This work is separated in three Units, for the Glory of the Holy Trinity Dedicated to all the Orthodox Fellow-Citizens...
Saint Leo the Great (Sermon 78 – On the Whidsuntide or Pentecost Fast) I. Since the Apostles’ Day Till Now...
Patristic Testimony Concerning the Fast The fast of the holy Apostles is very ancient, dating back to the first centuries...
15-01 γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατε, 1: Moreover, brethren,...
Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, who was “fruitful in every good work” (Col. 1:10), was born in the first century,...
The Feast of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called is November 30th. Our Community chose Saint Andrew as its...
1 Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia , killed by a sword wound. 2 Mark Died in Alexandria , Egypt ,...
On the Thursday of the sixth week from Pascha, we celebrate the Assumption of our Lord and God and Saviour...
by St. Anastasius the Sinaite St. Anastasius was a priest and abbot of Mt. Sinai. His zeal for true faith...
Dearly Beloved Brethren, Nοbody knows the time or even the place that our Lord is coming again to judge the...
by Hieromonk Damascene A talk delivered at the Annual Lenten Clergy Confession of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate and the Western...
Continued from (Part XXXVI) Mechanics of Prayer. The Church of Christ teaches us prayers composed by righteous and holy men....
Continued from (Part XXXV) Orthodox Prayer. The goal of the Christian’s life on earth is salvation in our Lord Jesus...
Continued from (Part XXXIV) Holy Matrimony. In the theology of the Orthodox Church man is made in the Image of...
Continued from (Part XXXIV) Holy Orders. In the Orthodox Church there are to be found three “Major Orders”-Bishop. Priest and...
Continued from (Part XXXII) A Lament for Sin. St. Basil the Great says, “Weep over your sin: it is a spiritual...
Continued from (Part XXXI) Holy Repentance (Penance — Confession). The Sacrament of Repentance developed early in the Church’s history in...
Continued from (Part XXX) The Holy Icons One of the first things that strikes a non-Orthodox visitor to an Orthodox...
Continued from (Part XXIX) The Most-Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. In the theology and piety of the Orthodox Church, a...
Continued from (Part XXVIII) 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. The...