World of Orthodoxy

He Who Gives Embraces Divine Joy

In the words of St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain, recently glorified by the Church, “The one who takes experiences human gladness, while the one who gives embraces Divine joy”.

Elder Sophrony (Sakharov): Biography Facts

Simple events in the biography of Father Sophrony point to the universal, all-embracing nature of his personality. On Easter in 1924, he experienced a vision of the Uncreated Light, a Divine visitation bestowed, perhaps, only on a few people…

Simplicity

When a person starts to justify himself, he starts to overanalyze. He begins to think something to himself, he gets confused about nothing. Simplicity is when a person seeks what is most important.

Father Andrey Lemeshonok on Indifference to Pascha

During the period of Great Lent we cry for our sins and for ourselves, because at this time it is more or less typical of our nature. However it is much more difficult to overcome our sin-corrupted nature and find the strength to rejoice.

Lazarus Saturday in the Orthodox Church

The Lazarus Saturday is a very joyful day for Orthodox Christians which shows us the triumphal miracle of Christ. It falls on the same day our dear Abbess Euphrosinia celebrates her birthday - April 24th.

Miraculous Icon of our Lady of Czestochowa

The history of venerating the icon of the Mother of God, brought at the end of the 14th century to the Polish city of Czestochowa, remains underexplored. Ancient Russian calendars and menologies do not mention it.