March 9, 2022 Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Praying at Night At the beginning of the Great Lent, the Christian faithful contemplate their ascetic effort in the body and spirit. Many take their cues from…
February 22, 2022 How Our Prayers Can Help the Departed: Some Practical Examples Saint Theophan the Recluse once remarked, “We pray for the departed like for the living, whether or not they had been following the way…
February 21, 2022 The Power of the Jesus Prayer Elder Ephraim Katounakiotis once told the following story, “An elder says to his novice: – Read the Jesus Prayer. – I read it, but…
February 11, 2022 Psalter: Why Read It at Home and How to Read it Right? The Psalter is the only Old Testament book, fully included in the rubrics of the Orthodox Church. It is older than the Lord’s prayer…
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 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…
December 28, 2021 7 Main Christmas Hymns and Their Meaning Many in the West have met Christmas and are well into Christmastide. For the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christmas is just around…
December 17, 2021 The Origin and Spiritual Power of Prayer Beads Prayer beads came into use by Christians as early as in the first centuries after the birth of Christ. For a long time, they…
September 30, 2021 When the Prayer Is Right, All Is Right: 10 Selected Teachings on Prayer of Saint Theophan the Recluse 1. It is all very well to speak about forgiving other people’s wrongs when nothing goes against our will or hurts our self-esteem. Moreover,…
September 8, 2021 Psalm 104 and the Hymn to the Aten: Drawing Parallels Readers of the scriptures should be aware that although the books of the bible are the joint work of man and God, none of…
