Feast of St. Gerasimos the Hymnographer, canonized this year, celebrated for first time (+VIDEO)

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Feast of St. Gerasimos the Hymnographer, canonized this year, celebrated for first time (+VIDEO)

His feast was celebrated with special joy by Metropolitan Panteleimonos of Veria, who was a spiritual child of the newly canonized St. Gerasimos.

OCA makes appeal for St. Olga of Alaska miracle stories

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OCA makes appeal for St. Olga of Alaska miracle stories

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America canonized Matushka Olga of Alaska (†1979) at its session in early November.

The Elder Gave Us a Formula for Salvation: “Preserve Love and You’ll Be Saved”

On St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)

David Giorgobiani

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The Elder Gave Us a Formula for Salvation: “Preserve Love and You’ll Be Saved”

On St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)

David Giorgobiani

Fr. Gabriel showed us another world, he showed us Christ—living and active.

Celebrations in honor of 300th anniversary of transfer of relics of St. Alexander Nevsky begin in St. Petersburg

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Churches and Monasteries

Celebrations in honor of 300th anniversary of transfer of relics of St. Alexander Nevsky begin in St. Petersburg

This week, the Russian Orthodox Church kicked off the year-long celebration of the 300th anniversary of the transfer of the relics.

Sermon on the Holy Great Martyr Catherine

St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Crimea

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Sermon on the Holy Great Martyr Catherine

St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Crimea

She came to hate and commit to death her self-satisfied life, and saved it by fervently loving Christ and the path He indicates in the Gospel.