The parish of Holy Nativity Church was firstly established in 1916 by Russian Old Rite immigrants, arriving in the United States in the second half of the 19th and 20th centuries. These were priestless Old Rite believers, known as "shore-dwellers."
Monk Nicodemos
“We need to start with the fear of God and continue with love for Him. Let us add much humility and prayer between these, and we will reach the Heavenly Kingdom.”
Deacon Sergei Geruk
When we asked him: “In honor of which saint should our church be named?” Father, having thought for a while, answered: “In honor of the Holy Royal Martyrs”. Then we asked: “And why in their honor?” Father looked on affectionately, turning his gaze to the horizon, and replied: “Well, after all, the Tsar Family helped to care for the sick! And we have sick children here…”
Abbess Elikonida (Lysenko)
Abbess Elikonida (Lysenko) of St. John’s Convent speaks about the “non-coincidental” coincidences through which the all-powerful providence of God manifests itself in human destinies.
Hieromonk Kirion (Olkhovik)
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 45
The mission of monks, not least the monks of Mt. Athos, is the following: We feel this obligation entrusted to us by the Church, that prayer and propitiation to the Lord should not stop in the world for a single moment.
Paula Anastasia Tudor
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 50
Archimandrite Hilarion (Dan) is one of the most revered Romanian spiritual fathers of our days. In the world he was a man of high standing and had huge opportunities, but he renounced his earthly wealth for the sake of a life in Christ.
Stepan Ignashev, William Brumfield
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 40
This unearthly light can be seen not only on the photographs of churches, but also in the eyes, the smile, the facial expression of a person. In all of this I see God’s Providence. Russia opened my eyes to it through photography.
Matfey Shaheen
Rating: 8,6|Votes: 42
Now, during this new time of troubles, we deeply require church education, especially concerning the events in Ukraine. Wherever there is disinformation and ignorance, this is where it’s easiest to spread heresy. It’s time to rediscover our history, and learn where we came from.
Dr. Hannu Pöyhönen
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 70
When I first arrived to Mt. Athos, literally “tormented by spiritual thirst”, I asked everybody, who could I turn to for spiritual counsel? And they answered with one voice: “Go to Fr. Paisios.”
Rating: 3|Votes: 8
A mayor in Kosovo has refused to cede contested land to a UNESCO-listed Serbian Orthodox monastery despite a court order and pressure from the EU, in a long-running battle.
Emilia Volkova
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 19
The small space of the crypt is divided into three parts: the central one—the sanctuary where St. Nicholas’s relics rest; the Orthodox side-altar on the left; and the Catholic side-altar on the right. The iconostasis is portable and improvised, with a number of icons fixed to metalwork grills.
Olga Orlova, Archimandrite Methodius (Markovich)
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 52
The youngest abbot on Mt. Athos, Archimandrite Methodius (Markovic) of the Serbian Hilandar Monastery, speaks on life as Liturgy, which is incomparably higher than any divisions that are now imposed upon Orthodox peoples.
Rating: 8,5|Votes: 6
The largest mosaic depicting the More Spacious than the Heavens Icon of the Mother of God was applied on the half-dome that stands above the altar of the National Cathedral in Bucharest on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Alexander Bogatirev
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 17
Few people in Russia know about St. George’s Monastery on Sinai. We saw only one group of Russian pilgrims in it over two weeks of our stay there. They called at this place just for half an hour on their way to St. Catherine’s Monastery, where you can see Russian pilgrims nearly every day.
Rating: 9,1|Votes: 18
According to the famous Primary Chronicle, it is one of the most ancient cities in all Russia, founded in the year 862. It is known for having the most beautiful Kremlin of all the cities in the Golden Ring.
Archpriest Dimitry Sydor
Rating: 8,8|Votes: 23
Why did this ancient Slavic Orthodox nation have to suffer so much grief and oppression from constantly changing groups of nomads, to occupiers and invaders, to the next “liberators”, and then some more “benefactors”?
Jesse Dominick
Rating: 6,8|Votes: 19
While the statement has been condemned in the broader opinion of the Sacred Community, we have decided to make comments on the statement for the good of our readers, as the attitudes in the statement are unfortunately prevalent in certain Church circles today.
Rating: 8,1|Votes: 14
The first part of the picturesque Black Sea province of Trabzon’s great monument Sümela Monastery will finally be opened to visitors on May 18 following comprehensive restoration and rock improvement works.
Theo Panayides
Rating: 8|Votes: 9
Is it quite unusual, for a Kenyan to become Greek Orthodox? “It is very usual,” he replies, surprised by my question.
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 18
Rather than attempting to add to the litany of excellent publications on the feast day, and retell the same glorious stories, let’s take a look and reflect on some stories and aspects of the Lavra that are rarely told in the English language.
