Thursday, November 8/21, 2024. 22nd Week after Pentecost.
No fast.

Совершается служба с полиелеемSynaxis of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel and the Other Bodiless Powers.

Righteous Maria, princess of Pskov (Martha in monasticism) (1300).

New Martyr Michael the Blessed, of Chernigov (1922).

St. Tysilio, prince of Powys, abbot, of Meifod, Wales (7th c.). St. Willihad, bishop of Bremen (Germany) (789). Seventy Monk-martyrs of the Archangel Michael Monastery at Prevlaka (Montenegro), poisoned by the Latins (1452).

Repose of Nun Barbara of Birsk (1903), Elder Photius of Valaam (1942), Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York (1985), and Priest George Calciu of Romania and Alexandria, Virginia (2006).

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Our Passions are Idols

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 20

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Our Passions are Idols

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 20

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Whom does the Lord receive? The Gospel answers this for us: the publican.

St Herman the Archbishop of Kazan

Commemorated on November 6

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St Herman the Archbishop of Kazan

Commemorated on November 6

Saint Herman, Archbishop of Kazan, lived during the sixteenth century. He was born in the city of Staritsa, and was descended from the old boyar nobility of the Polevi.

The Angels’ Trumpet Voices

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 19

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

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The Angels’ Trumpet Voices

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 19

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

We are under the protection of God’s attention and providence. We’re not abandoned, not left unattended. God takes care of those who love Him and call upon Him.

Confession: Secret, Private, Common, and General…

How to prepare yourself and what to say

Archpriest Andrei Romashko

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Confession: Secret, Private, Common, and General…

How to prepare yourself and what to say

Archpriest Andrei Romashko

From now on, confession had to be done privately, since domestic sins affected not only the conscience of the penitent, but also the personal life and the reputation of other members of the community.

Boldness of Faith

Homily on Luke 8:41–56

Archimandrite Tikhon (Agrikov)

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Boldness of Faith

Homily on Luke 8:41–56

Archimandrite Tikhon (Agrikov)

This Gospel story teaches us to seek heavenly aid in any need, any pains and sicknesses, both emotional and physical.

Saint Winifred and her Holy Spring

Commemorated November 3/16

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 6.8|Votes: 37

Saint Winifred and her Holy Spring

Commemorated November 3/16

For 800 years there is a continuous record of cures and other favors claimed at the Well through the prayers of St Winifred—the only British shrine boasting such an uninterrupted history of pilgrimage and healing. Until the 1960s, the crypt was stacked with crutches left by cured pilgrims.

Two Weeks Till the Nativity Fast. Prepare Yourselves For Love

Vladimir Shishkin

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Two Weeks Till the Nativity Fast. Prepare Yourselves For Love

Vladimir Shishkin

The fast is not a time of loss but a time of gain. Then, even the anticipation of the fast changes from fearful and reluctant to joyful, eager, and active.

God’s Warriors and Inner Silence. The Theme of Monasticism in the work of Pavel Ryzhenko

Oksana Golovko

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Orthodoxy Around the World

God’s Warriors and Inner Silence. The Theme of Monasticism in the work of Pavel Ryzhenko

Oksana Golovko

“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved,” said Saint Seraphim of Sarov. This very “peaceful spirit” is what artists, including Pavel Ryzhenko, strive to convey in their works.

On Insults and Forgiveness

Hieromonk Philaret (Trunin)

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On Insults and Forgiveness

Hieromonk Philaret (Trunin)

During the day we have many reasons for getting offended, but a Christian should not allow evil into his heart, and still less should he make plans to take revenge on anyone who offends him. But how can we do it? How can we learn this? These questions were discussed at a pastoral meeting organized by Hieromonk Philaret (Trunin) from Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery.

The seeds of kindness planted by a Russian woman that sprouted Germany

Elena Nasledysheva

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Orthodoxy Around the World

The seeds of kindness planted by a Russian woman that sprouted Germany

Elena Nasledysheva

And she was unable to explain it: “It is right here, you see, here,” and she’d point to her heart. But her husband would say, “God is telling us to do this.”

“Conformism is becoming the cornerstone of our lives…”

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 2

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Conformism is becoming the cornerstone of our lives…”

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 2

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

And the experience of a martyr says that if an external evil is coming, evil thoughts are beginning to attack from inside, your neighbors appear to be very “distant”, and you are betrayed and sold, you understand that there is something that you cannot betray—and a hero appears in literature—but most importantly, a Christian, a martyr appears.

