Saint Elisabeth Convent (Minsk, Belarus)

The Sunday of the Myrrhbearers

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The third Sunday after Pascha is a very special feast day in the Orthodox Church. On this day, we commemorate those brave women that were with Christ after His death and were the first ones to receive the joyous news about His resurrection.

Paschal Troparion in Arabic, Finnish and Georgian

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The Paschal troparion is the characteristic Troparion for the celebration of the Orthodox Pascha (Easter) in churches that follow the Byzantine Rite. Its author or date is unknown, but it is assumed to be older than the 6th century.

Father Andrey Lemeshonok on indifference to Pascha

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The Pascha is the feast of feasts. Our church year and our whole life revolve around it. It exists in time and space and far beyond, in history and philosophy. It is both material and ideal, practical and abstract.

Paschal Greek Orthodox Chants

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Our Paschal Chants are taken from Paschal Canon of St. John of Damascus, performed by the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent. The Choir usually uses Znamenny and Byzantine chants, Valamo chant, and adds Byzantine and Greek chants on feasts.

Byzantine Chant "God is with us"

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Byzantine chant of Great Lent "God is with us". On Monday evenings during Great Lent we celebrate the service of Great Compline. During the service a hymn is sung with the refrain, “For God is with us”.

Palm Sunday - a window on the truth of our lives

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Some of us might say, "If Christ came to Belarus, we would not shout to crucify Him; we would listen to Him.” We would be wrong. Few of us today will be willing to be servants to the King of Heaven and follow him through the end.

Let us not lose sight of our eternal destination

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The reality is often different from our wishes. It is cruel to say to someone who is terminally ill, "You are going to get well." Instead, to talk to the person about their eternal destination is to express deep and genuine love.

The love of Christ is keeping us together

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Things that happen in the world are not of God. They are the products of our passions. Wild and raging passions are driving people’s actions. Why? Because people do not know where their homeland is, what the foundation of their lives should be, or what they are living for.

Thank the Lord and follow His way

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We do not exist solely to achieve some worldly goals; we live to please God! It means to be His servants, to do His will; to wish and act in the same way as He would. Sermon by priest Valery Zakharov.

A window on Saint Elisabeth Convent

Photo album

When visiting is not a possibility, our slide shows can help you feel in the midst of the events. See us throughout the year, visit our workshops, farmsteads, come to our worship services online. Be a part of our life.

Health and illness as steps in our spiritual growth

Monastics

A doctor, nun Maria (Litvinova) advises people on how to stay healthy and how to respond to disease. The topic of our interview with her today is Christian attitude to health, and how it may be relevant in today's world.

Remembering the dead and rejoicing in Christ’s resurrection

Essays and interviews

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.

Pascha – the feast of feasts and a pledge of our resurrection

Essays and interviews

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.

The healing power of the written word

Cultural Essays and interviews

Tatyana Dashkevich is a known Russian and Belarusian poet and fiction writer, a firm Orthodox believer, and mother of two children. What impact should a writer's works have on the reader? We asked Tatyana to share her thoughts.

Russian Easter cake (Paskha) of cottage cheese

Convent's recipes

Paskha is a delicious dish that is made out of cottage cheese and served on Easter day. This Paskha recipe includes boiled condensed milk which gives it a sweet caramel taste. This is an easy to follow recipe with only 8 ingredients.