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,…
Articles by Ilya B.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…