Holy Hierarch St. Dimitry of Rostov

Commemorated 28 October/10 November

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Holy Hierarch St. Dimitry of Rostov

Commemorated 28 October/10 November

Soon Dimitry was called to perform a different labor. There was a need to assemble a collection of the Lives of the Saints. Metropolitan Makary had long since begun the task of collecting the Lives of Saints from various sources and assembling them in his great volumes of the Menaion.

Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessalonka

Commemorated October 26/November 8

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Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessalonka

Commemorated October 26/November 8

Saint Demetrios, the Great Martyr and Myhrr-Gusher, was born in Thessalonica in 260 A.D. His parents were illustrious people and along with the transitory glory which Demetrios had from his family, he was adorned with imperishable virtues: with prudence, sweetness, humility, justice, and with every noble comeliness of the soul.

Respect our Traditions!

An open letter to European Union Representative, Thomas Hammarberg

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Respect our Traditions!

An open letter to European Union Representative, Thomas Hammarberg

We have read your report on human rights in Georgia and want to answer to the part in which you speak of our national and religious minorities, and, for some reason in the same context, you speak of the rights to propaganda of sexual depravity.

Commemoration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the deliverance from the Poles

Commemorated October 22/November 4

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Commemoration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the deliverance from the Poles

Commemorated October 22/November 4

“The Mother of God delivered from misfortune and woe not only the righteous, but also sinners, but which sinners? those who turn themselves to the Heavenly Father like the Prodigal Son, they make lamentation beating their bosom, like the Publican, they weep at the feet of Christ, like the Sinful Woman washing His feet with her tears, and they offer forth confession of Him, like the Thief upon the Cross.

The Rich Man and Lazarus: the Bosom of Abraham

Fr. Seraphim Holland

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The Rich Man and Lazarus: the Bosom of Abraham

Fr. Seraphim Holland

"And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried" (Luke 16:22)Why into Abraham's bosom?Comment on the different way in which the rich man and Lazarus ended their days. There is a great significance in these terse words!