February 22, 2018 13 0 The Comparison between Great Lent and Christ’s Fast The didactic imitation of the fast of Christ during the time preceding the days in which the sufferings, the death and the glorious resurrection…
February 21, 2018 74 1 Seven Parables and Stories for the Week: Issue 22 An Eagle and a Rooster An eagle was soaring in the sky and enjoying the beauty of the world. The eagle was thinking, “I…
February 20, 2018 493 0 The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts as One of the Greatest Masterpieces of Orthodox Piety and Liturgical Creativity The joyousness which accompanies the performance of the Divine Liturgies of St. Basil the Great and St. John Chrysostom was regarded by the early…
February 20, 2018 280 1 Practical Tips on the Presanctified Liturgy As this Divine Liturgy (really Vespers with the communing of the faithful) is served only on weekdays during Great Lent, prostrations are done by…
February 16, 2018 29 0 Forgivenes Sunday as Our Guide into Great Lent I miss Ash Wednesday, the Western liturgical churches’ entry into Lent. The ashes on the forehead in the shape of the Cross, the important…
February 16, 2018 363 0 Iconographic Analysis of the Last Judgment And He is coming again with glory to judge the living and the dead; His kingdom will have no end. I look for the…
February 15, 2018 31 0 A List of Last Minute Rules and Suggestions in Preparation for Great Lent To avoid turning Lent into hard and senseless weeks of diet, one should keep several simple rules. The aim of a fast is to…
February 15, 2018 68 0 6 Ways on How to Celebrate the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord 1. Attend Divine Liturgy and Learn the Troparion As always, the best way to enter fully into the joy of the feast is…
February 15, 2018 97 1 Personal Stories of the Clergy of St. Elisabeth Convent: Father Eugene Pavelchuk Fr. Eugene Pavelchuk: There is no Christianity without carrying one’s cross, i.e., without accepting God’s will and cutting off one’s own: Whosoever will come…
February 15, 2018 339 0 Your Guide to Prostrations during Great Lent During Lent we make more prostrations. That’s a process that begins by making the sign of the Cross, then bowing down, resting your knees…