Wednesday, August 2/15, 2018. 12th Week after Pentecost. Успенский пост.
Monastic rule: xerophagy (bread, uncooked fruits and vegetables).

Совершается служба на шестьTranslation of the relics from Jerusalem to Constantinople of Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (428). Translation of the relics of the Righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel, and Abibus, of Jerusalem (415). Совершается служба со славословиемBlessed Basil of Moscow, fool-for-Christ (1552-1557).

Hieromartyr Stephen, pope of Rome (257), and companions. Blessed Basil of Kubensk (Vologda) (1472). St. Marco of Belavinsk (Vologda) (1492).

New Hieromartyr Platon (Kolegov), hieromonk, of Chasovo (Komi) (1937).

Translation of the relics of Martyrs Dada, Maximus, and Quintilian, at Dorostolum in Moesia (286). New Martyr Theodore of the Dardanelles (1692).

Repose of Hieromonk Peter (Seregin), spiritual father of Pyukhtitsa Convent (Estonia) (1982).

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A Fast for the Sake of the Mother of God

Orthodox Pastors on the Dormition Fast

Anna Erakhtina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 22

A Fast for the Sake of the Mother of God

Orthodox Pastors on the Dormition Fast

Anna Erakhtina

I would like that people would understand who they are fasting for. The Dormition of the Mother of God is the Pascha of the Theotokos. And the fast is a preparation for the Pascha of the Theotokos.

A Scandalous Topic: I’m Not a Descendant of Apes

Priest Valery Dukhanin

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Theology

Rating: 8,6|Votes: 48

A Scandalous Topic: I’m Not a Descendant of Apes

Priest Valery Dukhanin

For some reason, the words of St. Paisios the Athonite and the Holy Hierarch Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) sound more convincing. One was uneducated in worldly terms but acquired the Holy Spirit and therefore also the gift of insight; the other was the greatest of scientists who thoroughly knew the human body. And they both speak as one about the falsity of the theory of evolution.

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 5: Matins: Focus on the Canon

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Education

Rating: 8,8|Votes: 5

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 5: Matins: Focus on the Canon

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

Much as we began our study of the entire order of Vespers by focusing on “Lord, I Call” and its stichera, so we’ll begin to learn about Matins by first looking at the Canon, which many find to be a daunting form of hymnography to understand and to do.

Justice Higher Than Justice

A Homily on the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 10

Justice Higher Than Justice

A Homily on the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

The parable of the unmercirful servant begins with the words, Therefore is the Kingdom of Heaven likened unto a certain king, and that means that the mystery of forgiveness is hidden in Divine grace, in the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven.

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 4: The Order of Vespers

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Education

Rating: 8,5|Votes: 6

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 4: The Order of Vespers

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

In this fourth lesson, Fr. Herman discusses the entire order of Vespers, noting differences between Daily Vespers and Great Vespers.

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 3: Vespers: Focus On ”Lord, I Call”

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Education

Rating: 7,8|Votes: 4

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 3: Vespers: Focus On ”Lord, I Call”

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

In this third lesson, Fr. Herman begins to discuss the service of Vespers by focusing on the ”Lord, I Call” psalms and the stichera that accompany them.

Better a Kind Light Than Black Despondency

Professor William Brumfield on the photographs ofSergei Prokudin-Gorsky and on Russia

Peter Davydov, William Brumfield

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Church History

Rating: 9,4|Votes: 23

Better a Kind Light Than Black Despondency

Professor William Brumfield on the photographs ofSergei Prokudin-Gorsky and on Russia

Peter Davydov, William Brumfield

“I firmly believe that familiarity with Prokudin-Gorsky’s photographs (not just a superficial glance) would be a great help to all who want to get to know Russia at least a little better and more sincerely—better than television, blogs, and newspapers. Bear in mind that nostalgia for the “good old days” should motivate us to work for the good of Russia and pray for it instead of plunging us into deep despondency.”

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 2: The Church Year

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Education

Rating: 7|Votes: 8

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 2: The Church Year

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

In this second lesson, Fr. Herman shows how the liturgical books discussed last time are used in different ways throughout the liturgical year,

St. Herman’s Spiritual Daughters: St. Nilus Skete, Alaska

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 9,7|Votes: 41

St. Herman’s Spiritual Daughters: St. Nilus Skete, Alaska

On this tiny island live women who have dedicated their lives to God and seek to have a living communion with Him apart from distractions.

Miraculous Help From the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon in Our Day

Anton Pospelov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 22

Miraculous Help From the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon in Our Day

Anton Pospelov

I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere. Now I always pray to St. Panteleimon when someone is sick and ask for his help for my family and friends. I advise all to pray to this wondrous saint more often.

“You’ve Already Helped Me…”

New Testimonials About St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Tornike Chikadze

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 34

“You’ve Already Helped Me…”

New Testimonials About St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Tornike Chikadze

This joy always overwhelms you, when you have spoken with Elder Gabriel or he with you!

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 1: The Liturgical Books

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Education

Rating: 9,4|Votes: 17

VIDEO: Orthodox Liturgics

Part 1: The Liturgical Books

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

St. Tikhon’s Monastery, the oldest Orthodox monastery in America, has published an in-depth, twelve-part video series on the fascinating yet complicated topic of Liturgics for Readers and Choir Directors in the Orthodox Christian tradition.

