Rating: 10|Votes: 3
Sung by a male choir in Church Slavonic. English subtitles.
Rating: 8,9|Votes: 7
Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, for my present lamentation? But in Thy compassion grant me release from my falls.
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Rating: 7,3|Votes: 6
According to the holy fathers, the younger son could also be an image of all fallen mankind and of every sinner. The younger son’s inheritance is God’s gifts, with which every person is endowed, especially Christians. The most supreme gifts of God are the mind and heart, and especially the grace of the Holy Spirit given to every Christian.
Fr. Dimitry Smirnov
Because the essence of Christian teaching gets through to a person with great difficulty, it is much easier to follow the route of strict instructions. This is an everyday problem for clergy and laity alike. Afraid of all kinds of responsibility and continually in doubt, a human being seeks some kind of concrete, clear instructions—what is permitted and what is forbidden.
Dear readers! Your efforts were not in vain—owing to funds raised by all for the soloist of the Sretensky Monastery, Peter Gudkov, who is suffering from cancer (Hodgkin's lymphoma), he managed to complete a course of medical treatment which turned out very successful.
