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OrthoChristian is a Telegram channel dedicated to spreading knowledge and understanding about the Orthodox Christian faith. With a focus on traditional teachings and practices, this channel aims to provide followers with insightful articles, inspiring quotes, and updates on events within the Orthodox Christian community. Whether you are a devout believer looking to deepen your faith or simply curious about learning more about this ancient religion, OrthoChristian is the go-to source for relevant and engaging content. Join us on this spiritual journey and discover the beauty and richness of Orthodox Christianity!

OrthoChristian

20 Feb, 06:00

Teaching from the Acts of the Apostles to Christ-loving Christians
https://orthochristian.com/167416.html

St. Alexei of Moscow

Lay aside all your affairs, make haste to prayer in church without laziness; don’t say, “We’ll pray at home,” for such prayer means nothing without church prayer.
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OrthoChristian

20 Feb, 05:45

From Moscow to the Northern Thebaid
https://orthochristian.com/167419.html

On the Restoration of a Once-Forgotten Monastery
Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)

It wasn’t without God’s providence that I ended up here. Thus, from Sretensky Monastery in the center of Moscow, I wound up in the Northern Thebaid, which I’m very glad about. At the same time, there are plenty of opportunities for humility.
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 14:56

https://orthochristian.com/167413.html
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 14:26

https://orthochristian.com/167412.html
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 10:45

Complete archives of Moscow Patriarchate journal now available online (1931–2024)
https://orthochristian.com/167410.html

The issues can be found in two archive sections on the Journal website.
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 10:30

Estonian official tells monastery: You have to choose either the Moscow Patriarchate or Estonian values
https://orthochristian.com/167409.html

Abbess Philareta and sisters from Pükhtitsa Monastery arrived at the Estonian Parliament building on Monday to submit a petition to maintain the monastery’s current status.
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 10:15

Metropolitan Mark (ROCOR) visits Macedonian Orthodox Church’s famous Bigorsky Monastery and Archbishop
https://orthochristian.com/167411.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s eldest hierarch, wrapped up his pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric on Monday.
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 07:00

An Iconographer Who Saw Love
https://orthochristian.com/167385.html

On the exhibition of works by Alexander Sokolov (1959–2015)
Oksana Golovko

Anyone who thinks about what modern icons should be like and who studies icon painting should definitely visit the exhibition of Alexander Sokolov’s works.
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OrthoChristian

19 Feb, 06:15

The (Non-)Lenten Look of Orthodox Christians
https://orthochristian.com/167384.html

Ariadna Nefedkina

Lent is a “preparatory course” of earthly life that teaches us the skills of patience and humility before meeting the Risen Christ.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 18:07

https://orthochristian.com/167381.html
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 13:30

Madrid: Frescoes consecrated in Russian Orthodox cathedral
https://orthochristian.com/167377.html

The beautiful frescoes of the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Madrid were festively consecrated on Saturday, February 15.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 13:15

Documentary on persecution of Ukrainian Church screened in Washington, D.C.
https://orthochristian.com/167376.html

The film describes the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church under His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine, as well as the oppression of the rights of Christians around the world.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 13:01

Serbian president awards Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery
https://orthochristian.com/167380.html

One of Serbia’s most prestigious awards, the Sretenje Order III Class, was presented for the monastery’s “exceptional and active contribution to strengthening spiritual and friendly relations between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church and between the two peoples.”
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 10:45

World Day of Orthodox Youth held in Warsaw
https://orthochristian.com/167374.html

The event, which drew young Orthodox faithful from throughout the world, was held February 14–16.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 10:31

We must defeat the thoughts with prayer—abbot of Romanian Putna Monastery on the Prodigal Son
https://orthochristian.com/167375.html

The abbot explained that a Christian’s journey is like living in a paradisiacal garden—those who choose to remain there develop, through virtuous living, an expansive heart that becomes a wellspring of love and goodness.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 09:45

Field Mission to the Wild Siberian Dauria Country
https://orthochristian.com/167340.html

Part 2. Priest Dorimedont Protopopov, Fr. Kirill Sukhanov, Fr. Grigory Prelovsky, Hieromonk Benedict
Elena Dragunova

Back at the turn of the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, the mission of the travelling clergy suffered serious losses and sorrows. The priests performed true feats without pride or vanity, devoting their lives to converting thousands of natives to the faith of Christ.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 09:15

Let Us Unceasingly Proclaim Jesus Christ
https://orthochristian.com/167331.html

Homily on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord
St. Onuphry (Gagalyuk) of Kursk

Beloved, let the waves of unbelief rage, let men not want to confess our Lord and Savior; but we, His followers and members of His holy Orthodox Church will unceasingly proclaim with our words and lives that Jesus Christ is the true Man and our true God, the Savior of the world.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 09:01

Let Us Prepare to Receive the Heavenly King
https://orthochristian.com/167332.html

Homily for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
St. John of Kronstadt

For the Heavenly King needs our souls and bodies pure and adorned with virtues, and not magnificently decorated houses, not colorful banners, but a variety of virtues according to each man’s ability and condition; not brightly burning lights, but our souls brightly burning with faith and love.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 08:45

The Holy Hieromartyr Eustace Sokolsky: An Example of Faithfulness and Heroism
https://orthochristian.com/167336.html

Commemorated February 4/17
Olga Sokirkina

The priest, who fell ill during interrogations and confinement in the cold barn, was taken away from the village on a sleigh in the snow. The whole village came out to see him off.
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OrthoChristian

18 Feb, 08:30

Holy Schema-Abbess Sophia of Kiev (1873–1941)
https://orthochristian.com/167306.html

Part 2: Abbess of the Kiev Protection Convent, and a secret convent
Maria Tobolova

That night she was arrested for the third time, but was only interrogated on July 3, 1932, ten months later. Abbess Sophia was accused of counter-revolutionary activity.
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OrthoChristian

15 Feb, 18:48

https://orthochristian.com/167331.html
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OrthoChristian

15 Feb, 09:00

The Holy Spirit Was Upon Simeon
https://orthochristian.com/167050.html

Sermon on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord
Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

We read that the Holy Spirit was on him, meaning he could recognize with the help of the Holy Spirit Who was on him the Virgin, who had given birth. A very interesting detail: the Holy Spirit was on him, since he was an Old Testament man.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 17:33

https://orthochristian.com/167304.html
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 15:00

Baptisms in Africa brings dozens into the Church
https://orthochristian.com/167275.html

More than two dozen people were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in two mass Baptism services in Africa over the weekend.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 14:45

ROCOR’s Metropolitan Mark on pilgrimage to Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric
https://orthochristian.com/167303.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s eldest hierarch, is currently leading a pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 14:30

Estonia demands Orthodox Church to change its name, then refuses to register new name
https://orthochristian.com/167308.html

Both the Estonian Church and Pükhtitsa Monastery have repeatedly warned and protested that the state is attempting to wholly ban them.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 14:15

Greek Metropolitan of Corfu sends precious relic to support persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church
https://orthochristian.com/167299.html

A well-known hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church made a strong show of support this week for the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, sending a precious relic for the consolation of the faithful.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 11:45

Schismatics threaten priest’s family, seize another church
https://orthochristian.com/167271.html

A familiar scene played out again in Ukraine this week, this time in Vendichany, Vinnitsa Province, where representatives of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” which enjoys the support of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, threatened the family of the local priest and physically captured the church.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 11:30

50th anniversary of Metropolitan Longin of New Gračanica’s ordination to priesthood
https://orthochristian.com/167298.html

The feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom—was a double celebration this year for His Eminence Metropolitan Longin and the faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 11:15

Holy Schema-Abbess Sophia of Kiev (1873–1941)
https://orthochristian.com/167301.html

