May his soul dwell with the Righteous!

In memoriam of Patriarch Pavle

Yuri Maximov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 7,7|Votes: 15

May his soul dwell with the Righteous!

In memoriam of Patriarch Pavle

Yuri Maximov

He leads an ascetic life and is a living example of an evangelical pastor. He lives in Christ in the full sense of this word… As an Orthodox monk he fasts, that is, does not eat meat, and keeps a very strict fast on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays… He serves the Liturgy every morning in a small chapel in the building of the patriarchate. There is no choir there, and only parishioners sing…

Can One Consider the Death of Father Daniel Sysoev to be a Martyrdom?

Hieromonk Job Gumerov

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 8|Votes: 9

Can One Consider the Death of Father Daniel Sysoev to be a Martyrdom?

Hieromonk Job Gumerov

Father Daniel Sysoev carried out his missionary activity among Moslems. His Evangelical preaching was very successful: He converted and baptized many people; he received death-threats in response. His answer to such threats was to preach Christ with still greater zeal.

On the Death of my Husband: The matushka of the martyred priest Daniel speaks and reveals that a prophecy has been fulfilled

Matushka Julia Sysoieva

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 6

On the Death of my Husband: The matushka of the martyred priest Daniel speaks and reveals that a prophecy has been fulfilled

Matushka Julia Sysoieva

Dear brothers and sisters, thank you for your support and prayers. This is the pain which cannot be expressed in words. This is the pain experienced by those who stood at the Cross of the Saviour. This is the joy which cannot be expressed in words, this is the joy experienced by those who came to the empty Tomb.

Elder Paisios on Spiritual Study

An Excerpt from Spiritual Awakening

St. Paisios the Athonite

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 6,2|Votes: 33

Elder Paisios on Spiritual Study

An Excerpt from Spiritual Awakening

St. Paisios the Athonite

First, they should read the New Testament to learn the meaning of Christ, to be shaken up a little; later they can read the Old Testament. Do you know how hard it is when they have read nothing and yet they come to ask for help? It is like an elementary school child going to a university professor and saying, “Help me.”

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov): “The Idea of Collaborationism is Not Just a Historical Debate”

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov): “The Idea of Collaborationism is Not Just a Historical Debate”
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Orthodoxy Today

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov): “The Idea of Collaborationism is Not Just a Historical Debate”

Last week the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Synod pronounced general Andrei Vlasov, who fled to Hitler’s side, a patriot. “Izvestiya” observer, Boris Klin, discusses this unpleasant event, which astonished the Russian public, with archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), superior of Sretensky Monastery. So who was Vlasov in reality, and why is this new myth trying to penetrate society?