Why we don’t fast during the Week of the Publican and Pharisee
February 2nd Hello Father! Why don’t we observe the Wednesday and Friday fast during the week of the Publican and the Pharisee? Thank you! Answer…
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Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
January 7th NEW YORK: 4 January 2023 Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian…
Children’s Nativity “Yolka” Event on January 15
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…
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…