May 28, 2018 The Story of the Relics of St. John the Russian and Confessor The Holy Confessor John the Russian was born in Little Russia around 1690, and was raised in piety and love for the Church of…
May 28, 2018 Parable of the Day: Elder Paisios on Marriage A young man who couldn’t bring himself to marrying came to seek advice from Elder Paisios. The elder told him that one needs to…
May 28, 2018 Fr. Andrew Sommer and the Members of the Prince Vladimir Youth Association Visited St. Elisabeth Convent On May 21, members of the Prince Vladimir Youth Association from the United States, under the direction of the Father Andrew Sommer, were able…
May 28, 2018 Historical Meaning of Antiphons Sung during Liturgy In the Divine Liturgy, after the Great Litany, come the three antiphons and their litanies/ prayers. These antiphons exist in several forms. The original…
May 25, 2018 Why Do We Decorate Churches with Grass, Flowers and Tree Branches on Pentecost? Since ancient times, there is a pious tradition to decorate churches on the day of Pentecost with greenery – leaves, flowers, birch branches and…
May 25, 2018 The Life and Legacy of Holy Hierarch Augustine, the Archbishop of Canterbury Together with St. Gregory the Dialogist (Gregory the Great, according to the Western tradition), the Pope of Rome, St. Augustine (also Austin) is venerated…
May 25, 2018 St. Anthony of Optina on Commemoration of All Departed on the Saturday before Pentecost The Ancestor’s Saturday for the commemoration of the departed on the eve of the celebration of the Holy Trinity at Pentecost is called Trinity…
May 24, 2018 Should We Be Afraid of God? “You shall fear the Lord your God”, – says the commandment of Moses (Deuteronomy 6:13). Then it will be repeated in psalms, in the…
May 24, 2018 An In Depth Look at the Icon for the Feast of Pentecost The Icon for the feast of Pentecost is also called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, as it is a depiction of the event…
May 23, 2018 Fr. Stephen Freeman: “The Christian Community that We All Need” I once read that the Russian instinct, when under pressure, was to gather with other people, while the American instinct was to flee. Thus,…