Orthodox Christianity

Tuesday, October 9/22, 2024. 18th Week after Pentecost.

No fast.

Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st c.). St. Andronicus and his wife St. Athanasia, of Egypt (5th c.).

Righteous Forefather Abraham and his nephew Righteous Lot (ca. 2000 b.c.). Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus, soldiers, at Antioch (361-363). St. Publia the Confessor, deaconess, of Antioch (361-363). St. Peter of Galatia (9th c.).

Uncovering of the relics of New Hiero-confessor Sebastian (Fomin), archimandrite, of Optina and Karaganda (1997).

Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos “Korsun” (Kherson) and “Assuage My Sorrow.” (988, 12th c.)

St. Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria (231). Hieromartyr Dionysius (Denis) of Paris, bishop (ca. 258) Blessed Stephen Lazarevic, king of Serbia (1427). St. Stephen the Blind, king of Serbia (1468).

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Ukrainian Church Crisis

Historian Sergei Alekseyev: “Many lances have been broken regarding the origin of Rus’”

Historian Sergei Alekseev: “Many lances have been broken regarding the origin of Rus’” Historian Sergei Alekseyev: “Many lances have been broken regarding the origin of Rus’” Sergei Alekseyev In the proper sense of the word, state power is already a matter of the 10th century, and the key role here was played by the Christianization of Rus at the end of the 10th century.

The Eucharist in the Orthodox Tradition

The Eucharist in the Orthodox Tradition Metropolitan Serafim (Joanta) The Eucharist in the Orthodox Tradition Metropolitan Serafim (Joanta) The Eucharist is the principal sacrament of the Church, which creates it.

God’s Name is Love

God’s Name is Love In remembrance of Fr. Dimitry Smirnov God’s Name is Love In remembrance of Fr. Dimitry Smirnov Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov And if we wish to learn love, we must also live for the sake of our neighbor. Look around! Here are your neighbors, and each one needs to be shown love, regardless of whether you feel it or not.

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Saint Triduana of Scotland

Commemorated: October 8/21

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Saint Triduana of Scotland

Commemorated: October 8/21

St. Triduana (also Triduna, Tradwell), one of the most venerated female saints of Scotland, lived between the fourth and the eighth centuries.

Weep Not!

Sermon on the Gospel of Luke 7:11–16

Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Weep Not!

Sermon on the Gospel of Luke 7:11–16

Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan)

Only the Lord, in whose hand the whole world and all human lives are held, has the authority and miraculous power to fully help a person.

My Wanderer

Coming to Orthodoxy

My Wanderer

Here on earth all of us humans are Wanderers and strangers. We are guests who have been allowed to wander here for a short time to collect treasures that will be useful to us in Heaven.

Builder of Moscow, Native of Volyn

The life of Holy Hierarch Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow

Bogdan Semeniuk

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Builder of Moscow, Native of Volyn

The life of Holy Hierarch Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow

Bogdan Semeniuk

The saint to the great prince, “If you comfort my old age and erect here the temple to the Mother of God, then you will be more glorious than all other princes and your kin will increase, and I will rest with my bones in this city, and the hierarchs will strive to reside here, and its enemies will be defeated.”

St. Charitina, Princess of Lithuania

St. Philaret (Gumilevsky)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Charitina, Princess of Lithuania

St. Philaret (Gumilevsky)

Rejected by the world, she sought nothing more from it and dedicated her entire life to serving the Lord.

“Rejoice Evermore”, or a Word on Fighting Despondency

Priest Alexei Taakh

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

“Rejoice Evermore”, or a Word on Fighting Despondency

Priest Alexei Taakh

Don’t let sadness overcome your soul. Remember that sadness does not belong to you, but is an external force that can lead you to despondency.

Ye Are the Light of the World

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Ye Are the Light of the World

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)

To avoid being a stumbling block to anyone, we need to learn meekness and humility.

Orthodox Philosopher Eugene Trubetskoy (1863–1920)

Church History

Orthodox Philosopher Eugene Trubetskoy (1863–1920)

“I explain the severity of the disasters by retribution... for our attitude to the religious question and especially for the attitude of the Russian clergy towards their religious and social mission... Of course, I will never believe in the triumph of atheism among us Russians... Russian religious thought will find its way to revival.”

Part 2. “Jump more cheerfully!”

Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Part 2. “Jump more cheerfully!”

Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)

Adjusting the medication, the doctors explained their actions to him, ‘Father, we hope that our efforts will help you live till at least 100.’ Fr. Mikhail immediately replied cheerfully, ‘This does not suit me! I want eternal life!’”

New Life in a Siberian Parish

The Church of the Protection in Barkhatovo

Dmitry Kiryukhin

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New Life in a Siberian Parish

The Church of the Protection in Barkhatovo

Dmitry Kiryukhin

After several decades of atheist propaganda in the Soviet Union, new life came to the Orthodox parish in the village of Barkhatovo.

