Sunday, November 2/15, 2026. 24th Sunday after Pentecost.
No fast.

Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомMartyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, and those with them, of Persia (341).

St. Marcian, monk, of Cyrrhus in Syria (388). Blessed Cyprian of Storozhev, former outlaw (16th c.).

New Hieromartyr Basil Luzgin, priest, of Glazomicha (1918).

Shuya-Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God (1654-1655).

St. Erc, bishop of Slane, Ireland (512). St. Anthony the Confessor, archbishop of Thessalonica (844).

Repose of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia (2009).

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Why I Left Protestantism

A Quick Faith Journey

Dave

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Coming to Orthodoxy

Why I Left Protestantism

A Quick Faith Journey

Dave

The dilemma was, how can I interpret or know what is correct as a sinful wretched man?

Exorcism: On the Necessity of the Unabbreviated Baptismal Rite

A Story from Everyday Saints

Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov)

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Coming to Orthodoxy

Exorcism: On the Necessity of the Unabbreviated Baptismal Rite

A Story from Everyday Saints

Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov)

In the presence of this boy all kinds of objects started to light on fire—all by themselves: refrigerators, pillows, tables, beds, chests of drawers... Fr. John (Krestiankin) said I needed to finish reading the exorcism prayers from the baptismal rite that had been left out by the previous priest.

A Combination of Scholarship and Holiness

St. Dimitry of Rostov

Archpriest Pavel Khondzinsky

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Combination of Scholarship and Holiness

St. Dimitry of Rostov

Archpriest Pavel Khondzinsky

St. Dimitry’s Lives of the Saints sought to reunite private life with Church and liturgical life, and this is also where their value lies.

Kerch, and the Story of One Reposed Priest

Georgy Ogorodnikov

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Church History

Kerch, and the Story of One Reposed Priest

Georgy Ogorodnikov

Suddenly, Semyon Alekseevich stopped by the southern wall of the nave. “And here a priest is buried,” he said, and he pointed to the floor.

Modern Miracles of St. Abraham of Rostov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Modern Miracles of St. Abraham of Rostov

Then, that same night, St. Abraham appeared to her in a dream and drove three black snakes (demons) out of her with his staff. He said: “Maria, you asked me to help. You prayed fervently to me, and see? I helped you. Sin no more!”

Greatmartyr Paraskeva of Iconium

Commemorated on October 28

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Greatmartyr Paraskeva of Iconium

Commemorated on October 28

The parents of the saint especially reverenced Friday, the day of the Passion of the Lord, and therefore they called their daughter Paraskeva. This name, Paraskeva, also means Friday.

Archpriest and Psychotherapist Seraphim Chemodakov: “The most sincere and profound confessions take place in my office and in prison.”

Archpriest Seraphim Chemodakov

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Archpriest and Psychotherapist Seraphim Chemodakov: “The most sincere and profound confessions take place in my office and in prison.”

Archpriest Seraphim Chemodakov

Already in prison, I came to realize more deeply how sinful we all are; but we are capable of returning to the better, of discovering the good qualities within ourselves.

Vladyka: Recollections of Archbishop Peter

Priest Mikhail Moibenko

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Vladyka: Recollections of Archbishop Peter

Priest Mikhail Moibenko

Though he took on the episcopal mitre, mantle, and staff without reservation, his many years of monasticism and his time as the cell attendant of St. John of Shanghai had imbued him with a spirituality that shone upon all those around him.

On The Rich Man and Lazarus

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost. St. Luke 16:19–31

Archpriest Maxim Kozlov

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

On The Rich Man and Lazarus

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost. St. Luke 16:19–31

Archpriest Maxim Kozlov

Today’s parable, however, is not about social activism, but about the ultimate recompense that may await even someone who, by outward standards and criteria, is not a bad person.

The Numberless Names of the Dead

Homily on St. Demitrios Saturday of the Reposed

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Numberless Names of the Dead

Homily on St. Demitrios Saturday of the Reposed

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

We listen to what the Church sings, and we try to hear the voices of the reposed behind these hymns.

“Be Humble, and Heaven and Earth Will Submit to You”

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Be Humble, and Heaven and Earth Will Submit to You”

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

From the union of the soul with God, there come joy, fear, love, the sweetness of consolation, enlightenment, awe, compunction, tears, and a complete forgetting of yourself and of everything earthly—which is impossible even to describe…

Hieromartyr Arethas of Valaam

Commorated January 26/February 28 (New Martyrs), June 8/July 21 (Saints of St. Petersburg), October 24/November 6

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Hieromartyr Arethas of Valaam

Commorated January 26/February 28 (New Martyrs), June 8/July 21 (Saints of St. Petersburg), October 24/November 6

“I have never actively opposed the Soviet authorities, but I cannot be a Soviet man, because we monks have been deprived of everything: monasteries and churches are being closed, clergymen are being exiled; in general, the Soviet authorities are persecuting religion everywhere.”

