Orthodox Christianity

Tuesday, July 22/August 4, 2026. 10th Week after Pentecost.

No fast.

Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalen (1st c.). Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Phocas, bishop of Sinope (403-404).

St. Cornelius, monk, of Pereyaslavl (1693). Blessed Cyprian of Suzdal, fool-for-Christ (1622).

St. Cyril I, patriarch of Antioch (298). St. Wandregisilus of Caux (Gaul) (668). Virgin-martyr Marcella of Chios (14th c.).

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That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest Svetlana Rybakova That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest Svetlana Rybakova St. Mary shared in the apostolic labors, preaching the Gospel among women. And she remained faithful to the Lord not only in the days of His glory, but also at the moment of His extreme humiliation.

From the Valley of Dry Bones to the Hope for Eternal Life Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky) From the Valley of Dry Bones to the Hope for Eternal Life Sermon on the feast of the Prophet Ezekiel Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky) Faith in the resurrection of the dead is not only a dogma, but also a source of Christian hope and moral transformation.

Honoring the Saints Is Imitating Their Lives Sermon on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elias Honoring the Saints Is Imitating Their Lives Sermon on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elias Hierodeacon Iliodor (Shevchuk) His life’s path was joyless and very difficult; he was an outcast in his own homeland and he had to flee into the desert to escape the persecution of a wicked king. St. Elias went through severe trials and spiritual distress. It was very hard for him, but he passed through all this with God, without abandoning the ministry entrusted to him.

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Praying Through The Storms

Fr. James Guirguis

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Praying Through The Storms

Fr. James Guirguis

We are the iron, often cold and lifeless. Yet we can be activated through prayer.

The Love and Humility of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Sermon on the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. Seraphim, the Wonderworker of Sarov

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Love and Humility of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Sermon on the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. Seraphim, the Wonderworker of Sarov

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

Learned and uneducated, rich and poor alike—everyone deeply loves St. Seraphim. It was this love, coming from the believing heart, that once played a key role in his canonization.

Evgenia Rozina: “Giving Christ Only What Is Left Over Is No Great Thing”

Notes from the Kostroma Countryside

Evgenia Rozina

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Churches and Monasteries

Evgenia Rozina: “Giving Christ Only What Is Left Over Is No Great Thing”

Notes from the Kostroma Countryside

Evgenia Rozina

Children who first came to church only for Sunday school gradually led their own parents to Christ. That is one of the remarkable paradoxes of our time.

Everything That the Lord Has Promised, He Fulfills

Ninth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part B

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

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Theology

Everything That the Lord Has Promised, He Fulfills

Ninth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part B

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Wherein lies the truth of God? In that God became Man for the sake of the salvation of every one of us. This should be our focus in this present life.

To Be United in Christ

Homily for the Sunday of the Fathers of the Six Ecumenical Councils

Hierodeacon Iliodor (Shevchuk)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

To Be United in Christ

Guardians of Memory

A Russian Orthodox Church in Menton, and the Priest Who Keeps Its Memory Alive

Anastasia Lutcenko

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Churches and Monasteries

Guardians of Memory

A Russian Orthodox Church in Menton, and the Priest Who Keeps Its Memory Alive

Anastasia Lutcenko

The more noise fills our lives, the more important it becomes to recover the ability to hear silence. It is in silence that we most often encounter God.

“We Have Come To Help You”

Modern Miracles of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, St. Charalambos, St. Marina, and St. Nektarios

Gevorg Kazaryan

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“We Have Come To Help You”

Modern Miracles of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, St. Charalambos, St. Marina, and St. Nektarios

Gevorg Kazaryan

Where there is no hope from men, help comes swiftly from Heaven.

Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles. Choosing a Path

Sergei Kagirin

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles. Choosing a Path

Sergei Kagirin

His next step was to lead his people along the same path that he himself had walked. From then on, the path of the prince and his people was the path of an Orthodox nation.

Do Animals Have Souls?

Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko)

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Theology

Do Animals Have Souls?

Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko)

Does an animal have a soul? Is it appropriate to pray for a beloved cat or dog? Is it humane to euthanize a suffering animal? And after death, do our pets go to heaven? Nearly every pet owner has pondered these questions.

Oxygen and Food for the Soul

Ninth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part A

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Oxygen and Food for the Soul

Ninth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part A

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

The Savior overcame death when He came Himself over to death. And for us Christians, this is the only way to overcome evil, the world, and all the sorrowful circumstances we face.

