Worship of the True God: The Story of the Three Median Magi
968 0
Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Worship of the True God: The Story of the Three Median Magi

Part 1. A Sign in the Heavens: The Birth of a King

Hieromonk Madai (Maamdi)

And thus, under the radiance of this unusual star, the Magi felt called by something great, unimaginable. In the hearts of these servants of fire, the servants of the ancient faith, there burned not material fire, but an inner flame of aspiration, and it was this inner flame that led them forward.

God is Among us in Our Suffering. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers
661 0
Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

God is Among us in Our Suffering. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh

What does this event tell us about God? It tells us that where there is suffering, where the flames of temptation burn, and where the terror of death grips people—God is among them.

A Man Who Did Not Compromise with Sin
870 1
Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Man Who Did Not Compromise with Sin

Sermon on the Feast of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verea

Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)

His devotion to the service of God was expressed in his standing up for the Truth unto death.

Winter Arriving in Siberia—A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region
0 2
Churches and Monasteries

Winter Arriving in Siberia—A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region

A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region

Dmitry Kiryukhin

Siberia amazes everyone who visits, leaves a lasting impression, and makes one yearn for it.

The War in Heaven
1 319 1
Theology

The War in Heaven

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 12A

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

You may ask: “Then why was Revelation written if we can’t interpret it?” It’s written to show the warfare taking place in the spiritual realm, to show the serious war that the antichrist, the devil, wages against Christ.