May 17, 2019 The Difference between the Prayer of the Intellect and of the Heart Remembrance of God demonstrates communion with Him and is therefore like prayer. Striving to invoke the holy Name of Christ continuously, through the prayer…
April 12, 2019 Saturday of the Akathist: Why so Special? The Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, is one of the most beloved services of devotion that we…
March 22, 2019 The Jesus Prayer for the Beginners One of the most important prayers in the Orthodox Tradition is the “Jesus Prayer.” It is not long or complicated, simply, “Lord Jesus…
March 19, 2019 Special Power of the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) on the penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. Unjust Justice The Lord allows apparent injustices sometimes in order to lead us…
March 13, 2019 What Do We Mean When We Say “Prayer?” As Great Lent is approaching let us take some time to dwell on prayer. Lent is usually a time of greater concentration on our…
March 1, 2019 “Christ Is Risen! Be Brave!”: the Meatfare Memorial Saturday The Meatfare Memorial Saturday is one of the major memorial days in the Orthodox calendar. Generally, every Saturday is a special day for Christians….
February 27, 2019 On Prayerful Commemoration of the Dead The condition of the dead is similar to the condition of a person who sails down a very dangerous river. Prayer for the dead…
January 30, 2019 Prayer as Silence God is always trying to get our attention. He wants us to turn to Him, to listen to Him, to open ourselves to a…
January 23, 2019 How to Pray: from Books or with Our Own Words? Many believers have developed a great love for the prayers found in our prayer books. In our prayer books we find collections of prayers,…
January 16, 2019 The Difference between Liturgical and Personal Prayer In Orthodox spirituality, we recognize two basic types of prayer: liturgical (that is, worship); and personal prayer. In our Church both of these types…
