Απολυτίκιον. Ήχος δ΄. Σήμερον της ατεκνίας δεσμά διαλύονται, του Ιωακείμ γαρ και της Άννης εισακούων Θεός, παρ’ ελπίδα τεκείν αυτούς,...
“The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of the Myrtle Tree” (Myrtidiotissa) is in the monastery church of Myrtides on...
by Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Clapsis The Orthodox Church celebrates on the 15th of August the Dormition of the Theotokos, the...
1. May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your...
The Holy Belt of Theotokos has been scheduled to travel through the cities of Russia, in such a way...
Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete The present Feast is for us the beginning of feasts. Serving as boundary to the...
The Unburnt Bush Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is based on the miracle witnessed by Moses in the Old...
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Today is one of the...
On August 15, the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated by most Christians in the world. The Church...
Sermon (2) by St. John of Damascus THERE is no one in existence who is able to praise worthily the...
Sermon by St. John of Damascus THE memory of the just takes place with rejoicing, said Solomon, the wisest of...
by St. Gregory Palamas Both love and duty today fashion my homily for your charity. It is not only that...
Although probably not unknown in the early Church, the earliest references to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary appear in the 4th...
Who is she who rises resplendent, all pure, and bright as the sun? There is no mention of the Dormition...
Why is it really necessary for Christians to pay attention to the death of Mary the Mother of Jesus? Does...
by Daniel Manzuk It would be a gross understatement to say that much has been written about the Feast of...
I went to Christouli (Christ Jesus) and Panagitsa (Mary, Most Holy Mother of God) high in heaven” (amateur translation) E....
On Bright Friday, in addition to the normal Paskhal hymns and the hymns from the Octoechos, special stichera and a...
O MOTHER of God, as living and ungrudging source, establish those united in spiritual fellowship who sing you hymns of...