The Duty of Every Christian
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The Duty of Every Christian

On Unceasing Prayer, Part 2

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Let no Christian think that only monastics should pray unceasingly; no, every Christian is obliged to fulfill this commandment.

The Grandeur of Holy Simplicity. Part 1
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Grandeur of Holy Simplicity. Part 1

On the Life of St. Innocent of Moscow, Enlightener of Alaska

Galina Gulichkina

The saint’s life path was one of ceaseless and arduous labor—of his nearly eighty-two years of life, forty-five were spent on the road, preaching the Word of God to the peoples of the Far North of Russia, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands.

Building a Desert in the Heart
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Building a Desert in the Heart

On Unceasing Prayer, Part 1

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Unceasing prayer is the highest wisdom, which consists not in words, in reading aloud, in prostrations, in standing before icons, but requires only that we remember God everywhere and always, undertake everything with our thoughts on Him, and do everything to the glory of God.

On the Influence of the Savior on the People
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

On the Influence of the Savior on the People

18th Sunday after Pentecost. On the Miraculous Catch of Fish and the Calling of the Apostles (Luke 5:1–11)

Archpriest Alexander Vetelev

With the fire of the Holy Spirit dwelling in Christ, He acted upon human souls and hearts in a way that was indescribable and irresistible.

Our Whole Life is a Long Cross Procession
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Our Whole Life is a Long Cross Procession

Homily on the Universal Exaltation of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

In order to get people to destroy others, you simply need to make them forget about the Cross.