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21.04.202520:35
Above, an interesting testimony about the situation with Orthodoxy in Russia 2025.
21.04.202512:04
In the words of St. Gregory the Theologian: "We needed an incarnate God, a God put to death, that we might live. We were put to death together with Him, that we might be cleansed; we rose again with Him, because we were put to death with Him; we were glorified with Him, because we rose again with Him."
19.04.202512:03
In this Holy Day before the Resurrection let us ask God to help as acquire peace in our soul. We should not get lost in the preparations to the next day of the Great feast, but better prepare our soul. “If you wish to find peace of soul, happiness and sure salvation, humble yourself beneath the mighty hand of God and He will raise you up. This means: accept all that happens to you as from the hand of God and not from men, for indeed, nothing which occurs to us can happen without God’s will.”
Abbot Nikon Vorobiev
Abbot Nikon Vorobiev
14.04.202519:38
☦️🕯️Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. But rouse yourself crying: Holy, holy, holy, art Thou, O our God. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.🕯️☦️
♰Troparion of Bridegroom Matins ♰
♰Troparion of Bridegroom Matins ♰
14.04.202518:03
“...because the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force (Matt. 11:12). By violence understand a sense of bodily pain in all you do. Many have labored for many years and still labor painlessly, yet because they have no patience for toil or fervor of heart for pain, they fail to acquire purity and the Holy Spirit through their refusal of the austerity of pain.”
St. Gregory the Sinaite
Our path to Heaven cannot be full of joy only. It also must include our strong wish and efforts. Lord Jesus Christ told us straight and clearly, that we should be ready to “enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”
St. Gregory the Sinaite
Our path to Heaven cannot be full of joy only. It also must include our strong wish and efforts. Lord Jesus Christ told us straight and clearly, that we should be ready to “enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”
14.04.202516:52
It's necessary to give the children many good spiritual lessons, very often, so that they would grow giving only joy to the parents.
14.04.202516:41
☦️ Do not judge people and do not offend them. Everyone acts according to his learning and character. Few have goodness and good judgment. If you are more reasonable and prudent in some things, thank God for it, but do not judge others.
Elder Hieronymus of Aegina
Elder Hieronymus of Aegina
14.04.202516:01
“What we gain from fasting does not compensate for what we lose through anger. Our profit from scriptural reading in no way equals the damage we cause ourselves by showing contempt for a brother.
We must practice fasting, vigils, withdrawal, and the meditation of Scripture as activities which are subordinate to our main objective, purity of heart, that is to say, love, and we must never disturb this principal virtue for the sake of those others.
If this virtue remains whole and unharmed within us nothing can injure us, not even if we are forced to omit any of those other subordinate virtues.
Nor will it be of any use to have practiced all these latter if there is missing in us that principal objective for the sake of which all else is undertaken.”
St. John Cassian
We must practice fasting, vigils, withdrawal, and the meditation of Scripture as activities which are subordinate to our main objective, purity of heart, that is to say, love, and we must never disturb this principal virtue for the sake of those others.
If this virtue remains whole and unharmed within us nothing can injure us, not even if we are forced to omit any of those other subordinate virtues.
Nor will it be of any use to have practiced all these latter if there is missing in us that principal objective for the sake of which all else is undertaken.”
St. John Cassian
14.04.202514:22
Myrrh-streaming is a manifestation of God's presence with us. It happens in the Orthodox Church till now.
14.04.202514:00
The theme of Monday is that of the barren fig tree which yields no fruit and is condemned. The tree (in one of explanations) means every soul that does not bear spiritual fruit: faith, repentance, prayer, good deeds. When God finds no fruit in the soul, He withers it with a curse, that is, He sends it to the fire for eternal torment.
If we don’t want to become such a cursed tree, the Divine services of Holy Monday urge us to avoid sin and to hearken unto Christ. “The liturgical texts today speak about how we need to mortify ourselves to worldly sweetness for the sake of Christ, following Him and being crucified, being “purified in mind.
The services transmit the images of the historical events of the Sacred Scriptures to every person standing in church.”