Being a Priest Is Enough For the Firing Squad. Hieromartyr Leonid Druzhinin

Olga Sokirkina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Being a Priest Is Enough For the Firing Squad. Hieromartyr Leonid Druzhinin

Olga Sokirkina

On July 27, 1938, 142 people were shot at the infamous Butovo firing range near Moscow. Among them was Priest Leonid Druzhinin (commemorated July 14/27), an “anti-Soviet element” who had the “wrong” biography of being a clergyman.

Polemics with Catholicism in the works of the Holy Hieromartyr Gorazd, Bishop of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia

Priest George Maximov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Polemics with Catholicism in the works of the Holy Hieromartyr Gorazd, Bishop of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia

Priest George Maximov

The Holy Martyr Gorazd (Pavlik; 1879–1942) is the most prominent saint of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia in the 20th century.

The Gospel of the Kingdom: From Earthly Expectations to the Heavenly Reality in Christ

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Gospel of the Kingdom: From Earthly Expectations to the Heavenly Reality in Christ

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

The Apostles expected a throne in Jerusalem; Christ established His throne in their hearts.

And Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light: What’s Scary about Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World?

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

And Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light: What’s Scary about Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World?

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

Huxley poses a chilling dilemma: to be human or to be happy? Exactly like that and no other way.

Not All Silence Holds the Voice of God

Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Pentecost

Hieromonk Spyridon (Dorosh)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Not All Silence Holds the Voice of God

Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Pentecost

Hieromonk Spyridon (Dorosh)

We don’t need silence for silence’s sake, but that within it you might meet the one Who wants to speak with you; that you might, in silence, meet the Bridegroom of your soul.

St. Olga and Us

Priest Sergei Begiyan

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Olga and Us

Priest Sergei Begiyan

Olga’s witness through her own life undoubtedly left its mark upon the hearts of her grandchildren. They remembered their holy grandmother. One of those grandsons would later become Grand Prince Vladimir, forever known as “the Fair Sun.”

How St. Paisios was visited by Great Martyr Euphemia

A talk by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol. Part 2

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

How St. Paisios was visited by Great Martyr Euphemia

A talk by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol. Part 2

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Now I am sixty-four, and in difficult moments that happen to everybody these images, these memories from the Holy Mountain are a good inheritance for me, a refuge where I enter and gain strength, courage, consolation and support from God to continue my struggle.

Against Screenocracy

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Against Screenocracy

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

The essence of the challenge we face may be captured by the seldom-used term screenocracy, so as to designate as precisely as possible a particular “regime” of occupying the human mind through the audio-visual stimuli transmitted via screens.

“Will there be a movie about love and forgiveness today?”

Three Testimonies of the Love of Elder Gabriel

Constantine Tsertsvadze

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Will there be a movie about love and forgiveness today?”

Three Testimonies of the Love of Elder Gabriel

Constantine Tsertsvadze

He preaches in different languages, he arranges people’s destinies; like a loving father, he seats friends who have fallen out together in concert halls, reminding them that the main movie God expects from us is a movie about love and forgiveness.

Confession as the Joy of Transfiguration

Deacon Dionisy Akhalashvili

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Confession as the Joy of Transfiguration

Deacon Dionisy Akhalashvili

Through the Sacrament of Repentance, we try to resolve the internal conflict between good and evil in our souls, and renounce evil and direct our will towards goodness.

The Stavropegic Convent of St. Ambrose and the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos in Shamordino

Maria Tobolova

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Churches and Monasteries

The Stavropegic Convent of St. Ambrose and the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos in Shamordino

Maria Tobolova

Shamordino is the child of the great holy Elder Ambrose (Grenkov; 1812–1891) of Optina.

Gospel Simplicity

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Gospel Simplicity

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

A simple person simply acts, simply forgives and asks for forgiveness, simply helps without considering the backlash.

“As Long as It’s Done out of Love”

A Talk with Schemamonk Panteleimon (Volkov)

Schemamonk Panteleimon (Volkov)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“As Long as It’s Done out of Love”

A Talk with Schemamonk Panteleimon (Volkov)

Schemamonk Panteleimon (Volkov)

Divine providence rules everything. Not a single process in the world is random. We need to be able to feel it inwardly. It’s like developing a ear for music.

Building the House or Demolishing It: Where is the Line Between Service and Slavery

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Building the House or Demolishing It: Where is the Line Between Service and Slavery

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)

Our every action should be edifying and instructive in the deepest sense of spiritual architecture.