Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, January 17, 2025 Photo: nne.ru Yesterday, a diocesan center for women suffering from chemical dependencies opened in Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Province. The opening ceremony began with the consecration of the premises by His Grace Bishop Gedeon of Vyksa and Pavlovo. The new center, under the patronage of St. Barnabas…
Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok At a meeting of the sisterhood of St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk, the nuns shared their experiences about how to maintain trust in your spiritual father. Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok: Well, are we going to tune our tuning fork higher? Or are we just going to crawl along the ground? The holy…
We spoke with regular Pravoslavie.ru/OrthoChristian.com contributor Dmitry ZlodorevZlodorev, Dmitry “>Dmitry Zlodorev, a professional journalist of thirty years. Dmitry is currently working on a book about the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) with its Mother Church, the Moscow Patriarchate. Here are his insights as a Russian-American. Signing of the Reunification document…
Our yearning for renewal knows no limits. Even the seemingly mundane things can reflect, like in a drop of water, something truly great. Behind the seemingly superficial gaudiness of our New Year preparations: the decoration of the Christmas tree, the happy chatter of children anticipating their gifts, the joyful bustle of the lady of…
Malye Yasyrki, Where There Was a Secret Convent in the Soviet Era. Part 1n the Soviet era the church in Malye Yasyrki was a spiritual center where people came for prayer and spiritual guidance not only from all over the Voronezh region, but also from across the USSR. “>Part 1 The relic of the church…
Author: Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye Date: Thursday January 16 2025 Topic: Identifying The Jericho Wall Ill MEMORISE: “The slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.” – Proverbs 19:24 READ: PROVERBS 6:4-11 4. Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your…
Photo: pravoslavie.ru Today is the feast of the Malachi, the “Seal of the Prophets”Malachi was the last of the Old Testament Prophets, which is why the holy fathers call him the “Seal of the prophets”. After him, until John the Forerunner whom he prophesized, for a whole 400 years there were no great prophets…
Everything was ready for the feast at the end of the Nativity Fast. The cake was browned, and the sight of its well-toasted and oil-soaked crust alone made your mouth water; a fat piece of mutton spread an enticing smell throughout the log hut; thick steam was coming from a pot of burning hot…
Diveyevo. Our days. Photo: Diveevo-palomnik.ru In the summer of 2011 or 2012 I came to Diveyevo Convent for the feast of St. Seraphim to pray and sell my films. But since the territory of the convent is off-limits to “sellers at pop-up stalls”, like me, we had only two sites available: a round platform…
Perth, Australia, January 14, 2025 – On January 11, Bishop Elpidios of Perth of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Archdiocese of Australia celebrated a collective Baptismal service for 12 people at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in West Perth. Among those baptized were three siblings from the same family. The candidates completed a…