If we don’t want to become such a cursed tree, the Divine services of Holy Monday urge us to avoid sin and to hearken unto Christ. “The liturgical texts today speak about how we need to mortify ourselves to worldly sweetness for the sake of Christ, following Him and being crucified, being “purified in mind.
The services transmit the images of the historical events of the Sacred Scriptures to every person standing in church.”
14.04.202512:05
In the Orthodox Church the last week of Christ’s life is officially called Passion Week or Holy Week. Each day is designated in the service books as “Great and Holy.” There are special services every day of the week which are fulfilled in all churches. Earthly life ceases for the faithful as they “go up with the Lord to Jerusalem” (Matins of Great and Holy Monday). Each day of Holy Week has its own particular theme.
- from HOLY WEEK article by father Thomas Hopko (“The Orthodox faith, V.II)
- from HOLY WEEK article by father Thomas Hopko (“The Orthodox faith, V.II)
14.04.202510:43
🌟 Joseph is a prefiguring of Christ. Christ was also envied by His own people, the Jews: He was sold by a disciple for thirty pieces of silver and was imprisoned in the dark and gloomy pit of the grave, whence He broke out by His own power, triumphing over Egypt, that is, over every sin. In His might He conquered it, and He reigns over all the world. In His love for mankind He redeemed us by a distribution of grain, inasmuch as He gave Himself up for us, and He feeds us with Heavenly Bread, His own Life-bearing Flesh. For this reason, Joseph the All- comely is brought to mind at this time. He is also commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ.
14.04.202510:40
should ask, "Why did an inanimate tree wither and fall under a curse when it had committed no sin to make it wither?" It was because some people, seeing that Christ went about doing good to all, never causing real suffering for anyone, imagined that He had only the power to do good and not to do harm. The Master, who loves mankind, did not wish to demonstrate His power on a man and commit such a deed. To convince an ungrateful people, however, that He also possessed the might to impose punishment, but not wishing to use that power in His goodness, He inflicted such punishment upon inanimate and insensible nature.
14.04.202510:40
We commemorate the withered fig tree, because the divine Evangelists Matthew and Mark tell of it after their accounts of the palm branches. One says, "Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry" (Mk 11:12); while the other says, "Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, 'Let no fruit grow on you ever again.' Immediately the fig tree withered away" (Mt 21:18-19). The fig tree, then, is the Jewish synagogue, in which the Savior did not find the necessary fruits of obedience to God and faith in Him, but only the leafy shade of the Law; He took away even this, leaving it completely bare. But if anyone
14.04.202510:36
Thy bridal chamber, O my Savior, I see adorned,
and I have no raiment with which to enter therein.
Enlighten the garment of my soul, O Giver of Light, and save me.
and I have no raiment with which to enter therein.
Enlighten the garment of my soul, O Giver of Light, and save me.
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22.03.202521:26
☦️🕯️"I know of my spiritual poverty, my own nothingness without faith. I am so weak, that it is only by Christ's name that I live and obtain peace, that I rejoice and my heart expands, whilst without Him I am spiritually dead, I am troubled, and my heart is oppressed; without the Lord's Cross I should have been long since the victim of the most cruel distress and despair. Only Christ keeps me alive: and the Cross is my peace and my consolation.”🕯️☦️
♰ St John of Kronstadt ♰
♰ St John of Kronstadt ♰
24.03.202510:58
☦️🕯️"Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air. If you ignore them, there is no problem. If you pay attention to them, you create an airport inside your head and permit them to land."🕯️☦️
♰ St. Paisios the Athonite ♰
♰ St. Paisios the Athonite ♰
14.04.202514:00
The theme of Monday is that of the barren fig tree which yields no fruit and is condemned. The tree (in one of explanations) means every soul that does not bear spiritual fruit: faith, repentance, prayer, good deeds. When God finds no fruit in the soul, He withers it with a curse, that is, He sends it to the fire for eternal torment.
If we don’t want to become such a cursed tree, the Divine services of Holy Monday urge us to avoid sin and to hearken unto Christ. “The liturgical texts today speak about how we need to mortify ourselves to worldly sweetness for the sake of Christ, following Him and being crucified, being “purified in mind.
