February 27, 2020 378 0 “There Was Such a Choice: Either the Death of a Mother, Or the Death of a Child” – the Story of a Priest About Hopelessness and About a Miracle It happened a few years ago. In the evening after the service, about seven o’clock, I was walking from the altar to the exit…
February 5, 2020 2506 0 Why the Skull of Saint John Chrysostom Has One Ear Incorrupt after More than 1600 Years? Saint John Chrysostom was renowned for his explanations of the Holy Scriptures. He also interpreted the Epistles of Saint Paul, whom he admired greatly….
December 1, 2019 204 0 “I Flew Out of the Rear Window to the Roadway”: A Bishop Recounts a Miracle From His Childhood It was a hot July day in 1963. My father and I took a taxi to drive along the Neva along the Palace Embankment…
November 18, 2019 443 1 Miracles in the Lives of Orthodox Christians. Archpriest Boris Prokofiev Miracles happen in our lives every day, but we don’t always notice them. However, there are times when no one can doubt the presence…
November 2, 2019 534 0 Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God There is a great Orthodox sacred object in the Odessa region of Ukraine – the Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. It is…
November 1, 2019 1004 3 “It Can’t Be!” About a Miracle of St. Gabriel (Urgebadze) Many miracles occurred by the prayers of the Elder Gabriel (Urgebadze) during his lifetime—people were healed, they were encouraged and strengthened in their faith,…
October 21, 2019 213 0 “You Must Return Your Ticket Today!” – an Episode described by Spiritual Daughter of St. Sebastian of Karaganda October 22 is the memory of St. Sebastian of Karaganda (1884-1966), a former monk of the Optina Pustyn who spent seven years in a…
October 19, 2019 235 0 “The Nurses Looked at the Doors of the Ward and Cried”: The Wonder at Botkin Hospital My Moscow friend Larissa, whose hospitable home I stayed at when visiting Moscow, had an emergency lately. Her ex-husband, with whom she maintains good…
October 8, 2019 1351 2 Healing of the Custodian of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God A lot is known about the miracles and intercession of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. Twice a year, the myrrh-gushing…
October 2, 2019 331 0 The Miraculous Hirbovat Icon of the Mother of God The official recognition of the miraculous Hirbovat Icon of the Mother of God took place in 1859, and over time, its veneration has increased…