Part 1: Childhood and the Kaluga Convent
Maria Tobolova

Sonya broadly made the sign of the cross over the wolf and began praying aloud. The wolf stood as if listening, then slowly retreated and disappeared into the ravine.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 11:00

6th-century Georgian monastery vandalized, Church responds
https://orthochristian.com/167300.html

The incident occurred at the 6th-century Jvari Monastery, located near the ancient capital of Mtskheta.
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OrthoChristian

14 Feb, 10:30

Hieromartyr Nikolai Mezenstev
https://orthochristian.com/167297.html

Igumen Damaskin (Orlovsky)

Father Nikolai did not plead guilty to counterrevolutionary activities. Two false witnesses testified against him—one was a cellmate, and the other was a member of the church council. They signed statements that provided the necessary “evidence” for his conviction.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 15:28

https://orthochristian.com/167271.html
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13 Feb, 15:09

https://orthochristian.com/167275.html
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 10:30

Kenyan bishop recalls personal history with Patriarch Kirill, urging reconciliation between Patriarchates
https://orthochristian.com/167272.html

His statement comes in the aftermath of Syndesmos Day: The World Day of Orthodox Youth, which gathered more than 1,200 young Orthodox Christians at the Makarios III Patriarchal Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 2.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 09:15

Greek Metropolitan Paul of Neochori reposes in the Lord
https://orthochristian.com/167228.html

Metropolitan Paul had been hospitalized recently and was unable to overcome his illness. He served the Church as a hierarch for 30 years.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 09:00

400-year-old icons returned to Russian monastery-museum after restoration (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/167267.html

Forty historical items have been returned to the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery Museum after restoration. Among the treasures are 17th-century icons.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 08:15

“I Tried to Dissuade a Girl from Killing Her Child”
https://orthochristian.com/167264.html

A Priest on Despair and a Miracle
Archpriest Peter Guryanov

Then came the day of my last exam and the day she was scheduled for an abortion. I decided to call one last time. She was already in the operating room and said she hadn’t changed her mind.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 08:00

Catching Children Over the Abyss in the Rye
https://orthochristian.com/167265.html

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel of warning, a novel showing the hopelessness of the world of adults and the world of children in which there is no Christ.
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OrthoChristian

13 Feb, 07:45

Signing of Act of Canonization of St. Christophoros “Papoulakos” in Istanbul
https://orthochristian.com/167230.html

The official signing ceremony of the Act of Canonization of St. Christophoros “Papoulakos” took place yesterday at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul.
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OrthoChristian

08 Feb, 06:30

New Martyr John Popov: A Genius of Theology
https://orthochristian.com/166934.html

Natalia Vashchina

He was so inconvenient for the government, his personality was so significant, and his authority in Orthodox circles was so high that he had to be dealt with once and for all, without any possibility of continuing his activities or spreading his influence.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 13:15

The oldest wooden church in the Urals restored
https://orthochristian.com/167118.html

According to an administrative document from 1707, the church was built in 1617, though local tradition says it actually dates to 1500.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 13:01

Liturgy in ruins of Antioch church two years after earthquake
https://orthochristian.com/167120.html

The services were celebrated under a canopy, with a makeshift iconostasis of icons on tripod stands set up in front of a huge pile of rubble.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 12:45

8 hierarchs for the feast of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg
https://orthochristian.com/167121.html

St. Petersburg festively celebrated the memory of one of its most beloved saints, Blessed Xenia, on Thursday, February 6.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 12:30

UOC lawyer: America funds the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/167117.html

Robert Amsterdam and the firm have spoken with Western media outlets and international human rights organizations many times in order to raise awareness of the Ukrainian government’s plans to ban its largest religion.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 06:45

The “Assuage My Sorrow” Icon
https://orthochristian.com/166935.html

January 25/February 7

Tradition relates that the first time this icon was glorified was in the second half of the eighteenth century.
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OrthoChristian

07 Feb, 06:00

The Patience and Faith of the Saints
https://orthochristian.com/166984.html

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 26
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

Revelation was written to tell us that Christ will prevail.
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 15:54

https://orthochristian.com/167071.html
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 12:45

Orthodox parishes in western Ukraine seek U.S. protection from religious persecution
https://orthochristian.com/167104.html

Parishioners of the Church of St. Basil in the village of Pidzaharychi in Bukovina appealed to U.S. government agencies about protecting their rights on January 30.
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 11:45

Relics of Urals’ patron saint discovered and placed for veneration
https://orthochristian.com/167077.html

St. Dalmat is the founder of the Dalmatovo-Holy Dormition Monastery on the territory of the modern-day Kurgan Province. Many miracles are associated with the saint’s name.
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 11:30

Romanian Church invested $76 million+ on social-philanthropic mission in 2024
https://orthochristian.com/167101.html

According to the report, the Church carried out its philanthropic activity through 867 social institutions and services, with 1,270 social projects and programs underway, benefiting over 363,000 people.
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 11:15

New book available from Antiochian Archdiocese’s Metropolitan Saba
https://orthochristian.com/167102.html

The book includes personal stories, Biblical meditations, and practical wisdom drawn from years of ministry.
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OrthoChristian

06 Feb, 06:15

On Sundays
https://orthochristian.com/167072.html

St. Gabriel of Imereti

Honor this day as a sacred day. On Sunday, we should serve the Lord alone and do the works of God.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 10:46

Pükhtitsa abbess to Estonian Parliament: You know perfectly well that you’re trying to ban us
https://orthochristian.com/167070.html

Pükhtitsa was founded in 1891 with assistance from St. John of Kronstadt. Besides the Pskov Caves Monastery, it is the only holy habitation to have never closed during the long decades of atheist Bolshevik rule.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 10:15

Scotland: Help Romanian parish purchase its own building—fundraiser through late March
https://orthochristian.com/167066.html

A Romanian Orthodox parish serving northeast Scotland is currently in the midst of a fundraiser towards the purchase of its own building.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 10:01

Medieval monastery in Bosnia reviving after centuries in ruins
https://orthochristian.com/167069.html

The Udrim monastery, originally founded as an endowment by King Dragutin Nemanjić, represents a significant piece of medieval religious heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 09:00

Ghanaian village celebrates Orthodox Baptism of 35 catechumens
https://orthochristian.com/167065.html

The Sacrament was presided over by Metropolitan Daniel of Accra of the Patriarchate of Alexandria with the concelebration of diocesan clergy.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 08:15

St. Tikhon’s gift to Minneapolis cathedral returns after two-year restoration
https://orthochristian.com/167062.html

The icon was originally painted at St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 06:15

On Confession
https://orthochristian.com/166853.html

St. Gabriel of Imereti

The main thing in Confession is that the grace of the Holy Spirit is at work there.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 06:00

“I Can’t Pass Over a Miracle in Silence”
https://orthochristian.com/166894.html

Three generations of the Pravdolyubov family talk about Fr. John Krestiankin (1910–2006)
Anastasia Goriunova

His cell was an “x-ray room”. And also, as Fr. John joked, the only “forced air (artificial ventilation) room”. You could even say “ICU”. A place where you were brought back to life and “spread your wings”.
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OrthoChristian

05 Feb, 05:45

On the Church
https://orthochristian.com/167048.html

St. Gabriel of Imereti

It’s only in the Church that the Word of God and His teaching are fully heard; only the Church is the house of the Lord on earth—there the bloodless sacrifice and prayers and hymns are offered.
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OrthoChristian

04 Feb, 17:35

https://orthochristian.com/166853.html
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OrthoChristian

02 Feb, 18:57

https://orthochristian.com/166975.html
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OrthoChristian

01 Feb, 06:15

How to Foster and Preserve Children’s Faith in God
https://orthochristian.com/166842.html

Part 4. Coming to Know Christ
Hieroschemamonk Sergei (Chetverikov)

