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Christ is with us, and He will never abandon or betray us. Whatever the circumstances, we must not turn away from Christ or succumb to worldly deceptions and fears. Where Christ is, there is life.
On 24 February 2024 (12 February Old Style), we commemorate the 185th anniversary of the Council of Polotsk, which abolished the Union in the Belarusian and Lithuanian lands.
What is the purpose of monastic life? Who started monasticism? Read the most interesting facts about monasteries and monasticism on the website of Saint Elisabeth Convent.
In this article, we explore some of the most influential and oldest monasteries in the United States, dating back to the mid-1800s. These communities strive to reflect Christ's light through their way of life.
Since its founding in 2002 by a team of seven young people with little prior experience in church art, St. Elisabeth Convent’s mosaic studio has grown into a respected workshop now employing over 50 artisans.
On 3 November, the Orthodox Christians of Belarus commemorate 23 saints martyrs of the Minsk Diocese, glorified in 1999 as locally venerated saints. They suffered from 1917 to 1951, sharing the struggles of our Church in the 20th century.
Since Prince Dimitry’s time, this sacred custom of commemoration for fallen heroes and departed family members has fostered unity among generations, binding them together in prayer and ecclesiastical fellowship.
The Apostle Luke is mostly known as one of the four Evangelists. In fact, he told us more than the other three about our Lord’s childhood, as well as about His mother Mary.
How many monasteries are there in the world? There are no exact statistics, but certainly a large number. Luckily, many monasteries welcome visitors, offering believers a chance to connect more deeply with their faith.
The life of this man tells the tale of a righteous soul faithfully serving God, much like the lives of many other shepherds whose ministry coincided with the Church’s most tumultuous years in the early twentieth century.
We are grateful to God to have a heavenly Mother Who has adopted all the people as Her children – obedient or rebellious, good natured or ill-willed. She loves us as a mother, and will always help and protect us whenever we need it.
Nun Lyubov (Nikolayeva) was born on the day of the Protecting Veil of Theotokos. Read the story of the sister of our Convent about an unusual path to God and the intercession of the Queen of Heaven.
Even as a five-year-old, the future saint felt a calling to preach. The lessons in theology gained through purity of heart, sincere faith, and patient endurance of hardships, are invaluable to us.
Love, kindness and warmth can do wonders: it brings an inner change in people without embittering them and teaches them to love others, as these episodes from the life of Elder Hieronymus of Aegina show.
Today we commemorate St. Dionysius the Areopagite, a man of great learning and spiritual depth. His book, “On the Celestial Hierarchy,” resonates powerfully today, when everyone craves freedom and resists authority.
The small village of Rozhkovka is nestled in the heart of Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Today, only a few elderly residents remain in it, some of whom still recall those days, marked by tragedy and an astounding miracle.
There are always people in front of the Healer icon of the Mother of God in our church. Most often, they ask for the healing of someone they love and care about, petitioning the Mother of God for Her intercession.
Our lay sister Tatiana Zhedik met the relatives of the Hieromartyr Simeon Kaminsky a long ago in 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio. This meeting reveals to us the story of the life of a little-known Belarusian saint.
Every soul is a mystery. Today we can only guess what really happened… According to the locals, the priest Simeon Kaminsky knew that he was going to be killed. But he preferred to stay and accepted martyrdom for his faith.
Mother Anfisa is one of the first residents of our Convent. She oversees the service of our Sisters of Mercy at the National Centre for Mental Health and leads the rehabilitation art studio “Blessed Heaven”.
