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Their father, a Greek pagan, departed this world while they were yet tender in years. Their mother Theodotia embraced her Christian faith with renewed fervour and devoted herself entirely to the upbringing of her children.
At St Elisabeth Convent, prayers are offered at the Divine Liturgy (Sorokoust) and in the Sleepless Psalter, day and night. Learn how these ancient practices unite the living and the departed in unceasing prayer.
One of the most powerful ways to help those who have gone before us is through commemoration at the reading of the Psalter. This is more than an ancient practice that has existed in our Church since the fourth century.
The Nativity Fast sanctifies the last part of the year and is established so that by the day of the Nativity of Christ we will purify ourselves by repentance, prayer and abstinence. As a result, we could piously meet the Son of God who came to this world
Explore how faith, family traditions, and Church service intertwined amid exile and hardship, highlighting Saint John of Shanghai’s role in guiding a Russian Orthodox family’s spiritual life abroad.
