Holy Children-Martyrs Of Jastrebarško and Sisak
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Holy Children-Martyrs Of Jastrebarško and Sisak

Commemorated June 30/July 13

Hieromonk Pamphil (Osokin)

During the whole war over 74,000 children of both sexes up to age fourteen were killed. The majority of these were of Serbian Orthodox origin.

The Battle with Pride
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Battle with Pride

The Eight Deadly Sins and the Fight Against Them, Part 12B

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

A bad mood overcomes you—force yourself, smile, say a kind word, don’t take your irritation out on others. You’re offended by someone, you consider him wrong and yourself innocent—force yourself, show love, and be the first to reconcile.

Swimming Against the Current
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Swimming Against the Current

A Homily for the Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles

Fr. Kirill Zawatski

Christ calls them by name and entrusts them with this massive responsibility of carrying His Gospel message into the world. And what a great responsibility that is. To be sent out and proclaim the coming of the Kingdom of God.

Through His Prayers, the Frogs Don’t Croak
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Through His Prayers, the Frogs Don’t Croak

For the anniversary of the canonization of St. Sophronius of Irkutsk (July 13, 1918)

Irina Dmitrieva

Issues are resolved on site if you start asking St. Sophronius for help.

The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Chief Apostles Peter and Paul
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The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Chief Apostles Peter and Paul

Igumen Philip (Pertsev)

Where does this faith, which moves mountains, come from? Where does the determination to the point of death, boldness, streams of tears of repentance that are able to completely put out and dissolve the fires of renunciation, arrogant stubbornness and cowardice, come from?