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IN MEMORY OF THE ROYAL MARTYRS BY ST. JOHN OF SHANGHAI AND SAN FRANCISCO

16 Jul 2016

St. John explains the great sacrifices of the Tsar and the Royal family for Russia, and the great sin incurred by the Russian people for the murder of their God-annointed sovereign.
Sermon given by St. John during the memorial service...

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BE MINDFUL OF DEATH

13 Jul 2016

Die every day, and you will live forever.
St. Antony the Great

Being mindful of death is a virtue that ordinary people practice rarely, but it is something of which the Fathers speak a great deal in the Philokalia. It is one...

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Homily on Sunday of all saints, who have shone forth in the land of Russia

28 Jun 2016

Holy Hierarch St John (Maximovitch)

The Day commemorating the saints who have shown forth in the Russian land points to that spiritual heaven beneath which the Russian land was founded and lived.

Before...

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ON THE SIGNS OF GOD’S CHOSEN

24 Jun 2016

HOMILY ON THE SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S GRACE IN CHRISTIAN LIFE (On the Feast of Holy Pentecost)

17 Jun 2016

+Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

Every person carries seeds of goodness. But no seed can germinate and ripen without moisture and light. For this reason everyone who truly craves righteousness has to recognize that without God’s...

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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

07 Jun 2016

Archpriest Alexander Men

During his earthly life, Christ the Savior loved to go off alone into the hills, where the heavens seemed closer, and where one could look out at wide panoramas of the earth. In the desert, when He was tempted by...

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THE RESURRECTION GOSPELS

30 May 2016

The seventh in a series of Archbishop John Shakhovskoy’s reflections on the Resurrection Gospel readings.

FAITH
7^th Resurrection Gospel (John 20:1-10)

The first day of the week...

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THE HOLY FATHERS ON PASCHA

23 May 2016

Why do we so impatiently await Pascha, which arrives and then again departs? Have we not already celebrated it many times before? This one will also arrive and depart. In this present age, there is nothing constant; our days pass by like shadows, life races...

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“THE NEW AND GLORIOUS MORN”

15 May 2016

Most Americans, even most American Christians, celebrate Christmas much more than Easter, yet it is only Easter — Pascha — that makes sense of Christmas. The birth of Christ is only something to celebrate if you know the rest of the story. Consider the English lyrics of the...

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THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF THE PASCHAL GREETING

09 May 2016

In accordance with the rite established by the Church, we exchange a Paschal kiss during Matins on the first day of Holy Pascha. The rite is both important and comforting.

Ordinarily, when we exchange that kiss, we say, “Christ is Risen!” and are...

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