The Nativity of the Mother of God
September 21st The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when…
Feasts
Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
August 14th In the Greek Chasoslov (Orologion) of 1897 is explained thus the derivation of this feast: “By reason of the sicknesses, often everywhere occurring…
Sunday of All the Saints Who Shown Forth in the Russian Land
June 18th OUR RICHES Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov) In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Our land is vast and seemingly…
Paschal Greeting from Another World: On Radonitsa
April 25th Once an ascetic of the Kiev Caves Lavra went on Pascha day to the famous caves where hundreds of monks are buried, and,…
Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
April 16th With a sense of Paschal joy and special spiritual closeness, despite the distances separating us, I greet you, Eminent Brother-Archpastors, reverend fathers, dear…
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…
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…
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…
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…