St. Paisios festively celebrated on 30th anniversary of his repose

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St. Paisios festively celebrated on 30th anniversary of his repose

Today, St. Paisios is a greatly beloved, universally venerated saint, with churches dedicated to him throughout the Orthodox world.

Romanian Synod canonizes 16 martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th-century

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Romanian Synod canonizes 16 martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th-century

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church formally approved the canonization of more than a dozen martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th century at its session on July 11–12.

Sermon on the Synaxis of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles

Metropolitan Isidore of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh

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Sermon on the Synaxis of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles

Metropolitan Isidore of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh

Apostolic service is a direct response to God’s call to the work of preaching the Gospel, and it is fraught with many difficulties and trials.

On the Feast of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul

Hieromonk Pavel (Shcherbachev)

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On the Feast of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul

Hieromonk Pavel (Shcherbachev)

Occupying a historical place in the work of creating the Church, the apostles are the core, the backbone, and penetrating thread.

Holy Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899–1918)

Maria Tobolova

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Holy Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899–1918)

Maria Tobolova

Maria spoke to her mother about faith and the Church more often than the other children and shared her religious experiences with her.