Irmos from Ode 1: It is the Day of Resurrection, let us be radiant, O ye people; Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha: for from death to life, and from earth to Heaven, Christ God hath brought us, as we sing...
“Our family always invokes Saint John of Shanghai’s name in their prayers, and he guides us through everything. Saint John helped me come to this monastery, as I had dreamed of visiting it...
A spiritual magnet Just imagine how fast it happened. The lay sisterhood came together in 1996; in 1997, we went to see Starets Nikolay and got his blessing, and our first worship service here was celebrated...
“O Father Mitrophan, you who took your mind and heart captive in obedience to God, concerned not for yourself but for the glory of God. In tending Christ’s spiritual vineyard, you cut away...
Schools are vehicles for passing on to future generations the moral values that have been nourished over centuries and are called upon to collaborate in this process. The role of education, especially...
What is it that makes church life attractive to young people? What causes young men and women to travel all the way to the convent rather than sitting in front of their computers or spending their day...
...bottles for keeping holy water, and vases. 5. Christmas Carols CD The Christmas carols sung by the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent can help create a festive atmosphere and put everyone in a gracious...
Even as a five-year-old, the future saint felt a calling to preach. At seven, he stitched notebooks to hold his first “divine words.” His initial book, “The Treasury of Spiritual and...
In the 1840s, Optina Monastery faced a shortage of coachmen for the 70-kilometre route to Kaluga and struggled to accommodate all the visitors in its monastery hotels. Contemporaries referred to Optina...
What can I tell you? We’ll live another year. 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...
