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The joyous Easter season or Paschaltide is finally here! In the Orthodox Church, this season starts on Easter Sunday (April 20th) and continues for forty days until the eve of the feast of Ascension, which falls on May 29th this year.
The world is jealous. One finds God and begins to hold little value in its treasures – money, wealth, power, pride and much else. But the world will go to any length to keep us from abandoning its treasures for the love of God.
The rich history of the wonderworking Kiev-Bratsk (i.e. "Brotherhood") Icon of the Mother of God revealed in 1654 tells us about the arduous spiritual life of Christians of that time, filled with asceticism and prayerful devotion.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker embodies the Good Shepherd, dedicating the whole of himself to the salvation of his sheep, becoming all things to all, ready to lay down his life for his flock.
While the Church names St Anthony the Great the father of hermits, and St Macarius the Great the guide for skete-dwelling monks, it is St Pachomius the Great who stands as the foremost founder of communal monastic life.
Viktor Vasnetsov ranks among the most gifted artists of Russian religious art. He created canvases and icons notable both for the skill of his brush and the scope of his vision.
Every year, when we commemorate the holy equals-to-the-apostles, the brothers Methodius and Cyril, Slavic peoples everywhere reflect on the dawn of their Christian life and cultural heritage.
Repentance is not measured by the length of time; its depth within the human heart determines its worth. It is the fruit of love that recognises its own unworthiness and longs for union with God.
