July 21, 2016 Quick Facts: The Appearance and Miracles of the Kazan Icon The Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in the City of Kazan: On 1 October 1552, on the feast…
July 20, 2016 Meaningful Beauty: The Crypt-style Church of The Holy Royal Martyrs at St.Elisabeth Convent On July 17 the feast of The Holy Royal Martyrs was celebrated at St.Elisabeth Convent. It was a special day for St. Elisabeth Convent,…
July 11, 2016 The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul: the Maps of the Apostles’ Travels Saint Apostles Peter and Paul have been honored since the day of their execution. The place where they were buried was sacred for the…
July 8, 2016 “You Should Never Leave Your Loved Ones!” Love means responsibility Marriage and love require huge responsibility from a person. Love requires a response. We used to think it does not….
July 8, 2016 Brief and Extended Life Stories of St. Peter and St. Fevronia Short Synopsis Saint Prince Peter (David as a monk) and Saint Princess Fevronia (Euphrosyne as a nun) are wonderworkers from Murom. Saint Prince Peter…
July 7, 2016 Iconographic Analysis: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist John the Forerunner is the last prophet of the Old Testament, who revealed Jesus Christ to his chosen people. His other name “the Baptist”…
July 7, 2016 Akathist to Saint John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord Kontakion I Chosen from days of old to be the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ God, the Saviour of the world, Divinely-praised John, while…
July 6, 2016 Events behind Today’s Commemoration of Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir The celebration of the feast day of the icon “The Mother of God of Vladimir” takes place in gratitude for saving Moscow from Khan…
July 5, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Dionysius Perhaps the last of the Medieval Old Masters of Russian art, Dionysius (also known as Dionisius the Wise, Dionisii or Dionisy) grew up in…
July 5, 2016 On Wearing Black Cassocks Where does the orthodox tradition on wearing black long cassocks come from and what is their purpose? Here is a wonderful article that discusses…