The Miraculous Benefits of Reading the Psalter
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Miraculous Benefits of Reading the Psalter

Evgenia Kalachikhina

It was literally as if I was gently laid on top of a featherbed, as if it weren’t sharp gravel at all! I felt as if it was really something very soft!

St. Mary Magdalene—a Sermon of Love
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Mary Magdalene—a Sermon of Love

Julia Rostovtseva

The Lord healed many people, but not everyone was vouchsafed to follow Him.

The Role of An Orthodox Parish Today
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Orthodoxy Today

The Role of An Orthodox Parish Today

Archpriest Victor Potapov

The real life of a parish arises from the depths of the human soul, forged into unity by shared spiritual experiences and conjoined in the sacraments and prayers carried out under the shared roof of one sanctuary.

Igniting the Fire of Zeal
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Igniting the Fire of Zeal

Sermon on the Day of Holy Prophet Elias

Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky)

Who has such strength of spirit that they could completely place all their hope in God, always remain faithful to Him in life, and never seek to please people?

Love Knows No Differences
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Love Knows No Differences

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

Love knows no differences, and people can only be divided into two categories: those who want to be human and strive to have not only the image but also the likeness of God; and those who do everything possible to destroy all that is human in themselves.