August 8, 2019 2833 2 Was Cleopatra a Saint? A priest once told me that there was a blue-eyed white girl with brownish hair who came to partake of Holy Communion and clearly…
August 7, 2019 156 0 How Thailand Honored Emperor Nicholas II An Orthodox parish appeared in the Thai city of Hua Hin about seven years ago. Hua Hin is situated near Bangkok and it is…
August 7, 2019 190 0 “Fear not, Anne!” We often take something we cannot explain for a miracle. We seem to think that it would be great if our faith could move…
August 1, 2019 487 2 Saint Seraphim’s Spiritual Science From time to time, the Lord sends His people great soothsayers, great saints, who admonish the people, preparing them for great changes in the…
July 30, 2019 456 0 The Secret of The Good Shepherd Parable “To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice.” (John 10:3) The story of Christ The Good Shepherd is well known to us. It…
July 23, 2019 318 0 3 Things Related to Elisabeth Feodorovna’s Life Each of these things is connected with the life of Elizaveta Fedorovna Romanova — the Grand Duchess, a saint, a martyr, who devoted her…
July 18, 2019 335 0 What St. Sergius of Radonezh and St. Benedict of Nursia Have in Common July 5 (18) is a commemoration day of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. Rereading his life story, I’ve discovered that many aspects of his biography…
July 18, 2019 1506 0 Events and Circumstances Surrounding the Arrest and Death of St. Elisabeth Seventy-two days — that’s how many days the life of Grand Duchess Elisabeth lasted after her arrest. On the third day of Easter, on…
July 18, 2019 1674 0 Saint Elisabeth’s Last Words: “O Lord, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do!” “O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” was the final prayer of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna before the black abyss…
July 17, 2019 325 0 Lifelong Devotion to the Royal Family: How a Well-known Doctor Became a Saint For 3 years along with the commemoration of the Holy Royal Martyrs, murdered in the basement of the Epatiev’s house in Ekaterinburg, the Russian…