The focus of churchliness is the Lord Jesus Christ. He should also be the focus of family life.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 18:18

https://orthochristian.com/149614.html
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 12:15

12th-century Novgorod cathedral restoration completed
https://orthochristian.com/166930.html

Soon the church, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, will be presented to Novgorod residents and city visitors in its renewed form.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 12:01

Police pursuing Cherkasy cathedral defenders, not the violent invaders
https://orthochristian.com/166932.html

Police in the Ukrainian province of Cherkasy have decided to bring charges against the clergy and faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church who attempted to defend their Archangel Michael Cathedral from a violent takeover in October.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 11:45

Argentina: Antiochian and Russian hierarchs celebrate Serbian monastery’s slava
https://orthochristian.com/166928.html

Many faithful from different communities were present to pray to the Lord and celebrate the holy illuminator of the Serbs, St. Sava.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 11:30

Old Believer parishes in Alaska and Oregon join ROCOR (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/166939.html

With the new parishes in Alaska and Oregon, ROCOR has four canonical Old Rite parishes.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 08:15

A Winter Wonderland in Moscow
https://orthochristian.com/166550.html

From New Year’s Eve to Christmas
Dmitry Kiryukhin

We offer to our readers this photogallery of work by photographer Dmitry Kiriukhin, dedicated to wintertime festivity in Moscow.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 07:00

Sri Lanka: 18 baptized, 50 more want to join the Church
https://orthochristian.com/166927.html

From January 11 to 26, a missionary expedition of the Russian Orthodox Church took place on the island of Sri Lanka. The expedition’s purpose was to support the spiritual heritage and strengthen ties between Orthodox communities in Sri Lanka and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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OrthoChristian

31 Jan, 05:45

How to Foster and Preserve Children’s Faith in God
https://orthochristian.com/166841.html

Part 3. How to Preserve or Restore Children’s Faith in God
Hieroschemamonk Sergei (Chetverikov)

We have to contrast the painful process of inner decay with another, creative process of inner healing through the work of some healthy, positive, creative force on the soul.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 13:45

Orthodox world mourns as Archbishop Anastasios buried in Albania (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/166891.html

The Archbishop reposed in the Lord on January 25 at the age of 95.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 11:00

Chapel to St. John of San Francisco consecrated at Moscow’s Simonov Monastery
https://orthochristian.com/166880.html

St. John is especially venerated by parishioners of the Tikhvin Church. A moleben to this great ascetic of the 20th century is held every second Sunday, and the church has icons containing particles of his relics.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 10:45

Spanish-Portuguese diocese launches fund for Romanian orphans
https://orthochristian.com/166885.html

The diocese will collaborate with the poorest dioceses in Romania that administer orphanages, ensuring the use of funds for improving living conditions, educational support, and access to medical services.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 10:30

International Declaration on Family Protection signed at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral
https://orthochristian.com/166886.html

According to the document, family values “must be reliably protected by society and state.”
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 10:15

Russian Orthodox Church launches online Orthodox studies for prison inmates
https://orthochristian.com/166884.html

The Russian Orthodox Church has created a platform for inmates to take a 3-month course on Orthodox fundamentals, Scripture, and Church history.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 09:01

How to Foster and Preserve Children’s Faith in God
https://orthochristian.com/166839.html

Part 2: Why Children Lose Faith in God
Hieroschemamonk Sergei (Chetverikov)

We move away from God and find ourselves alone in our egotistical life and with all the ensuing consequences.
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OrthoChristian

30 Jan, 08:45

Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem
https://orthochristian.com/166577.html

Fr. Lawrence Farley

Given this, how much credibility can the restoration of Jewish Temple have with its restoration of animal sacrifice?
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OrthoChristian

29 Jan, 11:45

Executive order halts federal support for child transitions; Orthodox father sees hope for son
https://orthochristian.com/166852.html

This executive order follows related orders from earlier this month in which the President proclaimed that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ended “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies.
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OrthoChristian

29 Jan, 11:30

Court suspends eviction of monks from Kiev Caves Lavra in legal victory for canonical UOC
https://orthochristian.com/166845.html

The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church won two small court victories regarding the usage of the Holy Dormition-Kiev Caves Lavra on Monday, January 27.
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OrthoChristian

29 Jan, 09:45

The Story of an Eldress
https://orthochristian.com/166833.html

Abbess Ksenia (Oschepkova)

The Lord didn’t leave her without His help and sent His saints to strengthen her monastic spirit.
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OrthoChristian

21 Jan, 08:30

Estonian Orthodox Church changes name again under state pressure
https://orthochristian.com/166575.html

The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate held its third Council session on January 10, 2025, in Tallinn. The session addressed concerns raised by the Tartu County Court’s registration department regarding the Church’s statute adopted on August 20.
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OrthoChristian

21 Jan, 08:15

30th anniversary of abbot of Svyatogorsk Lavra, persecuted by Ukrainian authorities
https://orthochristian.com/166579.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch who has been unjustly held in detention since April, reached his 30th anniversary as abbot of the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra this month.
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OrthoChristian

21 Jan, 07:45

Russian and Serbian bishops concelebrate in Western Europe
https://orthochristian.com/166563.html

The Liturgy was served in Church Slavonic, French, and Moldovan.
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OrthoChristian

21 Jan, 07:30

45th anniversary of return of St. Andrew’s Cross to Patras
https://orthochristian.com/166565.html

The joyous occasion was celebrated by two hierarchs and a host of clerics and faithful.
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OrthoChristian

21 Jan, 06:45

Pierre Gilliard (1879-1962)—the Teacher of the Tsar’s Children
https://orthochristian.com/166545.html

Loyal Servants of the Last Russian Emperor
Maria Tobolova

An educated man and a master of observation, Pierre Gilliard carefully studied the characters of the Sovereign and all members of his family.
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 13:15

Pentateuch published in Turkic Karachay-Balkar language
https://orthochristian.com/166481.html

The Balkars are a Turkic people, indigenous to Kabardino-Balkaria. According to the 2021 census, 274,038 people in the Russian Federation speak Karachay-Balkar.
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 13:00

Serbian Patriarch condemns violence at Belgrade protest
https://orthochristian.com/166482.html

The primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church has responded to a violent incident that occurred in Belgrade yesterday.
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 12:45

First Liturgy and mass Baptism at new Congolese parish
https://orthochristian.com/166483.html

More than a dozen people received Holy Baptism last week at a new parish of the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 12:30

Alaska: New Orthodox Christians and new catechumens during Nativity season
https://orthochristian.com/166538.html

The cathedral is home to the relics of St. Herman of Alaska, and his feast on December 13/25 “served to strengthen the community and extended a special grace to the catechumens in preparation for Holy Illumination.”
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 12:15

Ukrainian diocese appeals for help in restoring cathedral damaged by shelling
https://orthochristian.com/166540.html

The Zaporozhye Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is asking for help to restore the St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Zaporozhye that suffered serious damage over the weekend.
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OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 12:01

Metropolitan Onuphry: Holy water cleanses what sin defiles
https://orthochristian.com/166541.html

All of creation is fallen and defiled by sin, thus all of creation requires cleansing, which requires repentance, the Ukrainian primate said in his homily on the eve of Theophany.
524
OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 11:45

Retired Russian Bishop Viktor (Pyankov) reposes in the Lord
https://orthochristian.com/166544.html

Over the years of his ordained ministry, he served in Russia, Latvia, and Estonia.
558
OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 09:01

Revealing the True Image of the Savior
https://orthochristian.com/166535.html

A Homily for the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

By his humility and zeal for the glory of God and the moral purity of his life St. John was vouchsafed to be the Forerunner and Baptist of the very Creator of Heaven and earth.
539
OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 08:45

Why Does the Church Repeatedly Bless the Water?
https://orthochristian.com/166537.html

In sanctifying the waters, the Church returns to the element of water its original purity and holiness.
623
OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 07:15

Today the Nature of the Waters is Sanctified
https://orthochristian.com/166485.html

A Homily for the Feast of Theophany
Hiero-Confessor Nikolai (Mogilevsky)

Water acquires a special salvific power. What happens during Baptism? The sinner comes out of the font a saint.
589
OrthoChristian

20 Jan, 07:00

Christ Adorns us in Incorruptible Raiments
https://orthochristian.com/166533.html

Hieromonk Pavel (Shcherbachev)

The Holy Trinity was revealed in the Jordan, in order to reveal to every person first of all God’s will for that person himself—how he must live in order to enter into close union with God, in order to acquire grace, which descended upon each of us in the Sacrament of Baptism.
610
OrthoChristian

19 Jan, 15:22

https://orthochristian.com/166485.html
845
OrthoChristian

19 Jan, 04:19

Do not trust your mind too much; thinking must be refined by suffering, or it will not stand the test of these cruel times.

