March 18, 2020 1164 1 Can I Kiss Icons During the Coronavirus Epidemic? Question: Can I kiss icons during the coronavirus epidemic? Answer: There is no sin in the fact that a person is afraid of getting…
March 7, 2020 833 0 Awards for Priests in the Russian Orthodox Church There are quite a few church awards for clergy in the Russian Orthodox Church. These awards are intended to acknowledge the skill and hard…
March 2, 2020 292 0 Two Reasons Priests Love the Rite of Forgiveness On this, the first day of Great Lent, I ask your forgiveness for all I have done, both in ignorance and intention, to harm…
February 25, 2020 206 0 Where Does the Practice of Processions in Times of Public Disasters Come From? Whenever we face any public calamity, such as drought, or flood, or hail, which devastates our fields by God’s permission; or fires, or mudslides,…
February 22, 2020 391 0 If Someone Tells Me: Pray for Me, – What Should I Do? Mark 15:1-18 1 John 4:20-5:21 The apostle John the Theologian writes, If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is…
February 21, 2020 588 0 What Is The Pledge? When a priest is being ordained, the bishop hands over to him the so-called Pledge (Greek: παρακαταθήκη), a particle of the Body of Christ….
February 15, 2020 3870 0 The Triple Meaning of the Axios You can always hear a very ancient exclamation, most often in Ancient Greek – ἄξιος, which means “worthy”, during the ordination of the deacon,…
February 12, 2020 2266 4 An Icon as a Profile Picture: Is It Blasphemy or Not? Question: Can I use an icon as my profile picture? Is it blasphemy or not? Answer: An icon is a sacred image. It is…
February 7, 2020 678 0 The Meeting of the Bishop before the Liturgy The meeting of the bishop does not happen very often in the life of any parish, and there are some remote parishes that have…
January 22, 2020 1201 1 Holy Water as Treatment for Alcoholism Alcohol-addicts are recommended to drink holy water with prayer upon feeling the desire to drink alcohol throughout the day. From the book of priest…