The Nativity of Christ
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The Nativity of Christ

Konstantin Pobedonostsev

Oh my God! I feel the same anticipation of childhood days in myself even now... How serene everything inside me is, how solemn everything inside me is!

Nativity Letter from the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Nativity Letter from the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Let us open our hearts for God’s Love and wrap it in the swaddling cloths of our mutual self-sacrificing love; then our lives will become joyful and happy, and nothing and nobody will be able to defeat us.

OCA Primate’s Message for the Nativity of Our Lord 2024/2025
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

OCA Primate’s Message for the Nativity of Our Lord 2024/2025

Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada

Thus, with his Nativity—in Bethlehem and in the heart—Christ is with us, bringing every good, every blessing, with him.

The Most Amazing Event in the History of the World The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Most Amazing Event in the History of the World The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Igumen Nikon (Vorobiev)

A tremendous miracle and mystery had taken place, one utterly beyond the comprehension not only of man, but of the highest of the heavenly host.

The Icon of the Mother of God, “Helper in Childbirth”
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The Icon of the Mother of God, “Helper in Childbirth”

Svetlana Rybakova

There are many obstetricians and gynecologists among the parishioners of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Serpukhov, some of whom openly say that when medicine seems to be powerless, it often helps to turn to the Mother of God.