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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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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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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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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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30 May 2016

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

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

The first day of the week...

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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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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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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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30 Apr 2016

Protopresbyter Vitaly Borovoy

When you and I celebrate Paschal Services, we all feel a surge of joy and gladness.  When we say, "Christ is Risen!" and answer "Truly He is Risen!" There resounds in our voices not...

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12 Apr 2016

St. Mary, who is known as Mary of Egypt, lived from the middle of the fifth century to the beginning of the sixth century. Her youth did not presage anything good. Mary was twelve years old when she left her home for the city of Alexandria. Being free of parental...

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