Feasts

Saying Yes Instead of No: On the Annunciation and Lazarus Saturday

Saying Yes Instead of No: On the Annunciation and Lazarus Saturday

07 April 2012

Archpriest Andrei Efanov

The Lord finished His earthly mission with the raising of Lazarus. Tomorrow He will enter Jerusalem, going on to His voluntary suffering for our salvation. This is an altogether different part of His ...

The Courage and Grace of Martyrdom: Sermon on the Feast Day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia

The Courage and Grace of Martyrdom: Sermon on the Feast Day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia

22 March 2012

(Reidman) Schema-Archimandrite Avraam

We are constantly betraying the Gospel commandments, reckoning them as nothing, but for some reason thinking that were some special trial to befall our lot – such as that which befell the Forty ...

We Do Not Hasten to Meet God

We Do Not Hasten to Meet God

15 February 2012

Archpriest Valery Zakharov

We often say that there is no deed greater than death for Christ. This is true, and it is no accident that the Church glorifies the holy martyrs. But when one looks at the image of St. Symeon, one ...

St. Valentine’s Day: Legend and Reality

St. Valentine’s Day: Legend and Reality

14 February 2012

Tatiana Fedorova

It therefore turns out that we owe the emergence of the image of St. Valentine as the patron saint of lovers, as well as the numerous legends associated with him, to the Middle Ages and its romantic ...

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: “In Order to Face the Challenges of Modernity We Must be Highly Educated”

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: “In Order to Face the Challenges of Modernity We Must be Highly Educated”

12 February 2012

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Our time, dear brothers and sisters, is not less challenging for the Church than the time of the fourth century, and the mission which is set before us is in no way less important than one carried ...

The Day of the Theophany: A Time to Remember Our Vows to God

The Day of the Theophany: A Time to Remember Our Vows to God

19 January 2012

Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern American and New York (+1985)

What will happen if, on the last day of the history of mankind on earth, the day of the Dread Judgment, one who has given vows (or had them given on his behalf by his sponsors) does not even know ...

Sermon on the Feast of the Lord’s Theophany

Sermon on the Feast of the Lord’s Theophany

18 January 2012

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

Having come to church today, do not hurry to leave. Stand near the vessel with the holy water and, while you await your turn, pray fervently to the Lord for yourself, your family, your children and ...

“When Thou Wast Baptized in the Jordan…”

“When Thou Wast Baptized in the Jordan…”

18 January 2012

The Gifts of the Nativity

The Gifts of the Nativity

09 January 2012

Protodeacon Andrei Kuraev

The first gift given to Christian people was the right of direct appeal to God, the right to address God with the familiar “Thou.” Today it seems natural to us that the religious person would pray to ...

The Lord Has Brought Us a Wealth of Love

The Lord Has Brought Us a Wealth of Love

07 January 2012

Archpriest Alexei Uminsky

But here is something interesting: given this amazing wealth, given this extraordinary power, we always ask something silly of God, we seek small things from God, which in fact adds up to seeking ...

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