April 26, 2019 “We Worship Thy Passion, O Christ”: the Great Friday as the Most Dreadful Day in Church Calendar The thief opened the locked Eden’s gate. He used a key – a prayer – Remember me! – The Synaxarion of Holy Friday Holy…
April 25, 2019 Holy Thursday: Sacrament, Not Mystery Holy Week is rolling to its climax day by day. Its first three days are full of tension, whilst Holy Thursday sticks out of…
April 24, 2019 The Kiss of the Harlot and the Kiss of the Apostle She who had anointed Christ with precious myrrh Had foreshadowed the myrrh and aloes that Nicodemus brought. – Synaxarion of Holy and Great Wednesday The…
April 23, 2019 Great Tuesday: Waiting for the Bridegroom The Parable of Ten Virgins, the Parable of the Talents, and the description of the Doomsday: the stories are so different but essentially, all…
April 23, 2019 Priest’s Advice: Holy Week without a Parish Question: “What should someone do during Holy Week if they have no parish nearby, and so cannot attend the services?” Answer by Fr. John…
April 22, 2019 Joseph the All-Comely and the Cursed Fig Tree: the Beginning of the Holy Week Holy Week has begun. Shouts of “Hosanna!” – “Save!” have faded away, lying like forgotten palm leaves. The final week… The present day is…
April 22, 2019 Great Monday: the Path to Eternal Beauty It’s Sunday afternoon. After a clear and solemn morning, after the consecration of willow branches, after the Palm Sunday, which portends the Easter, there…
April 22, 2019 Some Practical Advice on Holy Week During Holy Week we will hear again the greatest of all stories, the Story that fulfills the ancient myths, the Story that in one way…
April 21, 2019 Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem in Various Christian Denominations Christians have celebrated the joyful holiday of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem since earliest times with exceptional splendor. There isn’t any Christian nation which…
April 14, 2019 How Mary of Egypt Guarded Her 5 Senses and Reached Holiness The Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent is marked with the memory of Saint Mary of Egypt – the great sinner turned a greatest…