How Christmas Saved a Donkey’s Life

Marina Schmeleva

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Orthodoxy Around the World

How Christmas Saved a Donkey’s Life

Marina Schmeleva

There was a donkey that lived in the Yablonevka village of Rovny district. It was an untamed, wild, and scruffy-looking animal. It used to run around aimlessly in the vicinity of the village terrifying its residents with its plaintive braying.

Christmas Traditions Around the World. Part 1

Orthodox Countries

Anna Efimkina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Christmas Traditions Around the World. Part 1

Orthodox Countries

Anna Efimkina

We will talk briefly on where the Christmas traditions came from, which of them became common in Europe, and on the special flavor of the celebration of Christmas in some areas and countries.

List of Clergy and Monastics who Reposed from COVID in 2021 Published for Commemoration

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Orthodoxy Around the World

List of Clergy and Monastics who Reposed from COVID in 2021 Published for Commemoration

We ask your prayers for the clergy and the monastics who reposed in the Lord from the beginning of the pandemic as a result of complications caused by the coronavirus infection.

“Znamenny chant must be sung in such a way that people would want to listen to it”

Interview with Andrey Kotov, the leader of Sirin Ensemble

Vladimir Basenkov

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Orthodoxy Today

“Znamenny chant must be sung in such a way that people would want to listen to it”

Interview with Andrey Kotov, the leader of Sirin Ensemble

Vladimir Basenkov

I become a part of the prayer and feel that I’m God’s creation. I start to understand the value and meaning of words in a different way. Why is intonation prohibited in church readings? To prevent the reader from imbuing the meaning of the words with his or her emotions.

A Grace-Filled Elder, Anyone? Part 2

(Based on real-life stories)

Elena Kucherenko

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Orthodoxy Around the World

A Grace-Filled Elder, Anyone? Part 2

(Based on real-life stories)

Elena Kucherenko

While Olga was fretting and feeling upset, Fr. Boris found his wallet, took all the money he had and handed it to her. Then, he emptied a donation box and handed its contents to her as well. Had he been an elder, he’d have prayed and all the money she needed would have materialized out of thin air!