Boris and Gleb—the Holy Children of the Holy Baptizer of Rus’

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 8,7|Votes: 18

Boris and Gleb—the Holy Children of the Holy Baptizer of Rus’

Many people, including some churched Orthodox people, are perplexed as to why the Church counts Boris and Gleb, the sons of Prince Vladimir, among the choir of saints. What is their Christian podvig? They were not pressured to renounce Christ. The reason for their martyrdom was not their confession of faith, but rather the role of the Princes in public life. Why then are they considered Holy? Is it simply because they meekly allowed themselves to be killed?

Jonathan Jackson’s Holy Russia

Vadim Grachev

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Coming to Orthodoxy

Rating: 9,4|Votes: 62

Jonathan Jackson’s Holy Russia

Vadim Grachev

According to them, now they have seen Holy Russia, which will remain in their hearts forever.

Miracles of Sts. Sergius of Radonezh and Seraphim of Sarov in Pakistan

St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Mission In Pakistan

Fr. Joseph Farooq

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 26

Miracles of Sts. Sergius of Radonezh and Seraphim of Sarov in Pakistan

St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Mission In Pakistan

Fr. Joseph Farooq

The faithful shared their stories of the miracles of Sts. Sergius of Radonezh and Seraphim of Sarov in their lives that were wrought through their powerful intersession and prayers, and how they have experienced peace and comfort in their lives, the sick have recovered from illnesses, and the jobless have found jobs.

“Bow to Him, and He Will Help You!”

Testimonies of Miraculous Help from Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 25

“Bow to Him, and He Will Help You!”

Testimonies of Miraculous Help from Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

It was a prayer of hope and of despair, and in absolute darkness in the middle of a swamp—we felt land with our stick and started walking. Where to—we had no idea.

The Gospel, Orthodoxy, and… the World

Reflections on the Commemoration of the Orthodox Warrior Feodor Ushakov

Priest Roman Savchuk

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 7,9|Votes: 12

The Gospel, Orthodoxy, and… the World

Reflections on the Commemoration of the Orthodox Warrior Feodor Ushakov

Priest Roman Savchuk

The possibility of the combination of military service with holiness is a confirmation of the truth of Orthodoxy, preserved by Gospel realism. The Church recognizes that the criteria of the truth path to the Kingdom of Heaven is not external relations with the world, their formal aspects, but the correctness of orientations, the light of Christ.

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost. The Healing of the Demoniac Boy

Matthew 17:14-23. From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

Blessed Theophylact of Ochrid

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,7|Votes: 14

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost. The Healing of the Demoniac Boy

Matthew 17:14-23. From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

Blessed Theophylact of Ochrid

He rebukes not only this man, but everyone who lacks faith, even the bystanders. By saying, “How, long shall I be with you?” Christ shows that He longs for the Passion upon the Cross and His departure from them.

“We Work Out Our Salvation Together”

A Conversation with Two Monks from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross

Feodor Nemets

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 10|Votes: 46

“We Work Out Our Salvation Together”

A Conversation with Two Monks from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross

Feodor Nemets

Fr. Macarius (Ruegemer) and Fr. David (Mahand) are monks from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in West Virginia. In this interview, we spoke with them about life in their monastery, the formation of novices, and the spiritual advice, and above all, spiritual joy that they receive from their abbot, Archimandrite Seraphim.

Portrait of the Tsar

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,2|Votes: 24

Portrait of the Tsar

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

Although, in soviet times, everything was done so that nothing would remind people of the Tsar and his image appeared only in caricatures, but he continued to remind many people about himself. For some it was enough to look at a photograph in order to understand something.

Prophet Elias: 3,000 Years Later

Priest Sergei Begiyan

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,8|Votes: 35

Prophet Elias: 3,000 Years Later

Priest Sergei Begiyan

Who is the real Prophet Elias? He is a saint. He was the kind of prophet who could take a sword and stab 450 false prophets to death. Though St. Elias is in Heaven, he never died. Though he is a righteous man of the Old Testament, he revealed new amazing truths about God to us.

The Church of the Holy Prophet Elias in Stuttgart

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 13

The Church of the Holy Prophet Elias in Stuttgart

The community had a reader, a choir director, and an icon-painter. It was the largest Orthodox parish of the time in Germany.

Act of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 9

Act of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Having reviewed the circumstances of this important case in great detail and with all possible care, the Holy Synod has found that the multitude of cases of the gracious help received through the prayers of the elder Seraphim, which have been investigated in an appropriate manner, do not allow any doubt whatever as to their validity...

Miraculous Occurrences at Sarov Monastery in 1903 at the Opening of the Holy Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Miraculous Occurrences at Sarov Monastery in 1903 at the Opening of the Holy Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Since the accounts given here were made at the time of the uncovering of the saint's relics, he had not yet been declared a saint by the Church, thus his being referred to as “Blessed.” He was canonized in July of 1903.

Address of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for the 1,030th Anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 12

Address of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for the 1,030th Anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’

The Baptism of Rus’ opened a new period in the history of our people. The light of the faith of Christ changed the spiritual, moral, public, and state life of Kievan Rus’. Our forebears came to know the true God, Whose commandments transformed their pagan customs.

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