OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025. Topic: NO RESPECTER OF PERSON MEMORISE: For there is no respect of persons with God. – Romans 2:11 (KJV) READ: Isaiah 3:10-11 (KJV) 10 – Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings….
Moscow, January 22, 2025 Photo: ria.ru Nearly 40,000 pregnant women chose to continue their pregnancies in 2024 after receiving counseling and information about social support measures, according to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko’s announcement at a reproductive medicine congress. The Ministry’s expanded counseling program reached over 260,000 pregnant women last year, providing individualized information…
Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos Feldkirch is the westernmost town in Austria near the border with Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Small, with a population of 40,000, neat and well-kept like all Austrian cities, it often serves as a transit point for travelers going to Switzerland. Prices here are not yet Swiss, and…
Morning Declarations With Femi Raimi (MDWFR) DATE: Wednesday, 22nd January 2025 This Morning, The Presence of God will go with You and your household in Jesus Name! May His Mercy abide with You and your Household in Jesus Name Let the Grace to walk in The Light of God rest upon You now in Jesus…
Iași, Romania, January 22, 2025 Sihăstria Putna Monastery. Photo: sihastriaputnei.ro The Synod of the Metropolis of Moldova and Bukovina met Monday, January 20 in Iași. Among its main decision was the opening of several new monastic habitations. As St. John Climacus writes: “Angels are a light to monks, and monks are a light to…
Jerusalem, January 22, 2025 Photo: ruskline.ru The Jerusalem Patriarchate welcomes the ceasefire that came into effect on January 19 with cautious optimism, while acknowledging the devastating 15-month toll on human life and infrastructure, particularly in Gaza. A new statement from the Church emphasizes that the suffering demands a response grounded in justice and recognition…
Resaca, Georgia, January 22, 2025 Four people were baptized in the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the Philippines. Photo: phvieparchy.org Orthodox churches across the world welcomed new members this past weekend as mass Baptisms were held, timed to the feast of Theophany, commemorating Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River. The newly illumined include…
The modern generation of Orthodox Christians in Russia can peacefully pray in church, and live in harmony and prosperity while practicing their religion. However, we remember that not so long ago, people could not baptize a child openly, purchase a Bible or a prayer book let alone the works of Christian theologians, or even go…
Gortynia, Greece, January 22, 2025 Met. Nikephoros of Gortynos. Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Through a new circular, Metropolitan Nikephoros of Gortyna and Megalopolis of the Orthodox Church of Greece informs the faithful of his diocese about news published in local media concerning efforts to construct a pagan temple dedicated to Zeus and Pan. The Metropolitan expresses…
PRAYER FOR THE NATION SERIES DAY 12: WEDNESDAY, 22ND JANUARY 2025 THEME: ECONOMY AND BUSINESS BIBLE TEXT: Psa107:23, Pro. 22:29, Deu. 8:18 INTRODUCTION: The power and influence of a nation depend on her business and economy. It is an entire regime and networking of production, distributions to the end consumers of goods and services at…
