July 5, 2020 Is St. Peter’s Fast “Easy”? Apostolic feat and “vacation season” St. Peter’s Fast, or as it is commonly called, the Apostolic Fast, dates back to the very early days…
March 17, 2020 What May I Do During Lent? What May I Drink During Lent? The Typikon, the liturgical code that also regulates church fasts, permits even some wine on certain days. However,…
March 10, 2020 Did Pushkin Change the Original of Saint Ephrem the Syrian’s Prayer? O Lord and Master of my life, grant me not a spirit of sloth, restlessness (despondency), love of power, and idle talk. But give…
March 9, 2020 The Truth About the Lent. How to Fast Without Fooling Yourself? No matter how many exalted words we say about fasting in general and the Great Lent in particular, the truth remains closed to many….
March 4, 2020 Silence Is the Mystery of the Age to Come Silence helps us to immerse ourselves in the tranquility that can be a place for us to face God and ourselves. Saint Theophan the…
March 3, 2020 How to Become Like Christ this Lent Forgiving is one of serious tests for people. Very serious, because at the moment a person forgives, he can become like Christ. In general,…
March 3, 2020 Free and Creative Approach to the Lent Matthew 6:14-21 Romans 13:11-14:4 Prayer is to be addressed to God. Giving alms and fasting are also commanded by God. Therefore, when thou fastest, anoint thine…
February 9, 2020 Fasting Twice a Week: Why the Orthodox Adopted Things Christ Condemned Question: “Christ gave a parable about the Pharisee and how he fasts twice a week (Luke 18:12). Why did the Orthodox adopt things Christ…
February 9, 2020 The Publican and Me One of the lessons of the Gospel Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:10-14) is that humility is a virtue needed as…
January 6, 2020 Christmas Eve: Can One Eat Nothing All Day? The tradition of abstinence from food throughout the day or even several days goes back to the time of the Old Testament. Such fast…
