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He built a brilliant career in the Roman army and civil service, but to him, his faith in Christ was more precious than all his worldly deserts.
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.
An inspiring story of Lavrishevo’s rich heritage, centuries of dedication and touching miracles that continue to draw scores of pilgrims and renew hearts.
In bygone years, when sin multiplied and Orthodoxy was being rooted out, when the open practice of the faith was being punished and monasteries were being closed, the world suddenly received a fresh lease of God’s grace.
St. Paulinus was simple and compassionate. He came out of the peasantry and became an archbishop. His cuff is kept as a great shrine in the Novospassky Monastery where he was once tonsured a monk.
The Lord tamed the storm, changing it to calm. My soul was celebrating the victory of the Mother of God over the Hagarenes, a small, local victory that was common for Her. Everything went calm.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is not just a rallying point for armed resistance to a foreign enemy. Rather, it is an inspiration for all of us to confront the enemy within ourselves.
Saint Varus' life teaches us the power of unwavering faith. He shows that our life in this world is only a fleeting moment of transition to eternity and that worldly honours and comforts are worthless compared to our everlasting salvation.
Demetrius parental Saturday is a day of special commemoration of the dead in the Russian Orthodox Church. This is a memorial Saturday before the remembrance day of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki (8 November/26 October).
Recently, our “Noah’s Ark” convention centre held its first Orthodox Family Forum, "House of Happiness." The event gathered priests, community leaders, family psychologists, and parents from large families. Photos by M. Chernogolov.
People recognised Grand Duchess Elisabeth as a saint even during her lifetime. Her path to Heaven was illuminated by great contemporaries, later glorified by the Church.
Saint Luke was one of the most modest disciples of Christ. He was not one of the chosen twelve who were constantly beside the Son of God catching His every word and witnessing His blessed deeds.
Believers invoke the icon praying for the help of the Holy Theotokos in meeting their basic needs, avoiding droughts, gathering a good crop, and daily sustenance. Saint Ambrose of Optina left us his short prayer before this icon.
The life of Saint Athanasius (Sakharov) is the path of a confessor of the twentieth century, who went through different trials and retained devotion to God and the Church of Christ.
