Articles by Ilya B.
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…
Fall’s Day – Our Alternative to Halloween
OCTOBER 31 – FALL’S DAY (OUR ALTERNATIVE TO HALLOWEEN) On Monday, October 31, 6-8pm, we will be hosting “Fall’s Day” for children and parents at…
The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
September 27th The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected…
NEW YORK CITY: BISHOP NICHOLAS OF MANHATTAN ELECTED FIRST HIERARCH OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA
September 14th On Tuesday, 13 September, the election of His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, as the new First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church…
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…
Nativity of St. John the Baptist
July 7th The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John: The Gospel (Lk. 1: 57-80) relates that the righteous parents of…
St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco
July 2nd “ON THE DAY OF HIS DEATH, ST. JOHN PRAYED UNUSUALLY LONG IN THE ALTAR” Sergei Kalfov On July 2, 1966, Archbishop John (Maximovitch)…
Synaxis of All Saints
June 19th The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints, both those who are known to us, and those who are known only to…
Burial of Metropolitan Hilarion takes place at Holy Trinity Monastery
May 27th On May 22, the 5th Sunday of Holy Pascha, the commemoration of the meeting of the Lord with the Samaritan Woman, and then…