January 3, 2019 92 0 The Island of Tinos and Its Christmas Traditions Tinian people preserve their local manners and customs as sacred. Besides, many of those stem from ancient religious traditions. These customs survive mostly in…
January 3, 2019 545 0 The Sense and Role of the Great (Royal) Hours Canonical hours are a type of special, fairly brief divine offices that mark certain times of day, at which a certain important event of…
January 3, 2019 136 0 One of the Most Important Services: “The All-Night Vigil” Album Review The All-Night Vigil is one of the most important Services of the Orthodox Church. First, Jesus Christ Himself used to spend “all night in…
January 2, 2019 181 0 Orthodox Priests on How We Can Know the Will of God In the course of our lives, we are often faced with the choice of how to proceed, which path to walk down, and not…
January 2, 2019 45 0 Is There a Fate That You Can’t Avoid? The word ‘fate’ comes from the Latin word fatum, which broadly translates as ‘God’s judgment’. Therefore, the foreordained plan of our lives, which we…