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Thursday, July 10/23, 2026. 8th Week after Pentecost.

No fast.

The Placing of the Precious Robe of the Lord at Moscow (1625) (1625). Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia, including Leontius, Maurice, Daniel, Anthony, Alexander, Anicetus, Sisinius, Meneus, Verelad, and Timothy (ca. 319). St. Anthony of the Kiev Caves, founder of monasticism in Russia (1073).

Martyr Apollonius of Sardis (3rd c.). Martyrs Bianor and Silvanus, of Pisidia (4th c.). 10,000 Fathers of the desert and caves of Scetis martyred by the impious Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria (ca. 398). St. Silouan of the Far Caves in Kiev (13th c.-14th c.). Sts. Eumenius (1920) and Parthenius (1905), restorers of Koudouma Monastery on Crete.

New Hieromartyr Basil Pobedonostsev, archpriest, of Kamensky Zavod (Perm) (1918).

“Konevits” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

New Hieromartyr Joseph, archpriest, of Damascus, and companions (1860). Synaxis of the Saints of Vatopedi, Mt. Athos. St. Gregory, bishop of Assos, near Ephesus (1150).

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Against Screenocracy

Against Screenocracy Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic 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?”

“Will there be a movie about love and forgiveness today?” Three Testimonies of the Love of Elder Gabriel “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

Confession as the Joy of Transfiguration Deacon Dionisy Akhalashvili 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.

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

Churches and Monasteries

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

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

Gospel Simplicity

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

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)

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)

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.

Are We Truly Grateful to God?

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 9:27-35

Father Rodney Torbic

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Are We Truly Grateful to God?

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 9:27-35

Father Rodney Torbic

Any good that we do in life is due to God, the Creator and Giver of life.

“Her Purity Was Absolute”

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Her Purity Was Absolute”

July 5/18 is the feast-day of the holy Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, who was martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918.

A Story of Faithfulness and Betrayal

A talk with the author of the book, “The Romanovs: Loyalty and Betrayal”, and the producer of the film of the same name

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Story of Faithfulness and Betrayal

A talk with the author of the book, “The Romanovs: Loyalty and Betrayal”, and the producer of the film of the same name

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

In the much-suffering Soviet Union, soaked in the blood of millions, betrayal was repeated exactly according to the same pattern…

He Who Quietly Stepped into Eternity. The Venerable Confessor Agapit (Taube)

Natalia Vashchina

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

He Who Quietly Stepped into Eternity. The Venerable Confessor Agapit (Taube)

Natalia Vashchina

Fr. Agapit survived nine years in total of continuous camps. Not everyone was able to survive this, given the monstrous conditions, inhumane treatment, hard labor, a huge number of infections, constant outbreaks of epidemics, and exhausting hunger and cold.

The Romanovs: A Family Portrait

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The Romanovs: A Family Portrait

Photogallery

In them we can trace the history of love—Nicholas and Alexandra as betrothed, then as husband and wife, and then with their firstborn child. Finally we see them all—as we see them depicted on icons.

From the History of Veneration of the Righteous John and Longinus of Yarenga

Commemorated: July 3/16

Maria Marchenko

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

From the History of Veneration of the Righteous John and Longinus of Yarenga

Commemorated: July 3/16

Maria Marchenko

And when, during the translation of their relics, some suggested separating the saints, leaving St. Longinus’ relics at St. Nicholas Chapel, those present protested loudly; the saints, in general opinion, had become inseparable, and “they should rest side by side.”

Why Aren’t You in Church?

Archimandrite Haralambos Vasilopoulos

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Why Aren’t You in Church?

Archimandrite Haralambos Vasilopoulos

Archimandrite Haralambos Vasilopoulos’ book addresses the question of church attendance and is intended for a wide audience. The author makes a persuasive case that attending church is essential and writes of the benefits of church attendance.

The “Nice Jesus”: How “Flower Children” Searched for Paradise and Found The True Faith

Alexander Kuznetsov

Orthodoxy Around the World

The “Nice Jesus”: How “Flower Children” Searched for Paradise and Found The True Faith

Alexander Kuznetsov

Surprisingly, the path of Soviet hippies to the Church often began with the image of the “nice Jesus” brought from the West through records, samizdat magazines, and rare books.

The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae

Commemorated on July 2/15

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The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae

Commemorated on July 2/15

After serving an all-night Vigil, and taking it out from the Blachernae church, the sacred Robe of the Mother of God was carried in a procession around the city walls. Its edge was dipped into the waters of the Bosphorus, and it was then carried to the center of Constantinople to the church of Hagia Sophia. The Mother of God protected the city and turned back the Russian warriors. An honorable truce was concluded, and the siege of Constantinople was lifted.