-Fr. Seraphim Rose
671
OrthoChristian

18 Jan, 05:45

Let’s Make the Paths to the Lord Straight
https://orthochristian.com/166452.html

A sermon on the Eve of Theophany
Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)

Dear brothers and sisters, let us hear St. John the Baptist’s call for repentance today, let us mend our ways, make our paths to the Lord straight, and come to the Lord without any shadow of sin, trusting in His mercy and love for us.
1,482
OrthoChristian

17 Jan, 14:44

https://orthochristian.com/166483.html
938
OrthoChristian

08 Jan, 14:36

https://orthochristian.com/166142.html
280
OrthoChristian

08 Jan, 14:04

https://orthochristian.com/166086.html
322
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 15:45

They Presented Unto Him Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
https://orthochristian.com/166141.html

A Homily for the Feast of the Nativity of Christ
St. Innocent of Kherson

Therefore, there are people who bring the Lord gold, there are those who bring frankincense, there are those who bring myrrh, and finally, there are those who bring several gifts together. Who are these people?
683
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 15:01

Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
https://orthochristian.com/166206.html

Christmastide always evokes feelings of deep love and gratitude in a faithful heart. In these days, let us also raise up our prayerful thanks to God, offering our love to Him and our neighbors.
677
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 10:44

CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM!

Today all the angels hold chorus in Heaven, and men rejoice, / and all creation leapeth for joy because of the Lord and Savior born in Bethlehem. For all the falsehood of idolatry hath ceased, and Christ reigneth forever.
2,200
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 06:15

Patience in Tribulation
https://orthochristian.com/166073.html

A Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers
New Martyr Priest Sergei Mechev

We must not only recall the Old Testament Fathers, but also take from them what is most appropriate for our times.
714
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 06:00

Christ Brought Himself to Every One of Us
https://orthochristian.com/166140.html

Archpriest Sergy Baranov

This is the main principle of Christianity: Christ didn’t bring us a teaching—Christ brought Himself to every one of us.
689
OrthoChristian

07 Jan, 05:45

Christmas Message by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
https://orthochristian.com/166166.html

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Since the coming of the Lord into the world and to this day, all those who believe in Him are given the opportunity to be children of the Heavenly Father, for, as Saint Paul says, now we are no longer strangers and aliens, but also members of the household of God (Eph. 2.19).
818
OrthoChristian

06 Jan, 13:33

https://orthochristian.com/166140.html
929
OrthoChristian

05 Jan, 17:19

https://orthochristian.com/166073.html
973
OrthoChristian

05 Jan, 06:00

The God of the Unexpected
https://orthochristian.com/166010.html

Fr. Lawrence Farley

That is what the Hebrew Scriptures mean when they describe Him as “the living God”—that is, He is a God who freely acts, who chooses what He will do in the earth and how He will respond to us.
1,466
OrthoChristian

05 Jan, 05:45

An Example of Compassion
https://orthochristian.com/165927.html

Sermon on the feast of Great-Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)

In addition to the fact that she endured torments and suffering for Christ, one of her main feats was compassion.
924
OrthoChristian

04 Jan, 18:58

https://orthochristian.com/165927.html
1,176
OrthoChristian

04 Jan, 18:15

https://orthochristian.com/166010.html
1,109
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 17:18

https://orthochristian.com/165970.html
1,126
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 13:45

Faith and Seasonal Depression
https://orthochristian.com/166022.html

A Psychologist talks about What We Expect from God Before Christmas
Marina Filonik

The Lord is coming into our world. The Divine Infant is being born. What do we expect from the Lord, crossing the threshold of the Church?
1,113
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 12:00

Orthodox hierarchs offer condolences as Montenegro mourns victims of recent shooting
https://orthochristian.com/166108.html

A gunman in Cetinje, Montenegro killed 12 people including two children before taking his own life on Wednesday, January 1.
1,016
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 11:45

Parish named for St. John (Maximovitch) forms in southwestern France
https://orthochristian.com/166110.html

The new parish is currently working to secure a location for regular services.
1,024
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 11:30

Tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Svyatogorsk Lavra, home of refugees
https://orthochristian.com/166109.html

Another shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived at the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra in the Donetsk Province, which has been housing refugees since 2014, and which has suffered repeated damage since the war began in 2022.
1,096
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 09:49

Metropolitan Tikhon of Crimea donates medical equipment to local hospitals
https://orthochristian.com/166107.html

On Monday, Decemebr 30, on the territory of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, a large batch of medical equipment was given to the Crimean Minister of Health to be delivered to a hospital in Simferopol and another in Kerch.
677
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 06:30

HOLY CROSS MONASTERY Prayer Podcasts
(Listen on Apple Podcasts app or Spotify app)

1. DAILY PRAYER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/daily-prayer-with-holy-cross-monastery/id1572552342
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7r7J8queJQUqG7E5mQG5u7

2. DAILY HOURS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: THE HOROLOGION
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/daily-hours-of-the-orthodox-church-the-horologion/id1648658898
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rnRhJZulohPQW2wU5PHaF

3. THE PSALTER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-psalter-with-holy-cross-monastery/id1568971449
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MrYfP7zEx1EF5bex21ATJ

4. DAILY PSALTER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/daily-psalter-with-holy-cross-monastery/id1734408229
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7r7J8queJQUqG7E5mQG5u7

5. FOR LINKS TO ALL OUR PODCASTS:
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9
840
OrthoChristian

03 Jan, 05:45

UN report: Ukraine’s law banning UOC is baseless
https://orthochristian.com/166079.html

Ukraine has failed to demonstrate the necessity of the law it adopted in August to ban the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, says the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
1,151
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 17:01

https://orthochristian.com/166012.html
825
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 15:06

https://orthochristian.com/165971.html
815
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 14:27

https://orthochristian.com/166082.html
884
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 09:30

Russian priest tragically perishes in fire
https://orthochristian.com/166081.html

A priest of the Bezhetsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church tragically perished in a fire over the weekend.
903
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 09:15

OCA Synod announces dates for glorification of St. Olga of Alaska
https://orthochristian.com/166077.html

Matushka Olga was canonized by decision of the Holy Synod in November 2023.
1,288
OrthoChristian

02 Jan, 08:30

Record number of attacks against Greek Orthodox Church reported in 2023
https://orthochristian.com/166078.html

The recorded attacks include vandalism, break-ins, thefts, robberies, sacrilege, grave desecration, tomb raids, arson, and other desecrations.
930
OrthoChristian

01 Jan, 08:15

Worship of the True God: The Story of the Three Median Magi
https://orthochristian.com/166016.html

Part 3. The Light of Christ in Media
Hieromonk Madai (Maamdi)

