Fourteen Facts About the Life and Struggles of Patriarch Tikhon
October 9th In 1917 began what would become perhaps the most complex period in the history of the Russian Church. In great measure thanks to St….
Saints
Kursk Icon Visit to St. Panteleimon Church – September 26 & 27 (AM Hours)
September 24th With the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas and Archbishop Peter, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God will visit the Mid-American Diocese…
The Nativity of the Mother of God
September 21st The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when…
Father Seraphim Rose
September 2nd September 2 of this year marks forty years since the repose of a righteous man of our time, Hieromonk Seraphim Rose. Father Seraphim’s…
Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ – St. Gregory Palamas
August 19th For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to the very start…
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir (in holy baptism Basil)
July 28th The Holy Equal of the Apostles and Great Prince Vladimir, the youngest son of Prince Svyatoslav of Kiev, was born in 963. He…
How an Ordinary Old Lady Turned Out to Be an Eldress
July 19th Stories of the Kazan-St. Tryphon Hermitage Igumen Savvaty (Rudakov), builder and spiritual father of the monastery: “I felt insignificant and unworthy next to…
Sunday of All the Saints Who Shown Forth in the Russian Land
June 18th OUR RICHES Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov) In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Our land is vast and seemingly…
St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
May 13th St. Ignatius (Dimitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov in the world) was born on February 5, 1807, on his father’s estate in the village of Pokrov…
Saint Elias Muromets of Pechersk
January 1st Saint Elias Muromets of the Caves, nicknamed “Shoemaker” or “Cobbler,” was from the city of Murom. Popular legend identifies him with the famous…