June 11, 2019 406 0 This Surgeon Brought the Victory Closer “I, Bishop Luke, Professor Voino-Yasenetsky, am exiled to village Bolshaya Murta, Krasnoyarsk Territory. I am an expert in purulent surgery. I could help soldiers…
June 11, 2019 593 0 New Martyrs of China: Censured the Buddhist Religion and Confessed Christ with Boldness 11 June 1900: a day of Diocletian-like persecution against the numerous Christians of the vast land of China. A day of anger and fire and…
May 26, 2019 2257 0 Orthodox Popes of Rome: Have You Ever Heard about Them? The Holy Church of Rome, founded by Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, was exceedingly ardent and faithful to the tenets of the apostolic faith…
May 22, 2019 430 0 Nicholas the Wonderworker: How Could There Be Two of Them? The biography of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker incorporated the biographies of two saints: St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia and St. Nicholas of Pinara. The first…
December 13, 2018 441 0 5 Legends about Holy Apostle Andrew One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and…
November 14, 2018 585 0 Three Stories of Ss. Cosmas and Damian: Who Were They and How to Distinguish Them? “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out…
July 2, 2018 527 0 St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: A True Student of the Saints St. John believed that, in whatever land an Orthodox Christian found himself, it was his responsibility to venerate and pray to its national…
June 6, 2018 109 0 Canonization Service of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg She was born about 1730, and as a young woman married an army colonel named Andrei, a handsome and dashing man fond of worldly…
June 1, 2018 41 0 St. Alexis of Moscow The Most Holy Alexis, christened Elevpheri, the son of a Chernigov nobleman, Feodor Biakont, was born in Moscow and was received from the holy…
May 29, 2018 271 0 A Short Life Story of New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci Our father among the saints, Vukašin Mandrapa of Klepci, was a Serbian Orthodox Christian from Herzegovina who was martyred by fascists during World War…