The services transmit the images of the historical events of the Sacred Scriptures to every person standing in church.”
If we don’t want to become such a cursed tree, the Divine services of Holy Monday urge us to avoid sin and to hearken unto Christ. “The liturgical texts today speak about how we need to mortify ourselves to worldly sweetness for the sake of Christ, following Him and being crucified, being “purified in mind.
The services transmit the images of the historical events of the Sacred Scriptures to every person standing in church.”
14.04.202516:41
☦️ Do not judge people and do not offend them. Everyone acts according to his learning and character. Few have goodness and good judgment. If you are more reasonable and prudent in some things, thank God for it, but do not judge others.
Elder Hieronymus of Aegina
Elder Hieronymus of Aegina
25.03.202509:32
Being enchanted by the culture, the French man moved to Russia with his daughter. Of course it's the _orthodox_ culture inherently, let's pray that they grasp deeper, to the essence of Orthodoxy itself. "I see in Russia light and power", from the interview. They moved to the region, where St. Seraphim of Sarov lived.
24.03.202509:03
Lenten time is in its middle. We are still in this special time for repentance and cleaning our souls.
Saint Ephraim the Syrian teaches:
“When you stand in prayer, cry in your soul: Have mercy on me, I am a sinner and weak; be gracious, O God, to my weakness, and grant strength to me to pray a prayer that shall be pleasing to Your Will.
Punish not mine enemies, take not vengeance on them that hate me; but grant them in Your grace that they may become doers of Your Will.
At the time of prayer and petition, continue in contemplations such as these continue. Bow your head before the Mighty One.”
from “Homily on Admonition and Repentance”
(Read the entire homily)
Saint Ephraim the Syrian teaches:
“When you stand in prayer, cry in your soul: Have mercy on me, I am a sinner and weak; be gracious, O God, to my weakness, and grant strength to me to pray a prayer that shall be pleasing to Your Will.
Punish not mine enemies, take not vengeance on them that hate me; but grant them in Your grace that they may become doers of Your Will.
At the time of prayer and petition, continue in contemplations such as these continue. Bow your head before the Mighty One.”
from “Homily on Admonition and Repentance”
(Read the entire homily)
25.03.202512:12
☦️🌟 Only the Holy Spirit can purify the nous ... In every way, therefore, and especially through peace of soul, we must make ourselves a dwelling-place for the Holy Spirit. Then we shall have the lamp of spiritual knowledge burning always within us.
St. Diadochos
St. Diadochos
24.03.202517:07
☦️🕯️Beware of limiting the good of fasting to mere abstinence from meats. Real fasting is alienation from evil. ‘Loose the bands of wickedness.’ For give your neighbor the mischief he has done you. Forgive him his trespasses against you. Do not ‘fast for strife and debate.’ You do not devour flesh, but you devour your brother. You abstain from wine, but you indulge in outrages. You wait for evening before you take food, but you spend the day in the law courts. Woe to those who are ‘drunken, but not with wine.’ Anger is the intoxication of the soul, and makes it out of its wits like wine.🕯️☦️
♰ St. Basil, in his homilies on the Holy Spirit♰
♰ St. Basil, in his homilies on the Holy Spirit♰
02.04.202516:38
The Muslim man has finally been baptized, prayers of his daughter worked. He was so strong against this. God willing will post later.
25.03.202511:03
Today we commemorate Saint Gregory Dialogos . His name is closely associated with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, as he is considered to be the author. He is also known as Pope Saint Gregory I – 64th bishop of Rome. He lived in 590-604. So it’s our common saint with Roman Catholics.
That was a man of great mind. He shared his meal with poor, his books were read with respect by Parish scholastic academics and Moscow simple monks. It was a great saint honored on East and West.
Saint Gregory was born in Rome in a noble and wealthy family and got good education both secular and spiritual.
As well as he is famous for his numerous marvelous writings and great love for poor and almsgiving, he is also known for missionary work among the Anglo-Saxon people. He was a wise church leader and eager propagator of God’s Word. He struggled against the Donatist heresy, converted pagans and Goths from Arian heresy to the True faith.
