PATRIARCH KIRILL OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
Today we solemnly celebrate the name of our Venerable and God-bearing Father Sergius, the Abbot of Radonezh and Wonder-worker. The Venerable Sergius is an extraordinary example for all of us, for the Church, and...
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September 14/27
Two events in connection with the Honorable Cross of Christ are commemorated on this day: first, the finding of the Honorable Cross on Golgotha and second, the return of the Honorable Cross from Persia to Jerusalem. Visiting the Holy...
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ON THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS
Everything pleasing to God is gained through suffering
God chose someone to be the person through whom He would become Man. Had that one not...
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What is the purpose of the Church and also of the parish within her? The word of God gives the answer. The Apostle writes: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers: for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of...
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Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
We have become used to turning to God for help in every need and every circumstance in our lives. We expect that in response to every call, to every cry of anguish, suffering, fear, the Lord will stand up for us...
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad...
The Holy Bible contains no mention of the Dormition of the Mother of God. However, accounts of that event have been preserved for us in Church Tradition and are expressed both in the Icon of the Feast and in the Church Service for the Feast.
Why...
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And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and...
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Our Creator is the God of Peace. The Heavenly Father sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to earth, in order to reconcile man to God. The Apostle Paul speaks with encouragement about Christ the Reconciler:
For it pleased the Father that in him...
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In this commandment, Jesus Christ prompts us to achieve purity of heart. The heart is the guardian of our spiritual life. It contemplates whatever the eyes cannot see and the mind cannot grasp. Spiritual contemplation is possible only with a heart that is pure. In the Sermon on the Mount, the...
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