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...
June 6 marks the glorification (canonization) of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1988. "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm...
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...
Visit our catalog website to order the Icon of the Mother of God "Reigning" “We are at the entrance to the church in honour of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God. The foundation stone of this...
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...
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...
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...
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...
