The Liturgy is a Conversation Between God and Man
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Liturgy is a Conversation Between God and Man

Eighth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part 1

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

The Divine Liturgy is a conversation between man and God: The priest addresses God in his prayers, and God answers through the grace of the Holy Spirit He sends down, and this is how God and man meet.

Embracing the World With Prayer
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Embracing the World With Prayer

Artemy Slezkin

Praying for others, especially for those who you detest, is bearing their burdens according to the law of love, the law of Christ.

“I Was Falling from the Scaffolding, and Only One Thought Flashed Through My Mind: ‘O Lord, O Lord!’”
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“I Was Falling from the Scaffolding, and Only One Thought Flashed Through My Mind: ‘O Lord, O Lord!’”

How St. Nicholas saved a house painter

Natalya Chernykh

As I fell, I felt an elderly man catch me and gently lay me down on a straightedge (a tool used to level plastered walls).

On Trusting Your Spiritual Father
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

On Trusting Your Spiritual Father

Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok

At a meeting of the sisterhood of St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk, the nuns shared their experiences about how to maintain trust in your spiritual father.

A Guide to Those Keeping the Fast
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

A Guide to Those Keeping the Fast

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

Fasting is not about restriction and lack of freedom, as many perceive it, but about the ample opportunity to get to know the Truth and the freedom that stems from this knowledge.