known papyrus in Greek, containing one of the earliest Christian hymns with music notation, dating…
March 11, 2021 Why the Incorruptible Body Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Holiness and Other Questions about the Holy Relics The relics of saints are treated with particular reverence and play an important role in Orthodox worship. Since ancient times, tombs, graves and shrines…
March 10, 2021 The Rule of the Twelve Psalms Some editions of the Psalter and prayer books for priests contain an unusual order, not mentioned in the Typicon. You will not find it…
March 10, 2021 A Miracle in the Lavra It’s not as hard as you would think with children during self-isolation. My sons are ten and five years old. We read, do woodcarving,…
March 9, 2021 “He Was Alive and Fit When He Entered the Elevator but Arrived Dead.” Stories of Two Encounters with God Eugenia met her soulmate after she prayed to St Matrona of Moscow. The happy couple were expecting a child when the head of the…