The Church is Built on the Blood of Martyrs

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 1

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

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The Church is Built on the Blood of Martyrs

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 1

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

When the time of persecution, sorrows, and illness comes, a person mobilizes and realizes that earthly life is a special space, that it is not a health resort or a sanatorium. There is little point in seeking pleasures and pleasant sensations—that is the greatest illusion.

Religious Imagery Under Atheism—Why Did Artists Resort to It?

Oksana Golovko

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Religious Imagery Under Atheism—Why Did Artists Resort to It?

Oksana Golovko

Regardless of whether it is an urban or pastoral landscape, the churches add loftiness to the artistic space, making it meaningful and beautiful.

Why Should We Go to Confession Again If We Only Go On Sinning?

Priest Anthony Rusakevich

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Why Should We Go to Confession Again If We Only Go On Sinning?

Priest Anthony Rusakevich

Through the fruits of repentance our soul is reborn and the link between it and God is restored.

A Great Elder of a Great Era

Reminiscences about Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Great Elder of a Great Era

Reminiscences about Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov) is a very special figure in our national history, a great elder of a great era, a fragrant, God-given fruit of the Russian Orthodox Church, and a spiritual landmark of our time.

The Veneration of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: Recollections of a Spiritual Son

Bishop Peter of Cleveland

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Rating: 8.6|Votes: 15

The Veneration of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: Recollections of a Spiritual Son

Bishop Peter of Cleveland

The author of these recollections, Bishop Peter, was a spiritual son of St. John from his childhood. Bishop Peter was born Pavel Andreyevich Lukianov in San Francisco in 1948. He was tonsured a reader in 1965 by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco. After studies at the Holy Trinity Seminary at Jordanville, New York, he worked at the headquarters of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in New York City for six years.

On the Properties of Demons

Luke 8:26–39; Ephesians 2:4–10

Archpriest Viacheslav Reznikov

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On the Properties of Demons

Luke 8:26–39; Ephesians 2:4–10

Archpriest Viacheslav Reznikov

In the Gospel we find many examples of casting out demons. But today’s reading reveals especially much about the properties of evil spirits.

Sixty Years in the Angelic Life

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 2

Cristian Curte

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Sixty Years in the Angelic Life

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 2

Cristian Curte

Fr. Paisie is quite elderly now, but it seems he’s been this way since the beginning of time, as if he was born with gray temples and a white beard—exactly how every good spiritual father should be.

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 1

Cristian Curte

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 1

Cristian Curte

He received anyone who knocked on the door of his cell—always, at any time. He would hear confessions without stopping, for several days in a row, day and night. No one knew when he slept or ate.

“Whoever Breaks the Fast Is a Vicious Double-Crosser!”

Ketevan Bekauri

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Whoever Breaks the Fast Is a Vicious Double-Crosser!”

Ketevan Bekauri

For a very long time—almost half an hour—he enumerated the most delicious meat dishes. Meanwhile, his words whetted my appetite.

On the Retirement of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

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Orthodoxy Today

On the Retirement of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

I ask everyone not to dance to someone’s pipe, not to be pharisees, to not give our enemies yet another excuse to mock our Mother-Church.

A Tyrant, a Friend, or a Senior Priest… About the Role of the Father in a Family

Priest Alexei Taakh

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Marriage and Family

A Tyrant, a Friend, or a Senior Priest… About the Role of the Father in a Family

Priest Alexei Taakh

The “head of the family” isn’t simply a fine phrase. A family in Orthodoxy is often called a small church. Also, in the Sacrament of Matrimony, the husband and future father becomes the rector of this small church.

Orthodoxy In the Arabian Peninsula. Part 2

St. Gregory of Omirits, St. Isaac the Syrian, St. Abd al-Masih

Matthew Hartley

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Orthodoxy In the Arabian Peninsula. Part 2

St. Gregory of Omirits, St. Isaac the Syrian, St. Abd al-Masih

Matthew Hartley

A Christian presence of any sort is greatly in the minority throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

Holy Great Martyr Arethas and Those With Him

Orthodoxy In the Arabian Peninsula. Part 1

Matthew Hartley

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Holy Great Martyr Arethas and Those With Him

Orthodoxy In the Arabian Peninsula. Part 1

Matthew Hartley

The beginning of a Christian presence on the Arabian Peninsula dates to Apostolic times.

An Atheist's Prayer: On the Methodology of Finding God

John (Amir) Azarvan

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An Atheist's Prayer: On the Methodology of Finding God

John (Amir) Azarvan

One of the most interesting ironies that I have encountered in my research is the presence of self-identified atheists who pray.

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