Archimandrite Iachint (Unciuleac)
And if our love for another has a measure—“as thyself,” then love for God is immeasurable—“with all our heart, with all our strength,” because God’s own love is boundless.
This was his Guardian Angel. Looking with compassion upon the ailing one, the angel called to the Most Holy Theotokos, raising up a prayer of healing. Suddenly the Theotokos Herself appeared and sent a sign of Her ineffable mercy.
Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov
And today is one of those great days when we strive to comprehend and give thanks to God for this truly priceless, awesome, and beautiful gift, which grants us both the strength and ability to live in this world that lies in the evil of the prince of this age.
The Orthodox faithful of the northern Greek city of Kostani came out in droves yesterday to greet and venerate the Holy Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Sergei Seryubin
A few hours later, the door swings open, and besides Valentina, I see in the doorway… a priest! A classic Russian priest, of heroic build, in monastic clothing, with a piercing gaze and long raven-black hair.