A long-awaited project is finally coming to life: land has been allocated, plans are being developed, and soon construction will begin on a monastic almshouse. What will this place be like, who is it for, and how will it be organised?
In the kingdom of heaven, there is no need for human values or hierarchy. It is a new life, a new world and new relationships. We need to focus on Christ, Who came not only to give us courage, but also to teach us to live differently.
There is great wisdom in celebrating Radunitsa during Paschaltide, a time filled with the joy of Christ’s resurrection. This day brings us all together on the church floor as we share the same hope of resurrection.
Hieromonk Maxim (Zhilinsky) and Hierodeacon Tarasius (Chich) continue their story about how they minister to the participants of the Special Military Operation in the steppes of Donbas.
Abbess Euphrosyne (Laptik): "We are grateful to all those who laid down their lives so that we could live in peace. Let us not forget to honour and appreciate their sacrifice. Eternal memory to all who secured this Victory for us."
I was working on a scaffold at my church when my fellow workers told me to come down because they thought the scaffolding was strong enough. Careless and proud, I told them to leave me alone to do my work…
Christ's gift of immortality was not a discovery of the human mind. It was not the result of some grand experimental project. Immortality is as real as life itself.
"Paschal joy reaches down to the gloomiest, darkest and most hopeless corners; its brings light even to the most sorrowful and unbelieving souls. Here are some highlights of the Great and Holy Pascha at different times of my life," writes Tatyana…
We often talk about the end of this world. When will it end? When love runs out. When there’s no love, life becomes meaningless. But as long as people are still queuing up for love, you and I have a chance to live well.
The Great and Holy Thursday is celebrated on the 2nd of May this year in the Belarusian Orthodox Church. This is the day we commemorate the Last Supper - the revelation of God’s love for people.
Christ’s Resurrection serves as a display of God’s almighty power in the grand scheme of our salvation. He descended into the depths of hell after death. There, He conquered death as God and Master, rising again on the third day.
Blind from birth and paralyzed in her legs from the age of 17, St. Matrona was endowed from childhood with the gift of unceasing prayer. By the age of seven or eight, she possessed the miraculous ability to heal the sick.
This image gives us hope that even in our darkest days the Mother of God will not deny us Her intercession if we pray in faith and sincerity.
The Lord’s entry into the capital mirrored the processions of earthly kings, a spectacle that resonated with the people and fueled their excitement. “Hosanna to the Son of David! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9).
Hieromonk Maxim (Zhilinsky) and Hierodeacon Tarasius (Chich) recently spoke to our website correspondent about their ministry among the men fighting in the Special Military Operation of Russia amid the steppes of the Donbas region.
On April 27 we commemorate the Icon of the Mother of God known as Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, which protects our land since ancient times and is especially revered in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland.
Palm Sunday is both gruelling and tragic. It precedes the Holy week, the most dramatic in the church year. Every day of the Holy Week is a step in our spiritual ascent to our resurrection.
He did not arrive in a chariot, or a limousine, not even on a colt. He came on a donkey. We need to be like children to believe it.
Jesus had not come to Jerusalem to reign there. He only wanted to be King in people's hearts. He made it clear that he had come to seek peace, not make war.
On the Sunday before Easter we celebrate the triumphal entry of the Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. From ancient times, the celebration of this day has been associated with traditions originating from the Gospel events.