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…
Articles by Ilya B.
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…
Holly Week
April 11th Great Lent and Holy Week are two separate fasts and two separate celebrations. Great Lent ends on Friday of the fifth week (the…
St. John Climacus (of the Ladder)
March 30th St. John Climacus is honored by the Church as a great ascetic and as the author of a remarkable work entitled, The Ladder of…
Fasting and Great Lent
February 26th The Triodion Great Lent is the 40-day season of spiritual preparation that comes before the most important Feast of the Christian year, Holy…
The Holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome
January 25th The Holy Virgin Martyr Tatiana was born into an illustrious Roman family, and her father was elected consul three times. He was secretly…
Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
January 6th NEW YORK: 3 January 2025 Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian…
Archbishop Peter’s 40th Day
December 29th On December 4/17, the Holy Church marks the commemoration of two great favorites of Christ: Great Martyr Barbara and the Venerable John of…
Advent epistle from Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York
December 4th Beloved in the Lord fathers, brothers, and sisters! I greet you with the first days of the Nativity Fast, which prepares us to…
The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple
December 4th According to Holy Tradition, the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple took place in the following manner. The parents of…