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Wednesday, June 18/July 1, 2026. 5th Week after Pentecost. Fast of the Holy Apostles.

Monastic rule: xerophagy (bread, uncooked fruits and vegetables).

Martyr Leontius, and with him Martyrs Hypatius and Theodulus, at Tripolis in Phoenicia (70-79).

St. Leontius, canonarch of the Kiev Caves (14th c.).

New Hieromartyr Nicanor (Morozkin), archimandrite, of Spas-Ruzsky (Moscow) (1938). New Hieromartyrs Sergius Krotkov, archpriest, of Moscow, Basil Smirnov, archpriest, of Znamenskoye (Moscow), Alexander Krutitsky, priest, of Shchelkovo (Moscow), Vasily Krylov, priest, of Shchelkovo (Moscow) (1938). Uncovering of the relics of New Hiero-confessor Victor (Ostrovidov), bishop of Glazov (1997).

Bogolubov Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1155). Piukhtitsa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1894).

Martyr Aetherus of Nicomedia (305). St. Marina the Virgin, of Bithynia (8th c.). St. Leontius the Myrrh-gusher, of Dionysiou, Mt. Athos (ca. 1580).

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How God Saved Us

How God Saved Us Diary of a Prisoner of the Nazi Concentration Camps How God Saved Us Diary of a Prisoner of the Nazi Concentration Camps Viktor Grigoryevich Bichikov We planted our own garden; we tied ropes to the plow, and mostly women pulled it instead of horses, while we children planted the potatoes.

The Slavery That Sets Us Free

The Slavery That Sets Us Free Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) The Slavery That Sets Us Free Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) Finally, never forget whose you are. We have been purchased at a great price—the Blood of the Crucified God.

Anaphylactic Shock

Anaphylactic Shock Alexandra Gripas Anaphylactic Shock The Lord Heard My Prayer Alexandra Gripas It turned out that Sonya had found and disturbed a wasps’ nest. Several wasps immediately stung her in the head and arm. That it was very painful was only half of the trouble. What was worse that my daughter began to swell right before my eyes, and her arms, legs, and face grew enormously big.

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Indelible Seal: Why God Remembers Us Even When We Forget About Him

Priest Leonid Bartkov

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Indelible Seal: Why God Remembers Us Even When We Forget About Him

Priest Leonid Bartkov

Heaven bowed before us that day. God breathed eternity into your soul and called you by name. And this love has no statute of limitations.

Kosovo and Ukraine: Co-Martyrs for Canonical Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy Today

Kosovo and Ukraine: Co-Martyrs for Canonical Orthodoxy

A deep analysis of the current situation, the legal initiatives of the Kosovo government, and the international reaction demonstrates that the threats to the existence of the Serbian Church and Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija have acquired a systemic character.

St. Methodius and the Peshnosha Monastery

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Methodius and the Peshnosha Monastery

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

St. Methodius carried logs for the monastery on foot across the river—hence the name, St. Nicholas-Peshnosha Monastery, which he founded. St. Methodius built the monastery on his own, “performing great labors”, as the prayer to the saint says.

The Faith of the Centurion

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Faith of the Centurion

We must always remember that God Himself is here, close beside us, extending His invisible hand to help us.

The First Helmsman of the Russian Church: St. Michael of Kiev

Commemorated: June 15/28 and September 30/October 13

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The First Helmsman of the Russian Church: St. Michael of Kiev

Commemorated: June 15/28 and September 30/October 13

He baptized Prince Vladimir in Chersonesos, instructed him in the faith. It was he who headed the Baptism of the Kievan people in the waters of the Dnieper River.

Animals in the New Testament

Theology

Animals in the New Testament

To gain a deeper understanding of Sacred History and to appreciate the Word of God more fully, it is important to become familiar with the animals mentioned in the New Testament.

St. Arseny of Konevets and His Monastery

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Arseny of Konevets and His Monastery

The monastic community on Konevets Island, which St. Arseny had built, gradually grew, and in 1398 Archbishop John of Novgorod blessed the establishment of a cenobitic monastery in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos there. Pilgrims flocked to it from everywhere. St. Arseny welcomed everyone with a meal and comforting conversation.

Venerable Onuphrius the Great

Commemorated on June 12/25

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Venerable Onuphrius the Great

Commemorated on June 12/25

Saint Paphnutius, who led an ascetical life in the Thebaid desert in Egypt, has left us an account of Saint Onuphrius the Great and the Lives of other fourth century hermits: Timothy the Desert Dweller, the abbas Andrew, Charalampus, Theophilus, and others.

Not Just Nine: the Other Beatitudes of the Gospel

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

Churches and Monasteries

Not Just Nine: the Other Beatitudes of the Gospel

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

A careful reading of the Gospel shows that Christ pronounces the word “blessed” much more often, and in very different circumstances.