AI and the Defence of Inner Spaces

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

Orthodoxy Around the World

AI and the Defence of Inner Spaces

Rev. Dr. Oliver Subotic

Should contemporary humanity suffer defeat on these three fronts—those directed towards attention, emotions, and identity—the way would be opened for a mental capitulation, ultimately embodied in the acceptance of the ideology of transhumanism.

The Experience of Spiritual Life of St. Paisios the Hagiorite. Part 2.

Archpriest Sergei Tishkun

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Experience of Spiritual Life of St. Paisios the Hagiorite. Part 2.

Archpriest Sergei Tishkun

The saint would often come to Bedouins’ homes at night, quietly leaving provisions and clothes at their doors. He was a St. Nicholas not only for Bedouins, but also for those living close to him.

From the Apostles of the Time of Christ to the Apostles of the Twenty-First Century

Sermon on the feast of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

Hieromonk Agafangel (Davlatov)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

From the Apostles of the Time of Christ to the Apostles of the Twenty-First Century

Sermon on the feast of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

Hieromonk Agafangel (Davlatov)

So as not to feel so ashamed when looking at the icon of the apostles and to have hope and confidence of being shown mercy at the Last Judgment, we need to meet God within us in the same way as the apostles met Him.

Take Heart!

Fr. James Guirguis

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Take Heart!

Fr. James Guirguis

In God’s truth we see who we are and what we are.

The Apostles of Faith

Sermon on the feast of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul

Hieromonk Sebastian (Kuznetsov)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Apostles of Faith

Sermon on the feast of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul

Hieromonk Sebastian (Kuznetsov)

In our deceitful times, let us keep the faith pure, as the Apostles Peter and Paul and other disciples of Christ preached it to us.

The Experience of Spiritual Life of St. Paisios the Hagiorite. Part 1

Archpriest Sergei Tishkun

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Experience of Spiritual Life of St. Paisios the Hagiorite. Part 1

Archpriest Sergei Tishkun

At the age of fifteen, Arsenios was vouchsafed a miraculous appearance of the Savior. After that event, Arsenios began to struggle even more zealously. Whenever someone wanted to marry him off to some lady, he strongly objected: “No, I will be a monk! I am not for this world.”

“Once you leave, everything feels fake.” An Orthodox Blogger in the Donbas

Part 3 of an interview with Conrad Franz

Churches and Monasteries

“Once you leave, everything feels fake.” An Orthodox Blogger in the Donbas

Part 3 of an interview with Conrad Franz

Orthodox blogger Conrad Franz tells us about his trip to the Donbas—what he saw with his own eyes and heard with his own ears.

Inconvenient People

A Sermon on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Inconvenient People

A Sermon on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

People are telling the truth, and they are persecuted for it. But when they die, after a while, people start saying that they are holy people

The Convent of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in the Village of Borisovka

Churches and Monasteries

The Convent of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in the Village of Borisovka

Returning from Poltava after the victory, Peter the Great en route called in on his associate and friend at the Borisovka estate in the Kursk province and stayed there for six weeks. There Sheremetev revealed to the Emperor his heart’s desire to build a convent.

We Haven’t Been Orphaned…

Memories of His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II

Konstantin Tsertsvadze

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

We Haven’t Been Orphaned…

Memories of His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II

Konstantin Tsertsvadze

This was the answer! A living, instantaneous answer to my prayers from His Holiness. All my life I had dreamed of simply being near him, to at least catch a glimpse of him… And now he left me a guardian at his tomb!

On Finding Your Other Half

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

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On Finding Your Other Half

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

In order not to fall for stereotypes and not lose that one and only person, one must not be carried away, as King Solomon teaches us, by external good looks, elegant facial features and figure, and not walk on the leash of the lust of the eyes. Goats, mules, and rams are distinguished by this not so clever art. The ability to see the personality itself, the traits and qualities of the soul is a rare capability amongst the young, who are more inclined to get carried away than older people made wise by experience.

A General Cleaning of The Universe, or How Natalia Cleansed Her Karma

Priest Leonid Bartkov

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

A General Cleaning of The Universe, or How Natalia Cleansed Her Karma

Priest Leonid Bartkov

“What is it that you’d like to confess?” - “Well, I think I need to cleanse my karma. Lately my financial flow has been blocked, and my love life has completely stagnated. Could you perform an exorcism?”