The Placing of the Honorable Cincture of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Chalcopratian Church

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The Placing of the Honorable Cincture of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Chalcopratian Church

The holy relic exudes a sweet fragrance, and numerous miracles are wrought from it.

Patriarch Kirill places relics of St. Alexander Nevsky in newly returned sarcophagus (+VIDEOS)

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Patriarch Kirill places relics of St. Alexander Nevsky in newly returned sarcophagus (+VIDEOS)

Pat. Kirill first celebrated the Divine Liturgy there, in the second-floor church dedicated to St. Alexander himself, concelebrated by a number of brother hierarchs.

Garments of St. Paraskeva given to Bulgarian cathedral where her relics once lay for 150+ years (+VIDEO)

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Garments of St. Paraskeva given to Bulgarian cathedral where her relics once lay for 150+ years (+VIDEO)

The Orthodox faithful of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, received a great gift on Sunday.

The Birthplace of St. Silouan the Athonite: The Parish of the Nativity of Christ in the Village of Shovskoye Today

Priest Andrei Zadorozhny

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The Birthplace of St. Silouan the Athonite: The Parish of the Nativity of Christ in the Village of Shovskoye Today

Priest Andrei Zadorozhny

By word of mouth the villagers passed on stories of how, when they were children, they ran to a kind monk who used to tell them about God.

Living by Truth

The Beheading of the Prophet John the Forerunner

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

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Living by Truth

The Beheading of the Prophet John the Forerunner

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

The great righteous one reminds us that love for God is inseparable from standing in the truth.