They did not just receive baptism, but became living examples of how Christ changes everything—hearts, lives and nations.
1,116
OrthoChristian

01 Jan, 08:00

Looking Back on 2024
https://orthochristian.com/166069.html

2024 can be remembered by many as a year of Christian suffering.
952
OrthoChristian

31 Dec, 11:00

Orthodox Christian destroys Satanic Temple display in New Hampshire
https://orthochristian.com/166052.html

“What does it say about us as a people if we allow such a filthy and hideous image to appear before God in our most basic societal representation?” he writes in a Facebook post acknowledging that he has destroyed the statue several times.
3,293
OrthoChristian

31 Dec, 10:45

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania hospitalized with flu
https://orthochristian.com/166050.html

His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania was admitted preventively to the Hygeia Hospital of Tirana for monitoring, after showing symptoms of seasonal flu.
1,148
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 12:45

Growing interest in Orthodoxy among Germans, says monastery abbot
https://orthochristian.com/164834.html

Germans are showing an increasing interest in Orthodoxy and monasticism, says the abbot of the St. George Monastery of the Moscow Patriarchate in Götschendorf near Berlin.
268
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 12:30

120th anniversary of St. Michael’s Church (ACROD) in Binghamton (+VIDEOS)
https://orthochristian.com/164836.html

Over the weekend of November 16–17, St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Binghamton, New York, celebrated its 120th anniversary.
282
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 12:15

London: Pan-Orthodox gathering bids farewell to myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Icon
https://orthochristian.com/164842.html

Over the past three weeks, the wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon traveled throughout Western Europe, with its guardian Fr. Nektary Yangson.
294
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 12:01

ROCOR’s Archbishop of Canada talks threat of nuclear war with Alex Jones (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164833.html

Most importantly, the hierarch calls on Christians to pray for peace and an end to the war.
317
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 06:45

Akathist to our Father Among the Saints, Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev
https://orthochristian.com/164786.html

Fearless in Christ, Fr. Daniel came out to meet the man, who then shot him right there in the church. The zealous young priest died early the next morning, November 20, becoming a hieromartyr.
405
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 06:30

God’s Knight
https://orthochristian.com/164811.html

Synaxis of Archangel Michael and all the Heavenly Hosts
Yuri Ruban

The significance of this feast is clear: St. Michael is the “commander-in-chief” of countless legions of good angels.
446
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 06:15

How Can We Hear the Voice of Our Guardian Angel?
https://orthochristian.com/164758.html

Sermon on the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Heavenly Powers
Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)

The angels have a great many obediences, and one of them is associated with the protection of man.
384
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 06:00

Russian Orthodox Church consecrates its first church in Portugal
https://orthochristian.com/164789.html

The church of St. Daniel of Girona in Portimão became the Russian Orthodox Church’s first fully consecrated church in Portugal over the weekend.
394
OrthoChristian

21 Nov, 05:45

Patriarch Kirill marks 78th birthday
https://orthochristian.com/164819.html

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated his 78th birthday today with a Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky in the Patriarchal skete in Peredelkino, outside of Moscow.
421
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 19:33

https://orthochristian.com/164819.html
623
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 19:15

https://orthochristian.com/164786.html
915
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 16:49

https://orthochristian.com/164789.html
654
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 11:00

Connecticut: New Romanian Orthodox church blessed
https://orthochristian.com/164791.html

In July 2024, the Holy Brancoveanu Martyrs Mission acquired the building of the former Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Shelton, Connecticut, which thus became the new place of worship for the mission.
687
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 10:45

Church of Crete rejects German stance on war reparations, plans Nazi occupation memorial
https://orthochristian.com/164792.html

In the aftermath of the President’s visit, the Crete Holy Synod extensively discussed the executions, horrific destructions, violence, and looting, including of places of Divine worship, by Nazi Germans throughout Crete.
663
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 10:15

Relics of St. John (Maximovitch) brought to Poland
https://orthochristian.com/164787.html

From November 9-12, 2024, at the invitation of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in the village of a portion of the relics of St. John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco, the Wonderworker, were hosted in Poland.
618
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 10:01

Funeral of Archbishop Peter (ROCOR) served in Chicago
https://orthochristian.com/164788.html

Daily Liturgies for the repose of Abp. Peter’s soul will be served in parishes throughout the diocese until the 40th day of his repose on December 17.
601
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 07:06

Today is the 15th anniversary of the martyrdom of the zealous missionary Fr. Daniel Sysoev.

Holy Hieromartyr Daniel, pray to God for us!
994
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 07:00

The Power of the Psalter
https://orthochristian.com/164757.html

Irina Dmitrieva

Some people in black came to one of the Orthodox churches in Paris and asked the parishioners to read the Psalter for a deceased Frenchman for a rather large sum.
733
OrthoChristian

20 Nov, 06:45

St. Nikephoros (Tzanakakis) the Leper. Part 1
https://orthochristian.com/164755.html

Metropolitan Neophytos (Masouras) of Morphou

Today we will talk about a man who lived the life of the cross and proved it by his deeds.
642
OrthoChristian

19 Nov, 16:45

https://orthochristian.com/164751.html
1,264
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 17:00

https://orthochristian.com/164675.html
614
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 16:16

https://orthochristian.com/164669.html
600
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 15:17

https://orthochristian.com/164672.html
479
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 14:28

https://orthochristian.com/164670.html
528
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 13:39

https://orthochristian.com/164668.html
503
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 06:45

Two Weeks Till the Nativity Fast. Prepare Yourselves For Love
https://orthochristian.com/164657.html

Vladimir Shishkin

The fast is not a time of loss but a time of gain. Then, even the anticipation of the fast changes from fearful and reluctant to joyful, eager, and active.
677
OrthoChristian

15 Nov, 06:30

God’s Warriors and Inner Silence. The Theme of Monasticism in the work of Pavel Ryzhenko
https://orthochristian.com/164655.html

Oksana Golovko

“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved,” said Saint Seraphim of Sarov. This very “peaceful spirit” is what artists, including Pavel Ryzhenko, strive to convey in their works.
573
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 22:26

Update on Fr. Ambrose (Alexey) Young

https://www.givesendgo.com/GADND
577
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 17:12

https://orthochristian.com/164638.html
693
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 15:33

https://orthochristian.com/164640.html
672
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 14:22

https://orthochristian.com/164639.html
659
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 13:56

https://orthochristian.com/164637.html
1,331
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 13:03

https://orthochristian.com/164641.html
638
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 06:15

The seeds of kindness planted by a Russian woman that sprouted Germany
https://orthochristian.com/164628.html

Elena Nasledysheva

And she was unable to explain it: “It is right here, you see, here,” and she’d point to her heart. But her husband would say, “God is telling us to do this.”
678
OrthoChristian

14 Nov, 06:00

On Insults and Forgiveness
https://orthochristian.com/164625.html

Hieromonk Philaret (Trunin)

During the day we have many reasons for getting offended, but a Christian should not allow evil into his heart, and still less should he make plans to take revenge on anyone who offends him. But how can we do it? How can we learn this? These questions were discussed at a pastoral meeting organized by Hieromonk Philaret (Trunin) from Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery.
677
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 16:51

https://orthochristian.com/164605.html
700
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 16:08

https://orthochristian.com/164604.html
815
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 09:45

Chișinău parish organizes food drive for blind association members
https://orthochristian.com/164566.html

A parish of the Moldovan Orthodox Church celebrated its patronal feast last week by helping a local community for the blind.
696
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 09:30

First service held at new monastery property in Germany
https://orthochristian.com/164580.html

The brotherhood of the St. Job of Pochaev Monastery, formerly in Munich, held its first prayer service at its new residence in Günzburg, 70 miles to the northwest.
789
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 09:15

