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…
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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…
The Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
May 2nd ON WOMEN WHO BECAME GREATER THAN MEN Denis Akhalashvili The third Sunday after Pascha is dedicated not to the apostles or any famous…
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…
The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
April 7th The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is…
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…