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...

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...

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...

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...