May 29, 2018 Bringing Children to God through Prayer As Orthodox parents, our most basic task is to bring our children to a sense of the truth, of the real-ness, of God. This…
May 29, 2018 Patron Saint’s Day at the Men’s Rehabilitation Center of St. Elisabeth Convent Many people come to the Rehabilitation Center of St Elisabeth Convent in order to conquer their addictions. There are no locks or medical personnel…
May 28, 2018 Having the Grace of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:9-19; Matthew 18:10-20) To comfort His disciples, the Lord told them that it would be better for them if he ascended Heavens…
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…