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On April 27 we commemorate the Icon of the Mother of God known as Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, which protects our land since ancient times and is especially revered in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland.
April 25, the Orthodox calendar marks a special observance: the veneration of a revered Christian treasure — the Belynichi Icon of the Mother of God. This icon’s history is as dramatic as it is holy.
Nun Tamara (Romanenko), head of the sewing workshop, shares her insights on her obedience, exploring its spiritual significance, along with its challenges and joys.
We often talk about the end of this world. When will it end? When love runs out. When there’s no love, life becomes meaningless. But as long as people are still queuing up for love, you and I have a chance to live well.
Through the song “Easter-Spring,” the community invites us into the quiet miracle of Resurrection — not with thunderous declarations, but with the warmth of a shared smile and the rustle of spring leaves.
The majestic Memorial Church dedicated to All Saints in Minsk hosts daily prayers in honour of recently martyred saints who illuminated the land of Belarus. Among these revered saints is Archpriest Sergius Rodakovsky, a humble rural priest.
Christ’s Resurrection serves as a display of God’s almighty power in the grand scheme of our salvation. He descended into the depths of hell after death. There, He conquered death as God and Master, rising again on the third day.
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.
To be honest, I thought I would not last until Pascha. Why? Here’s why: I am weak! You are strong and steadfast, and I am a weakling, standing here in full view. However, by some miracle, we have all made it to the Pascha.
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.
On Great and Holy Friday, we commemorate the end of this mission on earth and its highest point: His death on the Cross. He surrendered His soul to the Lord with the words, "It is finished".
Pilgrims continue to flock to Optina, drawn by the graves of three new martyrs, and leave countless prayer requests—a testament to their undying faith and the powerful intercession of the new saints.
The Great and Holy Thursday is celebrated on the 17th of April this year in the Belarusian Orthodox Church. This is the day we commemorate the Last Supper - the revelation of God’s love for people.
Thousands of years after Judas’ betrayal, we are still confronted by the same choice: are we going to direct our love to God, and restore our community with Him, or betray him, to live for the world and ourselves?