A Spiritual Hub Amidst Disaster

Hurricane Helene and the Orthodox St. Nicholas parish in North Carolina

Subdeacon Seraphim Nesch

Orthodoxy Around the World

A Spiritual Hub Amidst Disaster

Hurricane Helene and the Orthodox St. Nicholas parish in North Carolina

Subdeacon Seraphim Nesch

St. Nicholas parish has become a hub for organizing relief efforts, with volunteers gathering here to clear roads and deliver essential items to those in need.

Homily on the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

St. John of Kronstadt

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Homily on the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

St. John of Kronstadt

Only a very pure heart can love all people, and no person has ever had such a pure heart as the Mother of God.

For the centenary of the birth of Schema-Archimandrite Mikhail (Balaev)

Part 1. The Protection of the Mother of God

Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

For the centenary of the birth of Schema-Archimandrite Mikhail (Balaev)

Part 1. The Protection of the Mother of God

Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)

"Then I told myself inwardly that if I survived, I would join a monastery."

Sunny Armenia

Photo Sketches

Darya Parmenova

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Sunny Armenia

Photo Sketches

Darya Parmenova

I wanted to preserve in my memory the vividness of the faceted Armenian architecture and the solid lacework of stone carvings, the expressive eloquence of ancient frescoes, the resonant coolness of church interiors, and the southern sun on mountain paths, city streets, and in cozy courtyards entwined with grapevines.

On Rewards

Luke 6:31–36

Archpriest Vyacheslav Reznikov

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

On Rewards

Luke 6:31–36

Archpriest Vyacheslav Reznikov

In order to emerge from the darkness surrounding us and come to God, one must do everything in such a way that no praise or thanks is received from anyone.

Archimandrite Photius (1792–1838), Fearless Fighter Against Freemasons

Part 2. “An accursed sheep”

Church History

Archimandrite Photius (1792–1838), Fearless Fighter Against Freemasons

Part 2. “An accursed sheep”

Fr. Photius was the first to send messages to the Tsar denouncing the wrong religious policies that Alexander I had pursued almost throughout his reign, and the Tsar heeded the archimandrite’s words.

Archimandrite Photius (1792–1838), Fearless Fighter Against Freemasons

Part 1. “Against the faith of Christ, Christian piety, and against Government and civil order”

Church History

Archimandrite Photius (1792–1838), Fearless Fighter Against Freemasons

Part 1. “Against the faith of Christ, Christian piety, and against Government and civil order”

Monk Photius fearlessly set about struggling against Freemasonry, whose representatives were the most influential figures of the Empire.

St. Paisios the Hagiorite and His Animals, or How to Learn to Talk to Snakes

Priest Sergei Lysy

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Paisios the Hagiorite and His Animals, or How to Learn to Talk to Snakes

Priest Sergei Lysy

“They are all filled with love, and I draw love from them, and together we praise, bless and worship God.”

The Church of Christ Cannot be Closed or Cancelled

Report from the general meeting of the clergy, monks and laity of the Zaporozhie Diocese concerning the ban on the UOC

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

Orthodoxy Today

The Church of Christ Cannot be Closed or Cancelled

Report from the general meeting of the clergy, monks and laity of the Zaporozhie Diocese concerning the ban on the UOC

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

What options do the clergy and laity of our Church have after its ban?

“Lamentations of Jeremiah”: Patriarch Tikhon Addresses the Devastated Faithful of Yaroslavl

September 19 (October 2), 1918

Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin)

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Lamentations of Jeremiah”: Patriarch Tikhon Addresses the Devastated Faithful of Yaroslavl

September 19 (October 2), 1918

Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin)

What does one say to a city that has lost everything, including its best sons? The holy Patriarch Tikhon, whose memory we celebrate today, came to grieving Yaroslavl as its former archpastor, now Patriarch, to try to assuage their sorrow.

“They Won’t Paint an Icon From My Homely Face”

The rocky road to patience

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

“They Won’t Paint an Icon From My Homely Face”

The rocky road to patience

How much time and effort does it take to learn at least the basics of this science—to master the ability not to condemn, but to give place to God. Because He knows better.

A word on the commemoration of St. John the Theologian and Patriarch Tikhon

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

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A word on the commemoration of St. John the Theologian and Patriarch Tikhon

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

And does not there arise in us the question of why the Lord united these two elect of His here on earth, if not because it was by one heart and by one mind that they lived, although in different times and circumstances—the same work they fulfilled, living on earth so as to unite themselves in eternity and on earth in the memory of the people? Let us look closer at their lives and draw from the fountain of ever-present living water which grants immortality to the soul.

St. Sergius of Radonezh

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Sergius of Radonezh

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh

Of all the Russian saints, St. Sergius is perhaps the most unfathomable and mysterious.

The Path to Healing and Salvation

Strength of Spirit, Part 12

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Path to Healing and Salvation

Strength of Spirit, Part 12

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

First, glorify God, thank Him and ask for guidance, and then look after your desires and decisions!

How the Theotokos Healed a Girl and Came to Her House

A Story from Fr. Nectarios Yangson

Dmitry Zlodorev

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

How the Theotokos Healed a Girl and Came to Her House

A Story from Fr. Nectarios Yangson

Dmitry Zlodorev

This child had lived with that infirmity since the day she was born. She knew nothing but pain all her life. This was her life—pain, suffering. And then the Mother of God healed her.