Sorrow and Joy: A Homily on the Day of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God
September 21st Thy Nativity, O Theotokos Virgin, Has brought joy to all the inhabited earth: For from Thee has sprung forth the Son of Righteous,…
Articles by Ilya B.
Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
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…
Our Patron’s Feast – Holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, 2025
August 9th
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…
Miracles of the Royal Martyrs
July 15th The Royal martyrs—righteous judges… (An account by S. I. Naychukova, Moscow). I would like to tell you how my family received help when…
St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
July 2nd Archbishop John (Michael Borisovich Maximovitch) was born on June 4/17, 1896 in the village of Adamovka, Kharkiv Governorate, in an aristocratic Orthodox family…
The Apostles’ Fast: June 16 – July 11
June 15th The Fast of the Holy Apostles is dated back to the early years of the church. The first evidence of this fast is…
Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit
June 7th In the Old Testament, Pentecost was the feast that occurred fifty days after Passover. As the Passover feast celebrated the exodus of the…
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
May 29th When the day of the Jewish Pentecost drew near, the disciples of Christ returned from Galilee to Jerusalem. On the fortieth day after…
The Nineteenth Twin Cities Pan-Orthodox Tea – May 17th
Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at 3:30pm-5:30pm (Vespers at 6pm) Hosted by St. Panteleimon Russian Orthodox Church Come together for fellowship and share ideas toward our common goals…