April 3, 2018 97 2 Easter, Pascha or Both? Many Orthodox Christians insist “Pascha” or any derivitive of the word Passover is the only correct name for the celebration of the Resurrection of…
February 15, 2018 68 0 6 Ways on How to Celebrate the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord 1. Attend Divine Liturgy and Learn the Troparion As always, the best way to enter fully into the joy of the feast is…
January 22, 2018 315 0 Theophany Explained: The Icon, the Hymns and the Celebrations Theophany Season Theophany, sometimes called Epiphany, is upon us (Богоявление in Russian, Θεοφάνεια in Greek). The sixth of January is the official date…
November 21, 2017 200 0 Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel,…
September 14, 2017 1760 1 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…
August 28, 2017 817 0 The Icon of Hope: Iconographic Analysis of the Dormition of the Mother of God On August 15 (August 28), the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated by most Christians in the world. The Church year begins…
June 12, 2017 117 2 An Explanation of the Sunday of the Synaxis of All Saints The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints, both those who are known to us, and those who are known only to God….
May 25, 2017 718 0 Iconographic Analysis of the Ascension Icon: An Icon of the Church Before Pentecost Forty days after Christ’s resurrection, He was taken up into the Heavens before the disciples, and so forty days after Easter, is the Feast…