The Fall of the Great City of Babylon

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18C

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Fall of the Great City of Babylon

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18C

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

This is a tragic description of the fall of the great city of Babylon, which achieved such great glory, but glory anchored in sin and fornication, in apostasy from God.

The Peace of Forgiveness Contains a Mystery

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18B

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Peace of Forgiveness Contains a Mystery

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18B

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Whatever you have, whoever you are, wherever you are, all this can come crumbling down in an instant, which is why the human soul can’t be comforted by temporary, human, perishable, transitory things.

Holy Hierarch Basil of Ryazan

Commemorated June 10/23

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Holy Hierarch Basil of Ryazan

Commemorated June 10/23

The people had prepared a boat for him. But St. Basil removed his episcopal mantle, spread it upon the water, stepped onto it with the icon of the Mother of God in his hands, and, borne miraculously by the power of God as though by a mighty wind, swiftly sailed upstream against the current of the river.

Avoid Occasions for Sin and Forgive

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18A

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Avoid Occasions for Sin and Forgive

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 18A

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

We’re reading chapter 18 of Revelation and with God’s help, we’ll try to look at what’s said there.

Three Christian Stories by Chekhov about Life Without Love

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Three Christian Stories by Chekhov about Life Without Love

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

“The Witch,” “The Nightmare,” and “The Cossack” are three different stories with three different main characters. However, each story revolves around a person who has not fostered love in his heart.

“The Light of the Body Is the Eye.” What Does This Mean?

Priest Konstantin Parkhomenko

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

“The Light of the Body Is the Eye.” What Does This Mean?

Priest Konstantin Parkhomenko

The Holy Fathers wrote that someone without Christ is in the dark, like a blind kitten; he understands nothing. And when Christ enters his life, He, as the Sun of Righteousness, illuminates all objects, phenomena and events.

Loneliness in the Age of Hyperconnection

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Loneliness in the Age of Hyperconnection

For a believer, prayer and participation in the sacraments of the Church become powerful resources that remind the soul, quietly but surely, of the following: You are not alone, because God is always with you.

Flora in the New Testament

Education

Flora in the New Testament

Biblical plants, which are witnesses of ancient historical events, help us feel our spiritual link with the Christian past and understand the Bible better.

Nesvizh

Dmitry Kiryukhin

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Nesvizh

Dmitry Kiryukhin

Nesvizh is a small, charming town southwest of Minsk, Belarus. It is best known for its castle, founded in 1583 and included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

A Teacher of Asceticism—Venerable Abba Dorotheos of Gaza

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Teacher of Asceticism—Venerable Abba Dorotheos of Gaza

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Since time immemorial, the teachings of Abba Dorotheos have been an ABC on spiritual life for monastics and pious laypeople alike.

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 6

Confession of Sins That Are Not Externally Visible

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 6

Confession of Sins That Are Not Externally Visible

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

Every sin is usually preceded by a simple thought, depending on a person’s particular weakness. If there is no habit of cutting off such thoughts, they gradually grow and develop, eventually enslaving the person.

Eva’s Silence: How Assistance from Strangers Changed the Life of an Autistic Girl

Orthodoxy Around the World

Eva’s Silence: How Assistance from Strangers Changed the Life of an Autistic Girl

We have undertaken our mission of helping children with special needs, and we make every possible effort to fulfill it with dignity—with love for the children and with respect for their parents!

Deacon Petar Kozakijevic: “There Are No Serious Problems in Slovenia When Converting to Orthodoxy”

Deacon Petar Kozakijevic

Orthodoxy Today

Deacon Petar Kozakijevic: “There Are No Serious Problems in Slovenia When Converting to Orthodoxy”

Deacon Petar Kozakijevic

Understanding the spiritual needs and interest of Slovenes in Orthodoxy, our diocese and the church community are involved in various projects to translate Orthodox literature into Slovene and are their initiators.

Holy Children

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Holy Children

In the history of Orthodoxy, there have been many cases when children became holy martyrs for Christ and the Orthodox faith, suffering severe torments.

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 5

Confession of Visible, Bodily Sins

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 5

Confession of Visible, Bodily Sins

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

As the great spiritual father of our time, Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), observes, all the wartime “slaughters” of biblical Israel depicted in the Old Testament are but a prefiguration of the mental annihilation of sinful thoughts, so that no trace of them remains.

There Are Areas Where Artificial Intelligence Should Not Be Allowed

Vladimir Legoida

Orthodoxy Around the World

There Are Areas Where Artificial Intelligence Should Not Be Allowed

Vladimir Legoida

An interview about mercy in the modern world, the use of artificial intelligence for religious purposes, the risks for preaching and the phenomenon of Orthodox bloggers, as well as about the education of young people, the crisis of the family, the Church’s attitude towards abortion and the protection of traditional values, from the representative of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media V.R. Legoida and TASS.