That was a man of great mind. He shared his meal with poor, his books were read with respect by Parish scholastic academics and Moscow simple monks. It was a great saint honored on East and West.
Saint Gregory was born in Rome in a noble and wealthy family and got good education both secular and spiritual.
As well as he is famous for his numerous marvelous writings and great love for poor and almsgiving, he is also known for missionary work among the Anglo-Saxon people. He was a wise church leader and eager propagator of God’s Word. He struggled against the Donatist heresy, converted pagans and Goths from Arian heresy to the True faith.
02.04.202516:02
St. Theophan the Recluse explains why it happens, that one can pray for so many years with a prayer book, and still not have prayer in his heart. He sees the reason in spending a little time lifting themselves up to God and not remembering Him after completing their prayer rule. One may think that their relation to God is fulfilled enough by morning prayers. Then the whole day with its work and cares passes by without attention to God and finishes with quick completing their evening rule.
“In this case, it happens that even if the Lord grants a person spiritual feelings at the time of the morning prayer, the bustle and business of the day drowns them out. As a result, it happens that one does not often feel like praying, and cannot get control of himself even to soften his heart a little bit.”
“In this case, it happens that even if the Lord grants a person spiritual feelings at the time of the morning prayer, the bustle and business of the day drowns them out. As a result, it happens that one does not often feel like praying, and cannot get control of himself even to soften his heart a little bit.”
25.03.202509:02
Priest Daniel Sysoev in his book answers one of the most popular questions “How Can I Learn God's Will?” .
“All our thoughts must be tested and cleansed by God. Our task is to begin to think biblically, patristically, to change the way we think.”
“All our thoughts must be tested and cleansed by God. Our task is to begin to think biblically, patristically, to change the way we think.”
02.04.202518:03
Our Church Fathers were very strict and firm when it was about guarding the true faith and teaching. This is just a bare fact. There was no option to “build” some new church community if you disagreed with someone. You were in the Church or you were outside of it, no other ways. That is why the Church managed to keep the teaching from the Apostles.
“Do not err, my brethren: if anyone follow a schismatic, he will not inherit the Kingdom of God. If any man walk about with strange doctrine, he cannot lie down with the passion. Take care, then, to use one Eucharist, so that whatever you do, you do according to God: for there is one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup in the union of His Blood; one altar, as there is one bishop with the presbytery and my fellow servants, the deacons.”
— St. Ignatius Of Antioch, Epistle to the Philadelphians, 3:2-4:1, 110 A.D.
“Do not err, my brethren: if anyone follow a schismatic, he will not inherit the Kingdom of God. If any man walk about with strange doctrine, he cannot lie down with the passion. Take care, then, to use one Eucharist, so that whatever you do, you do according to God: for there is one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup in the union of His Blood; one altar, as there is one bishop with the presbytery and my fellow servants, the deacons.”
— St. Ignatius Of Antioch, Epistle to the Philadelphians, 3:2-4:1, 110 A.D.
19.04.202512:03
In this Holy Day before the Resurrection let us ask God to help as acquire peace in our soul. We should not get lost in the preparations to the next day of the Great feast, but better prepare our soul. “If you wish to find peace of soul, happiness and sure salvation, humble yourself beneath the mighty hand of God and He will raise you up. This means: accept all that happens to you as from the hand of God and not from men, for indeed, nothing which occurs to us can happen without God’s will.”
Abbot Nikon Vorobiev
Abbot Nikon Vorobiev
14.04.202510:40
We commemorate the withered fig tree, because the divine Evangelists Matthew and Mark tell of it after their accounts of the palm branches. One says, "Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry" (Mk 11:12); while the other says, "Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, 'Let no fruit grow on you ever again.' Immediately the fig tree withered away" (Mt 21:18-19). The fig tree, then, is the Jewish synagogue, in which the Savior did not find the necessary fruits of obedience to God and faith in Him, but only the leafy shade of the Law; He took away even this, leaving it completely bare. But if anyone
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