January 2, 2021 The Meanings Behind Liturgical Objects: An Artoclasia Tray An artoclasia tray is a liturgical vessel that holds the bread, wine, oil and wheat to be blessed in a vigil service. It holds…
January 2, 2021 A Story about the Holy Elder Paisios Hiring a Drunkard Monk to Cut Wood and How Much He Paid Him (the Exact Amount in Drachmas and USD) In the 80s elder Paisios was often visited in Panagouda by monks, who were driven by weakness to deviate from their monastic course. Being…
January 1, 2021 When Did Orthodox Christians Begin to Read Morning Prayers? A Christian’s morning should always begin with prayer and thanksgiving to God for the past night. Opening the Orthodox “best-seller”, known as a prayer…
December 31, 2020 Diveyevo — the Fourth Domain of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
December 31, 2020 The Mysteries of Worship before Christmas Christmas is the second most significant feast of the Church year. It is no coincidence that people sometimes call it the Winter Pascha. In…
December 31, 2020 Start the New Year Off with a Good Deed! Dear Friends! As the New Year begins, the Nativity fast continues for us here at Saint Elisabeth Convent. We see this time as a…
December 30, 2020 What Do We Know about Saint Matthias, the 12th Apostle? Matthias (Greek Ματθίας, Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ – “gift of Yahweh”) is one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, who, according to the book of Acts,…
December 30, 2020 Are You Comfortable? Recently I was reading a foreign-language newspaper (well, the English part of it) and there was an article in it about the church. My…
December 29, 2020 Is It a Sin to Be Celebrating New Year? When I was a seminarian, the Orthodox youth was seriously occupied by the topic of New Year’s celebration. We were sharing with one another…
December 29, 2020 Ilya Muromets, a Russian Knight Warrior and a Saint From its beginnings in the 9th century, the culture of ancient Russia has had a rich heritage epic ballads and tales spread by word…
December 28, 2020 About the Wide Path Luke 13: 18-29 Ephesians 2: 11-13 The Lord once said: “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek…
December 28, 2020 “They Help Us Rise to Our Reet” – Testimonies From a Monastic Workshop For over two years, the workshop «Dobrodel» [do-gooder] has provided supported employment for people with disabilities who have difficulty finding and keeping jobs on…
