This new series in our "Ministry. Workshops" section brings you the stories of serving in obedience at our monastery's guesthouse. "I recall Father Andrey at a meeting saying we must find a sister to...
Troparion:Concealing the rank of a princess with humility, О divinelywise Elisabeth, thou didst honor Christ with the twofold service of Martha and Mary. Having purified thyself by charitable works, patience...
On August 4, we commemorate Mary Magdalene, the Holy Myrrh-bearer Equal of the Apostles, in the Belarussian Orthodox Church. There is so much one can learn from the life of this strong, devoted and brave...
Pascha - what in the world could be more radiant, majestic or joyful? All the living things - people, animals and plants down to the tiniest blade of grass - are a part of its universal jubilation. No...
Sister Alevtina Daneluk has been a part of our family for over fifteen years. As a lay sister, she performed different obediences at the church stalls before she received the blessing to minister among...
It has been almost a quarter-century since you joined the sisterhood. What brought you here? What were your main motives? I doubt if I would have ever joined the sisterhood if God had not touched me with...
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...
During his interactions with parishioners, the confessor of our convent, Archpriest Andrey Lemeshonok, sometimes tells stories from his life, sharing his personal spiritual experience. We have gathered...
If only Adam could have said, while still in the Garden of Eden: "Forgive your indocile and disorderly servant, O Lord, for not listening to you". His life would have been different. Would God not have...
...icon. The Rev Andrew Malakhovsky led the reading of the Akathist. Moleben chants were sung by Rejoice Choir of the Sisters of Mercy. There was a procession after the moleben. The chapel is situated close...
