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Homily on the Sunday of all the Saints of the Russian Land

16 Jun 2023

Today is a special day in the life of our great and multi-national Russian Church—we celebrate the memory of all the saints who shone forth in the Russian land.

In speaking about the...

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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

24 May 2023

Throughout the 40 days following the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, Paschal chants sound within our churches and in the hearts of the faithful. The Risen Christ spent that period of time on earth,...

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The Sunday of the Blind Man

20 May 2023

Why did the Lord not content Himself with His all-mighty power, but rather tell the man born blind to go to the pool of Siloam and wash in order to recover his sight? The answer to that question is that the man born blind had to show his...

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Talk on the Samaritan Woman: The True Worship of God

14 May 2023

^{Gospel of St. John, Chapter 4:5-42}

⁵So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground...

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The Fidelity and Love of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

26 Apr 2023

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The Paschal Sermon

15 Apr 2023

The Catechetical Sermon

If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise...

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The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem

08 Apr 2023

On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the...

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What Does the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most-Holy Theotokos Teach Us?

06 Apr 2023

Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” (Luke 1:38)

Such was the principal rule of the life of the most-...

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Instructions For The Laity From St. John Climacus

25 Mar 2023

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:17-31)

Today’s reading is given to us on this, the fourth Sunday of Great...

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Third Sunday of the Great Lent. Adoration of the Holy Cross.

22 Mar 2023

Troparion

O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians, over their adversaries. And by virtue of Your Cross...

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