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Saint Joseph of Optina lived with such deep reverence, and his gentle silence before God was so blissful, that even a fleeting, heavenly smile would draw hearts close to him. No one could fail to love him.
Love stood firm on Golgotha; Love conquered death; Love abides forever. It was this very Love that the apostle and evangelist John the Theologian proclaimed throughout his earthly life.
The image of the Kiev Caves Dormition Icon is one of the most important for the Orthodox world; for here we see our Guide, to whom daily prayers warm the heart and bring forth good fruits.
The third Sunday after Pascha is a very special feast day in the Orthodox Church. On this day, we commemorate those brave women that were with Christ after His death and were the first ones to receive the joyous news about His resurrection.
Having suffered with Christ and shared in His crucifixion publicly, these humble and unlearned women received the highest wisdom and gift of evangelism for their fidelity, courage, and humility.
The women are called the Myrrhbearers because after Christ’s death they went to His tomb in the morning to anoint His body. They did not even think about how they would move the stone to the grave, which was quite large and heavy.
Our congratulations go to all our women. We wish them to grow in their faith and success in their hard work to keep the peace in their families.
This image gives us hope that even in our darkest days the Mother of God will not deny us Her intercession if we pray in faith and sincerity.
Only a soul as pure and innocent as the child Gabriel's could be crucified together with Christ on the day of His glorious Resurrection. Crowned with martyrdom, this little one entered swiftly into the joy of his Lord.
There is great wisdom in celebrating Radunitsa during Paschaltide, a time filled with the joy of Christ’s resurrection. This day brings us all together on the church floor as we share the same hope of resurrection.
The martyrdom of Father Konstantin Zhdanov in 1919, has not gone unnoticed. For many years, the parishioners of the Holy Dormition Church in Sharkovshchina, where Father Konstantin served as rector, petitioned for his canonisation.
This gifted speaker, deep thinker and Bible teacher, this steadfast monk, scholar, poet and speaker — widely known as the "Russian Chrysostom" — knew the Scriptures and the early Church Fathers like few others.
On April 27 we commemorate the Icon of the Mother of God known as Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, which protects our land since ancient times and is especially revered in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland.
April 25, the Orthodox calendar marks a special observance: the veneration of a revered Christian treasure — the Belynichi Icon of the Mother of God. This icon’s history is as dramatic as it is holy.
Nun Tamara (Romanenko), head of the sewing workshop, shares her insights on her obedience, exploring its spiritual significance, along with its challenges and joys.
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 people are still queuing up for love, you and I have a chance to live well.
Through the song “Easter-Spring,” the community invites us into the quiet miracle of Resurrection — not with thunderous declarations, but with the warmth of a shared smile and the rustle of spring leaves.
The majestic Memorial Church dedicated to All Saints in Minsk hosts daily prayers in honour of recently martyred saints who illuminated the land of Belarus. Among these revered saints is Archpriest Sergius Rodakovsky, a humble rural priest.
Christ’s Resurrection serves as a display of God’s almighty power in the grand scheme of our salvation. He descended into the depths of hell after death. There, He conquered death as God and Master, rising again on the third day.
Christ's gift of immortality was not a discovery of the human mind. It was not the result of some grand experimental project. Immortality is as real as life itself.
