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Friday, January 31/February 13, 2026. Fast Day.

Fish, wine and oil allowed.

Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theoctista, Theodota, and Eudoxia, at Canopus in Egypt (311). St. Nicetas, recluse of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Novgorod (1108).

Martyrs Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapion, and Papias, at Corinth (251). Martyr Tryphaenes, at Cyzicus (1st c.).

St. Marcella of Rome (410). St. Athanasius, bishop of Methone (ca. 880). New Monk-martyr Elias (Ardunis), of Mt. Athos and Kalamata (1686). St. Arsenius the New, of Paros (1877).

Repose of Eugene Poselyanin (Pogozhev), spiritual writer (1931), Elder Codratus of Karakallou, Mt. Athos (1940), and Hieroschemamonk Stephen (Ignatenko) of Kislovodsk (1973).

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Ukrainian Church Crisis

“Here’s something very important: The world doesn’t revolve around you”

“Here’s something very important: The world doesn’t revolve around you” Archpriest Nikolai Kalinichenko “Here’s something very important: The world doesn’t revolve around you” Archpriest Nikolai Kalinichenko What kind of Nativity of Christ is it if you greet not Christ but anger in your heart?

A Memorial Church to Victims of the Leningrad Blockade and New Miracles of St. John of Shanghai

A Memorial Church to Victims of the Leningrad Blockade and New Miracles of St. John of Shanghai Conversation with Archimandrite Jerome (Testin) A Memorial Church to Victims of the Leningrad Blockade and New Miracles of St. John of Shanghai Conversation with Archimandrite Jerome (Testin) Archimandrite Jerome (Testin) The greatest sacrifice, the sacrifice of love, was made here and; owing to it, we can live today.

Wholly Devoted to God

Wholly Devoted to God Sermon on the Feast of the Three Ecumenical teachers and Holy Hierarchs Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Wholly Devoted to God Sermon on the Feast of the Three Ecumenical teachers and Holy Hierarchs Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Hieromonk Philofei (Makharramov) St. Gregory the Theologian said, “The only wisdom I have learned is that one must fear God in his life.”

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What Strength of Spirit!

A Homily on the Three Holy Hierarchs

Archimandrite Diodore

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

What Strength of Spirit!

A Homily on the Three Holy Hierarchs

Archimandrite Diodore

The flock of the entire Ecumenical Orthodox Church learns Christian wisdom, knowledge, and piety from the Three Holy Hierarchs.

The Consolation, Kindness and Love of Abbess Magdalena (Orlova-Davydova) and Her Convent

Churches and Monasteries

The Consolation, Kindness and Love of Abbess Magdalena (Orlova-Davydova) and Her Convent

Mother Magdalena’s great-nephews warmly called her, “Grandma-Matushka,” and the locals called her “Dobrynikha,” which in Russian means “the kind one”—because she was so loving and kind to the simple folk.

Fasting is a School of Piety

Marital Fasting, Part 2

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Fasting is a School of Piety

Marital Fasting, Part 2

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

Should a husband and wife abstain during the fast, what rules are there on this matter, and what mistakes do people often make in this area?

Marital Fasting, Part 1

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Marital Fasting, Part 1

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

It’s said that any extended fast, including Great Lent, is a joy, a springtime for the soul, because it’s an opportunity to work on yourself, to try to change something for the better. It’s a stepping stone for every Christian. There’s an element that’s delicate, difficult, and somewhat sensitive, but which can’t be brushed aside: marital relations.

The Holy Ascetics Ephraim and Isaac the Syrians

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Holy Ascetics Ephraim and Isaac the Syrians

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

St. Ephraim is famous for his numerous spiritual writings, which were translated into Greek in his lifetime.

“I came to Russia as a “spiritual refugee”

Theophan Casad on the “leavening effect”

Orthodoxy Today

“I came to Russia as a “spiritual refugee”

Theophan Casad on the “leavening effect”

I became certain that it is truly very difficult for an Orthodox person to reside in the USA and Denmark. It’s basically the same as if you swim against the tide of society.

The Father’s All-Forgiving Love

Sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Hieromonk John (Kudryakov)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Father’s All-Forgiving Love

Sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Hieromonk John (Kudryakov)

The confession of the prodigal son who realized that he deserved no better than a servant’s position was so profound that it concerned not only the petition to his parent, but also the violation of the God-given order in the universe: I have sinned against Heaven (Lk. 15:18).

The Abbreviated Daily Cycle

In the Rhythm of the Church, Part 2

Nun Kallista (Golik)

Education

The Abbreviated Daily Cycle

In the Rhythm of the Church, Part 2

Nun Kallista (Golik)

The daily cycle of services is, one might say, the “liturgical clock” the Church has lived by day after day for many centuries. The daily cycle took shape in monasteries, though there was a time when laymen observed it daily as well.

All Who Live a Godly Life in Christ Jesus Shall Suffer Persecution

Sermon for the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church

Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

All Who Live a Godly Life in Christ Jesus Shall Suffer Persecution

Sermon for the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church

Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)

Reading their Lives, reading about how they kept their faith, it is impossible not to love them, and therefore not to come into contact with their souls. In this way, they will pray for us in Heaven and ask God that we will also become worthy descendants and heirs of these great saints.