Elder Tikhon the Russian: The Path to a Beautiful Paradise

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Elder Tikhon the Russian: The Path to a Beautiful Paradise

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

"This Elder, who spent sixty years there in the desert, had so much humility! His language was a mixture of Church Slavonic, Russian, and Greek—a kind of Esperanto that only he spoke—but his soul… I’ll never forget his eyes!"

Holy Apostle James

Commemorated October 23/November 5

Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Holy Apostle James

Commemorated October 23/November 5

Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

The Apostle James was entrusted with a special ministry: unlike the other apostles, he did not travel to various lands preaching the Gospel, but taught and performed sacred rites in Jerusalem, a city of such great significance to the Christian world.

“Martyr Peter Found You!”

A talk with Innocentia Wellman

Innocentia Wellman

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Martyr Peter Found You!”

A talk with Innocentia Wellman

Innocentia Wellman

He arrived at Fort Ross and built a bonfire. He laid down some firewood, placed the icon on top, and piled more wood over the icon… But when the fire burned out, the icon remained intact!

Sermon on the November Feast of the Kazan Icon

Hieromonk Ambrose (Parkhetov)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Sermon on the November Feast of the Kazan Icon

Hieromonk Ambrose (Parkhetov)

It is time for us to undergo an inner transformation. Let us kindle within ourselves this spirit—the spirit of living faith.

The Lord Protects Babies. Vignettes From Real Life

Elena Kucherenko

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Coming to Orthodoxy

The Lord Protects Babies. Vignettes From Real Life

Elena Kucherenko

Perhaps the best thing I can say is how blessed we are to have God, the Mother of God, the angels, and the saints watching over us. Without their protection, I doubt any of these children would have made it through childhood in one piece. Not even by sheer luck. And the adults probably wouldn't have survived either.

The Meekness of God

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Meekness of God

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Though He has utterly poured Himself out for us on the altar of the Cross, He nevertheless waits patiently for us to seek Him in return. More than this, in His patience, He invites us into a life of meekness as well.

“Tormented by a Spiritual Thirst”, or the Finest Speech in My Life

In Memory of Metropolitan John (Snychev; October 9, 1927–November 2, 1995)

Alexei Solonitsyn

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Tormented by a Spiritual Thirst”, or the Finest Speech in My Life

In Memory of Metropolitan John (Snychev; October 9, 1927–November 2, 1995)

Alexei Solonitsyn

I kept speaking—never once faltering—after reciting The Prophet and remembering everything that needed to be said, so that we might awaken from our spiritual slumber and root out, once and for all, that “loose and sly” tongue.

Lessons Learned from Elder Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Ketevan Bekauri

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Lessons Learned from Elder Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Ketevan Bekauri

Looking at Fr. Gabriel, you understand that there was no other monk or elder like him in the twentieth century.

A Sower Went Out to Sow. Luke 8:5–15

On how to till your “soil”

Priest Dimitry Vydumkin

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

A Sower Went Out to Sow. Luke 8:5–15

On how to till your “soil”

Priest Dimitry Vydumkin

Christ's parable of the sower, prophetically proclaiming that the seed of the word of God will remain largely fruitless among mankind, above all sounds a warning to us Christians.

Hieromartyr Neophyte Lyubimov. Part 2. A burning lamp of faith in Moscow

Natalia Vashchina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Hieromartyr Neophyte Lyubimov. Part 2. A burning lamp of faith in Moscow

Natalia Vashchina

In the indictment, the investigator noted, “Lyubimov is an avowed monarchist and an opponent of Soviet power,” and concluded with: “Shoot immediately.”

Hieromartyr Neophyte Lyubimov. Part 1. A Teacher of Good Lessons of Faith in Simbirsk

Natalia Vashchina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Hieromartyr Neophyte Lyubimov. Part 1. A Teacher of Good Lessons of Faith in Simbirsk

Natalia Vashchina

Hieromartyr Neophyte was a missionary and educator who likewise “laid the foundations for a culture of upbringing and systematic spiritual education” which largely shaped the formation of Russian Orthodox Church pastors and their future wives.

Elder Martinian’s Prayer: Icon of the Mother of God, the “Deliveress”

Svetlana Rybakova

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Elder Martinian’s Prayer: Icon of the Mother of God, the “Deliveress”

Svetlana Rybakova

The holy icon has been renowned for its miracles since ancient times.

About Six-Year-Old Maria Shchegoleva’s Prophecy

Klim Palekha

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Churches and Monasteries

About Six-Year-Old Maria Shchegoleva’s Prophecy

Klim Palekha

It was she, Maria Shchegoleva, who would become the one responsible for the Church of St. Mary of Egypt, built in one of the most famous monasteries in Russia.

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