Hieromonk Nikon (Parimanchuk)
Their commemoration on the same day and their spiritual kinship are founded on their labor of hope, their resistance to temptation, and their steadfast faithfulness. Each of them through his life prepared for the coming of the Savior into the world.
Ivan Rutenin
Grandfather Frost looked around, wondering where he could get a palm tree. But he realized that it could not be found in these parts. Then he broke off the spreading twig from the wide branches of the fir tree they were sitting under. What beauty!
Konstantin Pobedonostsev
Oh my God! I feel the same anticipation of childhood days in myself even now... How serene everything inside me is, how solemn everything inside me is!
Ioan Ianolide
Although it was a hard night and I didn’t rest at all, I didn’t feel fatigue, sadness, or regret. The reality of life was imbued with the reality of immortality.
Let us open our hearts for God’s Love and wrap it in the swaddling cloths of our mutual self-sacrificing love; then our lives will become joyful and happy, and nothing and nobody will be able to defeat us.
Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada
Thus, with his Nativity—in Bethlehem and in the heart—Christ is with us, bringing every good, every blessing, with him.
Igumen Nikon (Vorobiev)
A tremendous miracle and mystery had taken place, one utterly beyond the comprehension not only of man, but of the highest of the heavenly host.
Svetlana Rybakova
There are many obstetricians and gynecologists among the parishioners of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Serpukhov, some of whom openly say that when medicine seems to be powerless, it often helps to turn to the Mother of God.
St. Innocent of Kherson
Therefore, there are people who bring the Lord gold, there are those who bring frankincense, there are those who bring myrrh, and finally, there are those who bring several gifts together. Who are these people?
Christmastide always evokes feelings of deep love and gratitude in a faithful heart. In these days, let us also raise up our prayerful thanks to God, offering our love to Him and our neighbors.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Since the coming of the Lord into the world and to this day, all those who believe in Him are given the opportunity to be children of the Heavenly Father, for, as Saint Paul says, now we are no longer strangers and aliens, but also members of the household of God (Eph. 2.19).
Archpriest Sergy Baranov
This is the main principle of Christianity: Christ didn’t bring us a teaching—Christ brought Himself to every one of us.
New Martyr Priest Sergei Mechev
We must not only recall the Old Testament Fathers, but also take from them what is most appropriate for our times.
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)
In addition to the fact that she endured torments and suffering for Christ, one of her main feats was compassion.
Constantine Tsertsvadze
Even before the glorification of Elder Gabriel, his photographs could be seen everywhere: in educational institutions, on public transport, in offices.
Bishop Basil (Essey)
This tradition is observed in both parish churches and in the homes of the faithful. What is the meaning of this tradition and how did it begin?
Two days later the child was sent to the Diagnostic Center in St. Petersburg for repeated tests. A new CT-scan showed something incredible: there was no tumor!
Hieromonk Madai (Maamdi)
They did not just receive baptism, but became living examples of how Christ changes everything—hearts, lives and nations.
We greet all our readers with the New Year, and wish all of you a blessed, peaceful, and happy 2025!
Vladimir Shishkin
We are not only remembering sacred events; we are called to be participants in them.
