“They Won’t Paint an Icon From My Homely Face”
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

“They Won’t Paint an Icon From My Homely Face”

The rocky road to patience

Peter Davydov

How much time and effort does it take to learn at least the basics of this science—to master the ability not to condemn, but to give place to God. Because He knows better.

A word on the commemoration of St. John the Theologian and Patriarch Tikhon
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A word on the commemoration of St. John the Theologian and Patriarch Tikhon

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

And does not there arise in us the question of why the Lord united these two elect of His here on earth, if not because it was by one heart and by one mind that they lived, although in different times and circumstances—the same work they fulfilled, living on earth so as to unite themselves in eternity and on earth in the memory of the people? Let us look closer at their lives and draw from the fountain of ever-present living water which grants immortality to the soul.

St. Sergius of Radonezh
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Sergius of Radonezh

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh

Of all the Russian saints, St. Sergius is perhaps the most unfathomable and mysterious.

The Path to Healing and Salvation
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Path to Healing and Salvation

Strength of Spirit, Part 12

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

First, glorify God, thank Him and ask for guidance, and then look after your desires and decisions!

How the Theotokos Healed a Girl and Came to Her House
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How the Theotokos Healed a Girl and Came to Her House

A Story from Fr. Nectarios Yangson

Dmitry Zlodorev

This child had lived with that infirmity since the day she was born. She knew nothing but pain all her life. This was her life—pain, suffering. And then the Mother of God healed her.