“Conformism is becoming the cornerstone of our lives…”
https://orthochristian.com/164583.html

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 2
Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

And the experience of a martyr says that if an external evil is coming, evil thoughts are beginning to attack from inside, your neighbors appear to be very “distant”, and you are betrayed and sold, you understand that there is something that you cannot betray—and a hero appears in literature—but most importantly, a Christian, a martyr appears.
797
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 09:00

Ancient Kazan icon returns to Bryansk hermitage celebrating 30th anniversary of its revival
https://orthochristian.com/164602.html

The icon was previously housed at the 17th-century monastery until its closure in 1924.
476
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 08:45

Czech and Romanian hierarchs bless church for Romanian diaspora in Prague
https://orthochristian.com/164603.html

The Romanian parish of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel was established in 2008, from the desire of Romanians settled in the Czech capital to have a place of prayer in their native language.
500
OrthoChristian

13 Nov, 06:15

The Church is Built on the Blood of Martyrs
https://orthochristian.com/164581.html

A talk with Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta. Part 1
Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

When the time of persecution, sorrows, and illness comes, a person mobilizes and realizes that earthly life is a special space, that it is not a health resort or a sanatorium. There is little point in seeking pleasures and pleasant sensations—that is the greatest illusion.
635
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 15:28

https://orthochristian.com/164566.html
686
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 09:45

Religious Imagery Under Atheism—Why Did Artists Resort to It?
https://orthochristian.com/164571.html

Oksana Golovko

Regardless of whether it is an urban or pastoral landscape, the churches add loftiness to the artistic space, making it meaningful and beautiful.
818
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 08:45

Mt. Athos holds processions and prayers for rain amidst ongoing drought
https://orthochristian.com/164563.html

Following upon a decision from the Sacred Community, which represents the 20 ruling monasteries of Mt. Athos, monastics in the monasteries, sketes, and cells, took up holy icons and offered entreaties for rain.
726
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 08:30

75th anniversary of Romanian Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe
https://orthochristian.com/164565.html

The anniversary was celebrated last week, coinciding with the patronal feast of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s Cathedral of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
686
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 08:15

Conference challenges Estonian state pressure on Moscow-affiliated Orthodox church
https://orthochristian.com/164564.html

An international conference on the theme of “The Orthodox Church in Estonia—Independence: Development Opportunities, Risk, Consequences,” was held in Tallinn last week.
684
OrthoChristian

12 Nov, 05:45

Why Should We Go to Confession Again If We Only Go On Sinning?
https://orthochristian.com/164544.html

Priest Anthony Rusakevich

Through the fruits of repentance our soul is reborn and the link between it and God is restored.
763
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 17:39

https://orthochristian.com/29140.html
1,323
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 16:16

https://orthochristian.com/164538.html
782
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 11:15

GOARCH’s Archbishop of Atlanta requests retirement due to health
https://orthochristian.com/164526.html

After 25 years as the ruling hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Metropolis of Atlanta has submitted a request for retirement.
788
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 11:00

OCA Alaska Diocese marks 45th anniversary of St. Olga’s repose
https://orthochristian.com/164528.html

Matushka Olga was canonized by decision of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America in November 2023.
875
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 10:45

Carpatho-Russian Diocese issues prayer for peace during Nativity Fast
https://orthochristian.com/164535.html

Violence and war and other serious problems are increasing around the world, thus “we must intensify our prayers.”
665
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 10:30

Church built on site of church destroyed about 90 years ago (Belgorod)
https://orthochristian.com/164536.html

The new three-story Byzantine-style Church of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki was built in just 355 days and consecrated on its patronal feast day on November 8. It features the first marble iconostasis in the Belgorod Province.
666
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 10:15

Utah Orthodox church hit with second illegal dumping incident this year
https://orthochristian.com/164529.html

Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
803
OrthoChristian

11 Nov, 06:00

A Great Elder of a Great Era
https://orthochristian.com/164503.html

Reminiscences about Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)
Bishop Nestor (Donenko) of Yalta

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov) is a very special figure in our national history, a great elder of a great era, a fragrant, God-given fruit of the Russian Orthodox Church, and a spiritual landmark of our time.
887
OrthoChristian

10 Nov, 11:30

Sixty Years in the Angelic Life
https://orthochristian.com/164470.html

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 2
Cristian Curte

Fr. Paisie is quite elderly now, but it seems he’s been this way since the beginning of time, as if he was born with gray temples and a white beard—exactly how every good spiritual father should be.
810
OrthoChristian

10 Nov, 11:15

On the Properties of Demons
https://orthochristian.com/164454.html

Luke 8:26–39; Ephesians 2:4–10
Archpriest Viacheslav Reznikov

In the Gospel we find many examples of casting out demons. But today’s reading reveals especially much about the properties of evil spirits.
770
OrthoChristian

09 Nov, 13:30

https://orthochristian.com/164470.html
924
OrthoChristian

09 Nov, 07:15

Eight UOC hierarchs concelebrate feast of Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon
https://orthochristian.com/164478.html

At the end of the service, a cross procession was held around the monastery with its revered “Sorrowful” Icon of the Mother of God, after which Met. Sergei addressed the faithful with a sermon.
900
OrthoChristian

09 Nov, 07:00

Ukraine court refuses to release UOC bishop despite Parliament members’ guarantees, won’t review evidence
https://orthochristian.com/164477.html

The Metropolitan was initially detained in late April, just before Holy Week.
945
OrthoChristian

09 Nov, 06:45

Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America (ROCOR) reposes in the Lord
https://orthochristian.com/164501.html

Abp. Peter served the Church as a monastic and cleric for many years, including 21 years as a hierarch. He was the ruling hierarch of the Chicago Diocese for the past 8 years.
932
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 15:46

https://orthochristian.com/164478.html
285
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 09:15

Kosovo: Social media of Serbian monastery attacked
https://orthochristian.com/164469.html

After the 1999 war and subsequent violent pogroms against Serbian Orthodox Christians, Draganac Monastery is the only living monastery remaining in the eastern region of Kosovo, the others having been destroyed in the war.
469
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 09:01

Senior UOC hierarch addresses President Trump in letter of hope and peace
https://orthochristian.com/164468.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Agafangel of Odessa and Izmail, a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has sent greetings to President Donald Trump.
447
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 08:45

Ungodly laws causing drought in Greece, Orthodox bishop says during procession
https://orthochristian.com/164480.html

The clergy and pious people of the municipality of Aigialeia filled the streets for a procession on November 6 led by Metropolitan Ieronymos of Kalavryta and the retired Metropolitan Ambrosios, with the “Immaculate Passions” from the local Holy Archangels Monastery.
454
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 06:45

The Great Elder Paisie (Olaru), Part 1
https://orthochristian.com/164455.html

Cristian Curte

He received anyone who knocked on the door of his cell—always, at any time. He would hear confessions without stopping, for several days in a row, day and night. No one knew when he slept or ate.
465
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 06:30

“Whoever Breaks the Fast Is a Vicious Double-Crosser!”
https://orthochristian.com/164452.html

Ketevan Bekauri

For a very long time—almost half an hour—he enumerated the most delicious meat dishes. Meanwhile, his words whetted my appetite.
462
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 06:15

Italy: New parish dedicated to Sts. Cleopa and Paisie of Sihăstria
https://orthochristian.com/164440.html

A new Romanian Orthodox parish has been established in the Italian town of Orte, Viterbo, under the patronage of Sts. Cleopa and Paise of Sihăstria.
436
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 06:00

Two Orthodox reporters granted bail in Kiev after months-long detention
https://orthochristian.com/164442.html

In March of this year, six journalists from the UOJ and human rights activists were arrested and placed in an SBU (State Security Service) detention center on suspicion of “working for the FSB,” because they report on the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The men, including the rector of a church in Kiev, face the possibility of life in prison.
469
OrthoChristian

