A Miracle of Saint Nicholas
December 19th “I heard this story from Hieromonk Theophylact, a monk of the Pskov Caves Monastery, during the latter half of the 1980s. He was…
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Holy and All-Praised Apostle Andrew the First-Called
December 13th UNREMITTING ZEAL FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. INSTRUCTION ON NOVEMBER 30, THE FEAST OF THE APOSTLE ANDREW THE…
Saints Cosmas and Damian
November 14th Saints Cosmas and Damian were natives of Asia Minor. Their father, a pagan, died while they were still quite small children. Their mother,…
New Martyr Jose Munoz-Cortes
October 31st Brother Joseph was born in Chile in 1950, into a pious Roman Catholic family of Spanish descent. He was a boy of twelve…
Protection of the Mother of God
October 14th The Protection (Pokrov) of the MostHoly Mother of God: “The Virgin today doth stand forth within the Church, and with the choirs of…
Venerable Sergius of Radonezh
October 8th The Monk Sergei of Radonezh was born in the village of Varnitsa, near Rostov, on 3 May 1314. His parents were the pious…
The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
September 27th In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We have been keeping these days the Feast of the Exaltation…
The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
September 21st Sorrow and Joy: A Homily on the Day of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Mother of God Thy Nativity, O Theotokos Virgin, Has…
Epistle of Archbishop Peter on the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Alexander Nevsky
September 12th Epistle on the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Alexander Nevsky I seek not mine own will, but the will of the…
The Beheading of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
September 11th The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about…