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August 22 marks a special milestone — our Convent’s 25th anniversary! On this day in 1999, Metropolitan Philaret performed the Rassophore tonsure of three sisters and blessed seven others to begin their novitiate.
The parishioners, the labourers and the many friends in many countries have been united as one helping the Sisters build St Elisabeth Convent. It is no surprise that many different people view the Convent in a certain sense as a public domain.
We celebrate the Holy Dormition — a feast of our collective hope. It is the first fruit of Christ’s victory over death: the Dormition and resurrection of His Most Pure Mother. Death now becomes merely a temporary slumber of the body.
As the teaching says, “the icons of the Mother of God are like stars in the sky: only the Queen of Heaven herself knows their number.” Sometimes copies of glorified icons appear that also become miraculous.
A great God’s servant and prayerful intercessor of the Russian land, the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov lived to the glory of God and continues to shine upon us through the centuries with everlasting brilliance.
Among the esteemed names of Russian artists who mastered religious painting, Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov stands out prominently.
Prince Vladimir was the first to embrace and choose the Heavenly Kingdom together with the Russian people. He was the first to set out on the path of the Cross. For him, this could not have been but related to a big inner struggle.
Prince Vladimir was discontented with the pagan faith and contemplating a change. According to the Tale of Bygone Years, ambassadors began to approach the prince, urging him to embrace their respective religions.
Saint Elisabeth’s life was a profound testament to her pursuit of God. In this article we’ve gathered several of Mother Elisabeth’s insightful sayings on faith, prayer, and acts of mercy, hoping they will provide you with strength and inspiration.
17 July marks the commemoration of the Passion-bearing Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Tsarevich Alexei, the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and the Righteous Passion-bearer and Physician Eugene (1918).
Sister Valeria joined us in 2020. She is a cheerful, energetic, and friendly sister who is always ready to help. She currently works in our Outreach Department and has recently started serving with our Sisterhood of Mercy.
The Ascension Day is unusual because it seems just yesterday we celebrated Easter and sang “Christ is risen!” Today we sing "Christ has ascended!" Where did Christ ascend? Where is He?
Everything connected to God, Who came into this world, we experience within the Church. This is not a mere repetition; it is reality, it is eternity, where there is neither past nor future, but everything exists in the present.
"The Surety of Sinners" icon is the main relic of the Holy Trinity Koretsky stavropegial women's monastery in Volyn. This ancient women's community located in the Ukrainian city of Korets, Rovno region, is about a thousand years old.
On June 9, the feast day of Saint John the Russian, the Sisters of Mercy, together with their priest, travel to the orphanage in Ostroshitsky Gorodok. They bring a reliquary with relics and an icon.
Fr Nikolai Guryanov takes a special place in the history of our Convent: Fr Andrei Lemeshonok received his blessing to build the Convent. On the anniversary of his departure to God, we remember his life and ministry on a remote island.
On 24 May, we celebrate the birthday of Elder Nikolai Guryanov, who gave his blessing to his spiritual child Father Andrey Lemeshonok to begin work on establishing the Convent of Saint Elisabeth in Minsk.
May 23 marks twenty-eight years since the martyrdom of warrior Yevgeny Rodionov, who was beheaded by Chechen militants for refusing to remove his cross. He is remembered as a true hero, an example for those who yearn for valour and truth.
In the kingdom of heaven, there is no need for human values or hierarchy. It is a new life, a new world and new relationships. We need to focus on Christ, Who came not only to give us courage, but also to teach us to live differently.
Hieromonk Maxim (Zhilinsky) and Hierodeacon Tarasius (Chich) continue their story about how they minister to the participants of the Special Military Operation in the steppes of Donbas.
