January 25, 2021 Everlasting Destruction Question: “The text of the King James Version for 2 Thessalonians 1:9 is: “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of…
January 24, 2021 “Those who Lack Faith Hope for a Miracle” – Memorable Quotes by the Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus, Metropolitan Philaret On January 12, 2021, at the age of 85, Metropolitan Filaret (Vakhromeev) reposed in the Lord. Many people call him a mountain of a…
January 24, 2021 The Unseen Martyrdom “This is the fiercest struggle, the struggle that resists a man unto blood, wherein free will is tested as to the singleness of his…
January 23, 2021 About the Mental Struggle “One evening, I was at the all-night vigil in the Zosimas and Sabbatius church,” Archimandrite Kronid once shared, “when suddenly, an awful spark of…
January 23, 2021 Five Ways to Repent Saint John Chrysostom shows us five practical ways to repent. He says: The first way is to condemn yourself for your sins. The Lord…
January 22, 2021 What Is the Magisterium of the Orthodox Church? Very often the Orthodox hear the following question: “What does your Church teach on this or that issue?” Where can the Orthodox faithful find…
January 22, 2021 A Mother’s Prayer Everyone is sure to know the proverb, “A mother’s prayer will raise you from the bottom of the deepest sea.” But how many still…
January 21, 2021 St Luke the Apostle as an Icon Painter. Did he Really Paint Icons? We owe a great deal to the Apostle Luke for telling us more than other evangelists about the Most Holy Theotokos and the childhood…
January 21, 2021 Spirit-Suffused Matter and the Ubiquity of the Demonic In one part of the rite for hallowing water in the Orthodox baptismal service, we read the following: “The priest then blesses the water…
January 21, 2021 The Feast of the Holy Epiphany at our Convent When You, O Lord were baptized in the Jordan / the worship of the Trinity was made manifest / for the voice of the…
January 20, 2021 Why Is It Necessary to Be Turning West and East during Baptism? Along with willingly renouncing Satan, a person being baptized is expected to freely unite with God. This is why after the baptismal candidate or…
January 20, 2021 Deesis — an Inspiration for Prayer Deesis (δέησις) is a Greek word that translates as “prayer” or “supplication”. It refers mainly to the traditional iconic representation of Christ flanked by…
