The Holy Relics of St. John (Maximovitch) Visit Poland
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The Holy Relics of St. John (Maximovitch) Visit Poland

Fr. Peter Perekrestov talks to Orthodox Poles about St. John, Orthodox family, and keeping the faith

Piotr Yurchuk, Slawomir Nazaruk

The visit of St. John, the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco, in his holy relics was a great spiritual boost for our Orthodox communities in Poland.

The Royal Family’s Last Christmas
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The Royal Family’s Last Christmas

Closer to Christmas, the frost intensified. The temperature in the house didn’t rise above 53°F, despite the heated stove. However, everyone prepared for Christmas and made gifts within their means.

Spiritual Kinship
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Spiritual Kinship

Sunday after the Nativity of Christ, the commemoration of King David, Joseph the Betrothed, and Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord

Hieromonk Nikon (Parimanchuk)

Their commemoration on the same day and their spiritual kinship are founded on their labor of hope, their resistance to temptation, and their steadfast faithfulness. Each of them through his life prepared for the coming of the Savior into the world.

A Christmas Fir
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A Christmas Fir

A short story

Ivan Rutenin

Grandfather Frost looked around, wondering where he could get a palm tree. But he realized that it could not be found in these parts. Then he broke off the spreading twig from the wide branches of the fir tree they were sitting under. What beauty!

A Christmas Night in Prison
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A Christmas Night in Prison

Ioan Ianolide

Although it was a hard night and I didn’t rest at all, I didn’t feel fatigue, sadness, or regret. The reality of life was imbued with the reality of immortality.