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The Great Lent is the longest fasting season of the year for the Orthodox. We all know about the importance of prayer, almsgiving and fasting. But what are the rules of fasting? Are there some things, we should not do during the Lent?
As Christians, we know that there are many people tonight who need our prayers because, sadly, they cannot pray for themselves. So we will spend this night standing at the Divine Liturgy, praying for the secular and Christian worlds together.…
Readers will meet noblemen, princes, and monks and see how Nikon's wise leadership and writing helped create lasting spiritual and historical bonds in early Eastern Christian culture.
Repentance is not merely sorrow for sin but a miracle of renewal. Elder Sophrony reveals it as the path to divine love, humility and the knowledge of God. A luminous meditation on the heart’s return to the Father.
Learn how spiritual light shapes personal faith, renews hope in times of sorrow, and brings lasting unity to church, home, and daily life through Orthodox wisdom.
Readers will find out how a fierce clash between a Calabrian monk and an Athonite hermit decided whether Christians could truly know God through prayer — and why that answer still matters to us all.
Encounter the gripping tale of the “Reigning” icon’s unveiling, where faith, dreams, and history intertwine, offering a profound message about the Mother of God’s protective role over a nation in turmoil.
