On August 19, the Orthodox Church celebrates the day on which the divine essence of Christ first appeared to the…
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The origin (saying) of honest trees, the life-giving cross of the Lord
In Constantinople, the cradle of Orthodoxy, there was a beautiful custom. In the last month of summer, in August, when…
«The Rule of True Faith, the Model of Meekness, the Teacher of Abstinence“This is how the tropar of Nicholas the…
“With your patience save your souls.”Luke 21,19)Anna’s story is a story of patience, humility and hope. Being childlessA culture where…
And I will pray to the Father, and give you another Comforter, that he may be with you forever, the…
Until recently, the temples were filled with Easter chants, and already the turn of a new holiday – the Ascension…
There is no holiday in the Orthodox calendar that would surpass Easter by the intensity of emotions, bright joy and…
Have fun, too, old man. Taking into the arms of the Liberator of our souls, Who gives us resurrection TroparThe…
When we sacrifice to the temple, we sacrifice to the house of the Lord.
“The one thing I have asked of the Lord, that I seek only, that I may dwell in the house…
And it was in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the…