08 Nov, 05:45

Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine turns 80
https://orthochristian.com/164441.html

Met. Onuphry is recognized throughout the Orthodox Church as a meek and humble man of prayer who enjoys the devotion of the Orthodox faithful.
493
OrthoChristian

07 Nov, 15:12

https://orthochristian.com/164441.html
721
OrthoChristian

07 Nov, 14:36

https://orthochristian.com/164442.html
650
OrthoChristian

07 Nov, 14:01

https://orthochristian.com/164440.html
620
OrthoChristian

07 Nov, 09:56

The Miraculous Icons of the Mother of God: “The Joy of All Who Sorrow”

Article by Eugene Rose in Issue #1 of The Orthodox Word (Jan-Feb 1965)

“The Mother of God, though in paradise, is also near to men; and use of iconographic symbolism allows these two facts to be expressed simultaneously.”
619
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 17:08

https://orthochristian.com/107498.html
475
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 11:15

Romanian Orthodox church consecrated in Spain
https://orthochristian.com/164374.html

The service was attended by priests from throughout Spain.
648
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 08:30

35th anniversary of Belarusian Exarchate, 10th anniversary of Minsk Metropolis celebrated (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164373.html

On the evening before, a reliquary with the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk and St. Euphrosyne of Moscow were brought to the cathedral. The celebration marks the end of the joint pilgrimage of the relics of the two saints through more than 35 regions of Russia and Belarus.
628
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 08:15

Convicted Ukrainian hierarch appeals to Supreme Court
https://orthochristian.com/164375.html

As is the case with the state’s persecution of a number of hierarchs and clerics of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Met. Jonathan, 75, was brought up on trumped-up charges of supporting the war in Ukraine and inciting religious enmity.
771
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 08:00

Russia’s Duty To the World. Homily on the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
https://orthochristian.com/164359.html

Hieromartyr John Vostorgov

Under the banner of Orthodoxy, with the Heavenly protection and blessing of the Mother of God, we will carry out our service on all paths of life.
555
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 07:45

“Weep Not!”
https://orthochristian.com/164350.html

Maria Pukhova

“Weep Not!”—these words contain all of Fr. Gabriel, who suffered and endured so much for the sake of Christ and others.
512
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 07:31

Relics of St. John Kochurov enshrined at Chicago cathedral he built (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164344.html

The October 30-31 feast of St. John Kochurov was especially festive this year at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago that he built during his ministry in America in the 19th-20th centuries.
477
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 07:15

Canada: OCA’s Vancouver cathedral celebrates 100th anniversary (+VIDEOS)
https://orthochristian.com/164345.html

The Orthodox Church in America’s Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, celebrated its 100th anniversary last month.
488
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 07:01

Zurich: Wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon greeted with festive procession
https://orthochristian.com/164346.html

The icon will travel throughout Western Europe until November 20.
484
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 06:45

Ukrainian Church canonizes two new 20th-century saints
https://orthochristian.com/164347.html

On October 23, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church canonized two 20th-century saints: Archimandrite Philaret (Kochubei), abbot of Zverinetsky Skete in Kiev, and Blessed John the Wanderer, a Fool-for-Christ.
521
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 06:30

Miraculous myrrh from St. Demetrios’ relics consecrated in Thessaloniki
https://orthochristian.com/164372.html

The service, led by Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, concluded the liturgical and festive events in honor of the Great Martyr St. Demetrios, whose feast was celebrated on October 26.
531
OrthoChristian

05 Nov, 06:15

An Atheist's Prayer: On the Methodology of Finding God
https://orthochristian.com/164376.html

John (Amir) Azarvan

One of the most interesting ironies that I have encountered in my research is the presence of self-identified atheists who pray.
566
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 17:16

https://orthochristian.com/164350.html
717
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 16:17

https://orthochristian.com/164359.html
746
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 14:49

https://orthochristian.com/164346.html
694
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 14:07

https://orthochristian.com/164345.html
686
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 13:09

https://orthochristian.com/164344.html
649
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 06:15

Priest killed by Bolsheviks glorified as a saint in Russian Vyatka Diocese
https://orthochristian.com/164292.html

At its session in late July, the Holy Synod of the Russian Church resolved to canonize Hieromartyr Alexei Lopatin, who was martyred by the godless authorities in 1918.
810
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 06:00

Pühtitsa abbess responds to Estonia’s demands to change Church jurisdiction
https://orthochristian.com/164290.html

The monastery's way of life is determined by its statutes, which prohibits an unauthorized change of jurisdiction.
735
OrthoChristian

04 Nov, 05:45

ROCOR’s German diocese condemns attack on Orthodox Christians in Cherkasy
https://orthochristian.com/164291.html

The Diocese of Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is calling for increased prayers for the confessors of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
985
OrthoChristian

02 Nov, 06:30

“All Will Be Fine!” How Elder Gabriel Miraculously Saved a Man’s Life
https://orthochristian.com/164257.html

Irina Krikheli

When I came home, I was horrified to learn that my nephew—for whom I had been very worried at that time and for whom I had been praying hard to all the saints, including my beloved Elder Gabriel—had been in terrible accident. I instantly remembered the car crash on the site where I had met the elder, and I went all cold.
498
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 16:21

https://orthochristian.com/164294.html
738
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 15:32

https://orthochristian.com/164291.html
638
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 14:51

https://orthochristian.com/164290.html
612
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 07:00

Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese provides aid to victims of typhoon
https://orthochristian.com/164289.html

According to rescue workers, while the city has experienced floods before, never of this magnitude.
665
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 06:45

Priest killed by Bolsheviks glorified as a saint Russian Vyatka Diocese
https://orthochristian.com/164292.html

At its session in late July, the Holy Synod of the Russian Church resolved to canonize Hieromartyr Alexei Lopatin, who was martyred by the godless authorities in 1918.
800
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 06:15

Miracles Through the Prayers of St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)
https://orthochristian.com/164254.html

Stories for the feast-day (repose) of St. Gabriel of Samtavro
Elena Detinina

“Mama! Mama!” little Alyosha shouted. Xenia froze and turned around slowly. Tears flowed and flowed down her face. She took Alyosha into her arms and cuddled him.
684
OrthoChristian

01 Nov, 06:01

Ioan David, the Shepherd of God
https://orthochristian.com/164252.html

Part 2. The greatest theology is to know God
Cristian Curte

This was where not only lay people, such as simple peasants from the nearby villages, but also monastics, came for advice, prayers and strength in the last years of his life.
635
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 11:45

Moldovan hierarch fined for election campaigning
https://orthochristian.com/164244.html

This is the second time the hierarch has been fined this year. In June, he was ordered to pay more than $1,100 to two members of the LGBT community for “incitement to discrimination based on sexual orientation,” after he referred to LGBT people as “sodomites,” “lost,” and “sinners,” in a statement against the so-called Solidarity March in 2022.
831
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 11:30

Persecuted Metropolitan Longin hospitalized after another court session (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164245.html

His Eminence has suffered several severe health incidents since the state launched its campaign against him.
764
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 11:15

Humanitarian aid delivered to Svyatogorsk Lavra, shelter for refugees
https://orthochristian.com/164246.html

Over 22 tons of food was collected in just over a week by believers of the Volyn Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in support of the inhabitants of the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra.
721
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 06:45

St. Seraphim (Chichagov) and His Literary and Theological Heritage
https://orthochristian.com/164207.html

Strength of Spirit, Part 16
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Vladyka was distinguished by his many talents, which were used for the glory of God.
724
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 06:30

Ioan David, the Shepherd of God
https://orthochristian.com/164242.html

Part 1. Inedible sheep?
Cristian Curte

All his life, brother Ioan was neither a priest nor a monk, but a simple shepherd.
723
OrthoChristian