Parisian Miracle of St. Nicholas and St. Gabriel

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Parisian Miracle of St. Nicholas and St. Gabriel

Then, out of nowhere, a Hare Krishna sect emerged in their city and Masha went all in, up until the time she left for Europe.

“We’ll Name the Children Xenia and Andrei”

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“We’ll Name the Children Xenia and Andrei”

Today, on the feast day of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, we offer our readers the stories of some people who asked this saint for help and whose prayer requests were fulfilled.

Homily on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, and St. Gregory the Theologian

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Homily on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, and St. Gregory the Theologian

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

All three events occurred at different times, but all three confirm one thing: Human life goes on in the flow of God’s Providence, and the Creator wondrously takes care of His creation.

Fr. John (Krestiankin)

Archimandrite Melchisedek (Artiukhin)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Fr. John (Krestiankin)

Archimandrite Melchisedek (Artiukhin)

He was called “the all-Russian spiritual father,” and he was known as “the Paschal priest.”

The Prophetic Sermons of a New Confessor: Archimandrite John Krestiankin

Priest Alexei Pikov

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The Prophetic Sermons of a New Confessor: Archimandrite John Krestiankin

Priest Alexei Pikov

Today, on the Sunday of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, we are also remembering a true confessor of the faith who lived during those very serious times in Russia. Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) reposed on the Sunday of this commemoration, February 5, 2006.

For What Would Christ Be Arrested in the United Kingdom Today?

Alexey Tereshchenko

Orthodoxy Today

For What Would Christ Be Arrested in the United Kingdom Today?

Alexey Tereshchenko

The modern Western world has built a system in which there is simply no place for Christ. Laws written supposedly for the sake of “safety” and “tolerance,” in fact, have created a cage into which the Truth does not fit.

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 4. Lenin’s “Decolonization” of Russia

Alexander Mosyakin

Church History

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 4. Lenin’s “Decolonization” of Russia

Alexander Mosyakin

Lenin, being a faithful disciple of Marx and Engels, like them hated the Russian Empire and was an inveterate Russophobe.

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 3. Russophobia from Marx to Lenin

Alexander Mosyakin

Church History

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 3. Russophobia from Marx to Lenin

Alexander Mosyakin

Marx invented a certain special “Slavic race” forming around the “Russian race,” striving for world domination, which opposes the civilized European peoples (“Germano-Romanic race”) and with which Europe must wage merciless war.

“Though I will die, don’t ever forget my place”

Priest Michael Moibenko

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Though I will die, don’t ever forget my place”

Priest Michael Moibenko

Pavel Pavlovich Stozhkov despite the many miracles attributed to his intercessions and his great renown as an ascetic and clairvoyant, was not a monk or a clergyman—he was a simple layman.

Learning to Love Your Country Through English Lessons

A talk with Fr. Joseph Gleason, an American priest in Russia

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

Orthodoxy Today

Learning to Love Your Country Through English Lessons

A talk with Fr. Joseph Gleason, an American priest in Russia

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

Fr. Joseph Gleason is an Orthodox priest from rural Illinois who moved with his wife and eight children to Rostov the Great, Russia. How has his family adapted, what is it like for them in Russia, and what he would advise others who are contemplating a similar relocation—these are the topics of our conversation.

In the Rhythm of the Church

Part 1: Where to Begin?

Nun Kallista (Golik)

Orthodoxy Today

In the Rhythm of the Church

Part 1: Where to Begin?

Nun Kallista (Golik)

If you know at least a little bit about how Church worship is organized, any “average” parishioner burdened with work and family duties can add some elements of the Church’s worship to his home rule and thus be able to stay in the rhythm of the Church.

What Does Prayer Look Like?

Fr. James Guirguis

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

What Does Prayer Look Like?

Fr. James Guirguis

The publican’s prayer is like medicine for us. It should humble us and serve as a powerful example of what our prayers can be.

The All-Wise Mark

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The All-Wise Mark

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

"A faithful shepherd, a truly great priest, Bishop of the Ephesians, a beacon of the whole region, a fire that scorches heresies, the guiding light of pious souls, benevolently turning them away from vain dogmas.”

On the Eucharist

The Mystery of Holy Communion

Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

On the Eucharist

The Mystery of Holy Communion

Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller

During the Liturgy, we are in the past, the present and the future; and that is something that is not a concept, not a fantasy, not ideas, but actual reality. Such is the Mystery of the Eucharist.

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 2. “Reactionary Peoples Will Disappear from the Face of the Earth…”

Alexander Mosyakin

Orthodoxy Around the World

The Russophobia and Slavophobia of Marxism

Part 2. “Reactionary Peoples Will Disappear from the Face of the Earth…”

Alexander Mosyakin

“Ruthless struggle not for life, but to death with the Slavdom treacherous to the revolution… —exterminatory war and unrestrained terror.”

Fr. Serafim (Bădilă): The Salt of the Earth

Archimandrite Andrei (Coroian)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Fr. Serafim (Bădilă): The Salt of the Earth

Archimandrite Andrei (Coroian)

A humble elder who prays unceasingly, gentle and kindhearted, a strict faster and zealot of the faith, a good shepherd and wise instructor, he transformed the Holy Cross Monastery near the village of Cășiel-Strâmbu into a wellspring of holiness and a center of pilgrimage.