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The prototype of the Moscow myrrh-streaming icon of the Tsar-Martyr was painted in 1996 in California, by the icon painter Pavel Tikhomirov, commissioned by representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
As Christians, we know that there are many people tonight who need our prayers because, sadly, they cannot pray for themselves. So we will spend this night standing at the Divine Liturgy, praying for the secular and Christian worlds together.…
A mother of many recounts how her family brings prayer into daily meals, how fasting becomes a joyful challenge rather than a burden, and what unexpected gifts the Lord sends in return.
A sermon on how Saint Seraphim of Sarov embodied the Christian calling to acquire the Holy Spirit through love and forgiveness — and why his example still guides believers on their path today.
Through revolution, bereavement and exile, those who knew her remembered stillness. Here is the witness of a saint whose love deepened as the darkness drew near.
Artists from Saint Elisabeth Convent speak candidly about the prayer, tears, and unexpected spiritual encounters they experienced while laying a mosaic of the Royal Passion-Bearers in the very room of their death.
A richly detailed account of how one of Russia's most beloved icons journeyed from Jerusalem to Constantinople and finally to Tikhvin, where it continues to pour forth miracles.
