Great LentGreat Lent “>Lent is the season given to Orthodox Christians for sincere Spiritual FastingLet the mind fast, not permitting empty and bad thoughts; let the heart fast, refraining from sinful feelings; let our will fast, directing all our desires and intentions to the one thing needful…”>prayer, repentance, temporary abstinence from food and worldly…
Madrid, February 17, 2025 Photo: cerkov-ru.com The beautiful frescoes of the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Madrid were festively consecrated on Saturday, February 15. Photo: cerkov-ru.com The Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Meeting of the Lord at the St. Mary Magdalene Cathedral was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun, His…
Washington, D.C., February 18, 2025 Photo: mospat.ru A documentary focusing on the current persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Christians by Ukrainian authorities was shown in Washington, D.C. last week. On Thursday, February 13, Christ’s People in Our Time by the famous Serbian director Emir Kusturica, was shown at the Russian embassy in the American capital,…
Belgrade, February 18, 2025 Photo: architectureguru.ru Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić honored prominent individuals, organizations and institutions on February 16, in honor of Serbian Statehood Day, which was celebrated the day before. Among the honorees was Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery. One of Serbia’s most prestigious awards, the Sretenje Order III Class, was presented for the monastery’s…
cuvantul-ortodox.ro Behold, this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel;and for a sign which shall be spoken against (Lk. 2:34). We are celebrating the feast of the Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ today. Why is it called the Meeting? Because the Divine Infant Jesus was…
Warsaw, February 18, 2025 Photo: orthodox.pl The Polish Orthodox Church hosted the World Day of Orthodox Youth again this year in Warsaw. The event, which drew young Orthodox faithful from throughout the world, was held February 14–16. The main festivities began on February 15 with the Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Meeting…
Putna, Suceava County, Romania, February 18, 2025 Photo: Putna Monastery (YouTube) Whenever the thoughts come rushing in, we must resort to prayer, lest we lose ourselves, the abbot of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s famous Putna Monastery preached on Sunday, reflecting on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Abbot Archimandrite Melchisedec (Velnic) referred to the…
stainedglassinc.com Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee (Lk. 15:18) Beloved brethren, who among us has not and does not work for sin every day, voluntarily or involuntarily, consciously or unconsciously, knowingly or unknowingly? Who has not angered the Lord, Who is boundless On Truth and LoveThe hardest thing is to preserve…
In 1868, Priest Dorimedont Protopopov was sent to the Tungus people on account of his knowledge of the Yakut language and wide popularity among the natives. Since there were no chapels or churches on their territory, they themselves sent messengers on reindeer for Fr. Dorimedont to come to one of the rivers where they…
February 17 is the feast-day of Priest Eustace (Yevstafy) Sokolsky. He prayed to God, served at the same church for forty-two years, loved and pitied people, raised his children, cultivated a garden, but he did not conform to the Soviet Government. The priest’s fate is one of many, but it is a true example of…
