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…
Articles by Ilya B.
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…
Martyrs Adrian and Natalia
September 8th The Martyrs Adrian and Natalia were married in their youth for one year prior to their martyrdom. They lived in Bithynian Nicomedia during…
The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
August 28th The “Falling-Asleep” or “Repose” (“Dormition”, “Uspenie”, “Koimesis”) of our MostHoly Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord,…
Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
August 19th St. John of Shanghai: Sermon on the Feast of the Transfiguration When He created the world, God said, Let us make man in our…
Our Patron’s Feast: Holy Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon (PHOTOS)
August 9th Troparion — Tone 3 O holy prizewinner and Healer Panteleimon, , / intercede with the merciful God, / that He grant unto our…
The Holy Prophet Elias (Elijah)
August 2nd The Holy Prophet Elias (Ilias) (Elijah) – one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old…
The Sobor of the Archangel Gabriel
July 26th The Sobor of the ArchAngel Gabriel is celebrated on the day following after the Annunciation/Blagoveschenie, ie. 26 March. This feast is celebrated a…
The Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in the City of Kazan
July 21st The Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in the City of Kazan (1579): On 1 October 1552, on…