St. John of Kronstadt
We have to force ourselves; you hear, “you have to force yourself” for the benefit of others and for the glory of God.
Natalia Krupnova
Actually, prayer is the major spiritual feat of the procession. There is neither iconostasis, nor candles, nor oil lamps and the familiar surroundings—there is nothing but prayer.
Igumen Pavel (Polukov)
Probably no other creature on earth gazes into the sky. And only humans can turn their gaze to heavens, examining them and contemplating for a long time.
Nun Manetha (Sizintseva)
There is the “Holy Land syndrome”: if you have come here at least once, then you long to be here all the time.
Nadezhda Terekhova
On the Leavetaking of Pascha, we offer our readers these Paschal photographs from the Holy Transfiguration Monastery on Solovki, taken by artist and iconographer Nadezhda Terekhova.
