December 28, 2021 1271 1 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 2172 0 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 635 0 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 2293 2 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…
September 2, 2021 380 0 Saying Glory to the Lord after the Lord’s Prayer – a Priest’s Prerogative? Question: Greetings! Here is my question: why did men take it upon themselves to let the priest complete the prayer “Lord our Father” that…
July 27, 2021 390 1 Conversations about the Jesus Prayer. Father Euthymios. Dionysiou Monastery At the end of October 1951 I spent several days at the Greek monastery of Saint Dionysios. There I met a Greek man from…
July 14, 2021 200 0 Whatever Happened to Psalm 58? The 1962 edition of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer is very interesting. Along with the usual services of Morning and Evening Prayer and Holy Communion…
July 13, 2021 2303 0 What Makes a Child’s Prayer So Powerful and Pleasing to God? As many know from their experience, a child’s prayer is powerful, and God will often hear their sincere appeals to Him and grant them…
July 1, 2021 304 0 Akathist to Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco Kontakion I Chosen wonderworker and superb servant of Christ, who pourest out in the latter times inexhaustible streams of inspiration and multitude of miracles….
June 17, 2021 189 0 Great Elders of the 19th and 20th Centuries about Prayer Prayer is the most important work for any believer, and acquiring it has been a topical issue for many generations. The holy elders living…