Emperor Manuel, Prince Andrei Bogolubsky, and the Power of the Holy Cross

Homily on the Procession of the Wood of the Honorable Cross

St. Alexei Mechev

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Emperor Manuel, Prince Andrei Bogolubsky, and the Power of the Holy Cross

Homily on the Procession of the Wood of the Honorable Cross

St. Alexei Mechev

O Cross of the Lord! Direct us all on the path of salvation, establish peace and calm on our land, that we might live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honor.

Polish Church celebrates Supraśl Icon of the Mother of God

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Polish Church celebrates Supraśl Icon of the Mother of God

The Polish Orthodox Church commemorates the wonderworking Supraśl Icon of the Mother of God annually on August 9-10. The day is a great feast for the faithful from throughout Poland and abroad, who gather in the thousands at Supraśl Monastery in northeastern Poland.

Pan-Orthodox celebration with Kursk Root Icon for feast of St. Petka in Sydney, Australia

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Churches and Monasteries

Pan-Orthodox celebration with Kursk Root Icon for feast of St. Petka in Sydney, Australia

The miracle-working Kursk Root Icon was brought to the parish personally by His Eminence Archbishop George of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

“I Don’t Know Any Other Weapon But the Cross”

In memory of New Hieromartyr John Steblin-Kamensky

Marina Biryukova

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“I Don’t Know Any Other Weapon But the Cross”

In memory of New Hieromartyr John Steblin-Kamensky

Marina Biryukova

For me there is no doubt that faith in the crucified Christ is invincible and that the alleged triumph of materialism is a temporary phenomenon.

Corfu procession commemorates when St. Spyridon miraculously saved the island from Turkish siege (+VIDEOS)

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Corfu procession commemorates when St. Spyridon miraculously saved the island from Turkish siege (+VIDEOS)

Every August, the Orthodox faithful gather in Corfu to celebrate the great St. Spyridon of Tremithus, one of the most beloved saints not only of the Church in Greece, but of the entire Orthodox Church.