December 7, 2016 99 0 The Holy Great Martyr and Most Wise Catherine of Alexandria Catherine was the daughter of Cestus, a wealthy patrician of Alexandria, the capital of Egypt and metropolis of the arts and sciences. She was…
December 6, 2016 195 0 St. Alexander Nevsky: On the Outside Struggle, on the Inside Serenity St. Alexander Nevsky (1263)—in schema Alexis—grand prince of Vladimir. Helene Iswolsky speaks of his ‘heroic valor, exemplary life, and devotion to his faith’ (Christ…
December 5, 2016 49 0 Establishing Contact with the Original Image An icon is a window to another world. For example, when you are at home you look in the window and thus you are…
December 1, 2016 953 0 The Tetramorph in Christian Art and Its Meaning Though more likely to appear in the Western art, any experience of Christian iconography will present us at one time or another with the…
November 30, 2016 291 1 When Are We to Fast: Midnight-to-Midnight, or Vespers-to-Vespers? I have been confused about the fasting regulations; I understand them with regard to what we can or cannot eat on certain days, but…
November 29, 2016 40 1 British Ambassador Visits St.Elisabeth Convent and the Women’s Rehabilitation Center On November 24, Ms. Fiona Gibb, British Ambassador to Belarus, and Mr. Ian Fox, Deputy Head of Mission, visited the women’s rehabilitation center founded…
November 29, 2016 40 0 Holy Apostle Matthew: Tax-Collector, Apostle and Evangelist In the lists of the Twelve disciples who are recorded in the New Testament, the name Matthew is mentioned. He calls himself this in…
November 28, 2016 154 0 A Sacred Image from Belarus: The Icon of the Mother of God of Kupyatich The Kupyatich Icon of the Mother of God appeared in the 1180s nearby the village of Kupyatich in the Minsk area. The icon was…
November 25, 2016 687 0 The Icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos (Merciful) According to tradition, the icon was painted by Apostle Luke. Its name “Kykkiotisa” was originated from Mount Kykkos, located on the island of Cyprus….
November 22, 2016 8297 1 Why Do We Burn Incense in the Orthodox Church? In our Orthodox church, we burn incense in a metal vessel that hangs on three chains and has a sliding cover to regulate the…