The Sun of Optina Hermitage

Elder Ambrose. Part 2

Olga Rozhneva

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The Sun of Optina Hermitage

Elder Ambrose. Part 2

Olga Rozhneva

It is difficult to convey what we felt at hearing this news. Tears of joy and profound gratitude to the Lord flowed from our eyes.

New feast in Bulgarian Church: Glorification of relics of Patriarch St. Euthymius of Tarnovo (+VIDEO)

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New feast in Bulgarian Church: Glorification of relics of Patriarch St. Euthymius of Tarnovo (+VIDEO)

A host of bishops, clergy, and faithful laymen gathered at Bulgaria’s Bachkovo Monastery this weekend to celebrate the glorification of the relics of St. Euthymius of Tarnovo, the last Bulgarian Patriarch of the Middle Ages.

The Sun of Optina Hermitage. Part 1

Commemoration of St. Ambrose of Optina

Olga Rozhneva

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The Sun of Optina Hermitage. Part 1

Commemoration of St. Ambrose of Optina

Olga Rozhneva

Much testimony of miraculous help from St. Ambrose has been preserved, and this reveals a little of the countenance of this wondrous man who consoled everyone.

Chosen By God: Life of Abbess Arsenia of Ust-Medvedits

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Chosen By God: Life of Abbess Arsenia of Ust-Medvedits

The amazing purity of heart that God gave Anna from birth was preserved in her until the end of her life, and therefore the path of her life was clear and straight.

Antiochian Church canonizes two saints, adds St. Raphael and All Saints of Antioch to calendar

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Antiochian Church canonizes two saints, adds St. Raphael and All Saints of Antioch to calendar

The service of their glorification will be celebrated this coming Saturday. Then they will be commemorated annually on July 16.