Материалы 12 августа 2016 г.

Однажды, проходя мимо разрушенного монастыря, десятилетняя девочка услышала призыв Пресвятой Богородицы...

О том, когда наше милосердие губительно для нас, как молиться правильно и так, чтобы наша молитва не уподобилась языческой.

Она возлегала на белых простынях и остро пронизывала взглядом: «Задайте мне вопрос!»

Нам кажется, что только на экране есть перестрелки, фонтаны крови и гибнущие сотнями люди. Нам это только кажется.

Очевидно, что большинство совершенных Христом чудес, которые описаны в Евангелии, — это исцеления и помощь страждущим людям.

То, что угнетает нас изнутри, — это наш уязвленный эгоизм. Мы не научились любить ради других, но ради того, чтобы взамен получать их любовь. Такая любовь корыстна и не имеет ничего общего с тем, чему учил нас Христос.

В своих молитвах святому мученику Иоанну нам стоит помянуть всех русских воинов. Как героев былых времен, так и тех, кто несет это великое патриотическое служение в наше непростое время.

When Jesus' disciples asked their Teacher about the signs of His coming and the end of the world, He did not specify a date, but rather talked to them about signs whose purpose was nothing other than indicating that "the coming of the Lord is near."

Iraqi Christians who were forced to flee their homes two years ago and are now living in refugee camps say they are determined to stay and help rebuild the country despite the risk of being killed by Islamic State militants, according to a new report.

Local communist authorities in China’s Guizhou province have announced the termination of welfare and social security benefits for Christians who are caught attending church services.

Elder Nektary said of Elder Anatole when a pilgrim had gone to him for advice, “Well now, that’s good that you wound up going to Fr. Anatole for guidance. Some people seek me out as an elder; but I—what can I tell you—I’m just a pie without a filling. But Fr. —well, he’s just like a pie with filling.”

During the procession along the streets of Kerkyra the festive ringing of the bells in all churches of the island never ceased. According to famous tradition, the residents scattered the street with laurel branches and hung carpets from their balconies.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of their cities dressed in white shirts. Many had blue and pink balloons in their hands to mark the difference between boys and girls.

The monument was created to mark the Tsesarevich’s visit to the Trans-Baikal region, where he spent 11 days in June 1891. It is the only monument in Russia which depicts Nicholas II as Tsesarevich

Over 50 Russian Orthodox icons and religious objects from the collection of the Foundation of Russian History and Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville (the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) will be on display in New York.

Prayer services for athletes from Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine are conducted in the chapel every day.

Upon the invitation of His Beatitude Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland, His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, is paying an official visit to the Church of Poland during the period of August 16 – 22, 2016.

Among the more problematic words in the New Testament is the Greek hilasterion. It is translated as “propitiation” in some of the older English Bibles, and “expiation,” in newer ones. It’s actual meaning is neither.