31 Oct, 06:15

International monastic assembly opens at Serbian monastery
https://orthochristian.com/164243.html

The event is being held at the 11th-century Monastery of St. Prohor Pčinjski in the Vranje Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
758
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 10:45

Toronto: ROCOR cathedral celebrates 75th anniversary with wonderworking icons
https://orthochristian.com/164200.html

The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s Holy Trinity Cathedral in Toronto festively celebrated its 75th anniversary over the weekend.
947
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 10:30

Orthodox charity run supports pro-life foundation
https://orthochristian.com/164202.html

An Orthodox pro-life charity run was held in Moscow’s Novogireevo District on Saturday, October 19.
874
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 10:15

Romanian Diocese provides hundreds of disaster-stricken families with stoves and firewood for winter
https://orthochristian.com/164206.html

Approximately 7,000 families were affected by the September floods.
766
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 09:15

“The Path of Holiness Is Never Closed to Anyone in Any Circumstances”
https://orthochristian.com/164186.html

A talk with Priest Alexei Shishkin of Kirov. Part 1
Priest Alexei Shishkin

A real Christian remains one everywhere—in everyday life, in communication with a stranger; a seller or a buyer, a boss or a subordinate. For a Christian everything is subordinated to the same Gospel law, which is the basis of his spiritual life.
779
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 09:01

“Most priests remain in the priesthood and are quite happy”
https://orthochristian.com/164187.html

A talk with Priest Alexei Shishkin of Kirov. Part 2
Priest Alexei Shishkin

This theme raises the question of what an Orthodox Christian should be like in certain circumstances. He must be Orthodox: an Orthodox Christian on a trolleybus, an Orthodox walking down the street, an Orthodox entering a church, an Orthodox working. What makes him different from other people is that he makes efforts to fulfill the commandments of God, to pray, and to turn to God with his heart.
798
OrthoChristian

30 Oct, 07:30

Relics of Edinoverie hieromartyr transferred to Perm convent (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164199.html

The holy relics of Hieromartyr Peter Vyatkin were solemnly transferred to a convent in Perm over the weekend.
779
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 17:41

https://orthochristian.com/164083.html
398
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 17:01

https://orthochristian.com/102159.html
427
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 10:00

Estonia: Bill submitted to ban churches tied to the Moscow Patriarchate
https://orthochristian.com/164119.html

The Estonian Ministry of the Interior has seriously ramped up its pressure on the Estonian Orthodox Church as Minister Lauri Läänemets has proposed new legislation to ban religious organizations connected to the Moscow Patriarchate.
7,848
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 09:31

Russian Church establishes new protocol for youth suicide cases
https://orthochristian.com/164118.html

While reaffirming that conscious suicide remains a grave sin typically preventing Church funeral services, the Synod established a new review process that takes into account the particular vulnerabilities of young people.
574
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 09:24

When we struggle against demonic thoughts, the struggle will be considered as a martyrdom.

This is because one suffers a great deal when evil thoughts attack, and God, seeing the toil and pain of his soul,considers it to be a martyrdom.

☦ Elder Ephraim of Arizona
438
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 09:15

Estonian Orthodox Church formally rejects proposal to join Constantinople’s jurisdiction
https://orthochristian.com/164116.html

On September 19, the head of the EAOC proposed at a session of the Estonian Council of Churches to create a Russian vicariate to subsume parishes of the EOC-MP.
552
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 09:01

Thousands join Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest as Cypriot primate brings relic of St. Lazarus
https://orthochristian.com/164120.html

The Romanian Orthodox Church held its annual Way of the Saints procession in honor of St. Demetrius the New, the patron saint of Bucharest and one of the most beloved Romanian saints, yesterday.
477
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 06:15

Church consecration at Optina’s St. John the Baptist Skete
https://orthochristian.com/164082.html

On October 23, 2024, Optina Pustyn celebrated a significant milestone with the consecration of a restored church dedicated to St. Leo of Catania and St. John of Rila.
540
OrthoChristian

25 Oct, 06:00

More than a dozen baptized in eastern Uganda over two weekends
https://orthochristian.com/164117.html

During both services, Bp. Silvester emphasized to the Godparents their responsibility to guide the newly baptized in maintaining their spiritual purity.
544
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 18:25

https://orthochristian.com/49439.html
655
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 16:25

https://orthochristian.com/164082.html
656
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 08:00

Albanian Church calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
https://orthochristian.com/164079.html

The Albanian Orthodox Church, headed by His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, issued a statement on the war in Gaza on Tuesday.
755
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 07:45

New York church marks diamond anniversary (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164080.html

The church’s story began in 1960, when His Beatitude Metropolitan Ireney blessed the establishment of the region’s first English-speaking Orthodox parish, initially serving a congregation largely composed of IBM employees who had relocated to the area.
709
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 07:15

Servants of hell assaulted Metropolitan Theodosy in church seizure, say UOC hierarchs
https://orthochristian.com/164057.html

The schismatics of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” shot gas pistols, sprayed tear gas, and physically beat Christians who were attempting to protect their church from the impiety of the attackers.
742
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 07:00

L.A. premiere of film about St. John of San Francisco draws Orthodox faithful
https://orthochristian.com/164058.html

A new film about the Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker St. John of San Francisco, “Aroma of Holiness,” premiered in Los Angeles last week.
1,160
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 06:45

On the way from Mount Everest to Christ
https://orthochristian.com/164064.html

A real-life story
Olga Izhenyakova

The rest of the story is about a Russian man who dragged two half-dead men down from Jomolungma. And he brought them down alive! One-by-one. Counting on no one’s help. No human help…
626
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 06:30

Orthodox church consecrated in North Carolina’s Triad Region
https://orthochristian.com/164078.html

The consecration marks the culmination of a journey that began in 2005 when a small group of families first established the mission to serve the Piedmont Triad area with English-language Orthodox services.
642
OrthoChristian

24 Oct, 06:15

Evidence against Metropolitan Hilarion was fabricated, according to expert analysis
https://orthochristian.com/164081.html

The forensic analysis, conducted by the certified Truth Center for Law and Forensic Expertise, demonstrated that both the video and audio materials had been manipulated.
849
OrthoChristian

23 Oct, 18:18

https://orthochristian.com/47530.html
697
OrthoChristian

23 Oct, 16:31

https://orthochristian.com/164031.html
807
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 10:30

Patriarch Porfirije consecrated the renovated Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Dalj
https://orthochristian.com/164036.html

Over the weekend, His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia consecrated one of the largest Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia, that was previously closed by the Ustaše authorities.
527
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 10:15

Charitable meal program halted after godless OCU seizes Cherkasy cathedral
https://orthochristian.com/164033.html

After the godless schismatics of the “Orthodox Church in Ukraine” went on a violent rampage through the Archangel Michael Cathedral last week, a longtime social ministry at the church came to a halt.
521
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 09:15

Thessaloniki welcomes the Panagia Faneromeni icon from island of Evia
https://orthochristian.com/164030.html

The Orthodox faithful festively greeted a venerated icon of the Mother of God that arrived from the island of Evia yesterday.
512
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 08:45

The Eucharist in the Orthodox Tradition
https://orthochristian.com/164019.html

Metropolitan Serafim (Joanta)

The Eucharist is the principal sacrament of the Church, which creates it.
532
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 08:30

Dozen children baptized at Kenyan parish of ROC’s African Exarchate
https://orthochristian.com/164029.html

A dozen children were baptized into Christ in at a church in Kenya last week.
512
OrthoChristian

22 Oct, 07:45

God’s Name is Love
https://orthochristian.com/164020.html

In remembrance of Fr. Dimitry Smirnov
Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov

And if we wish to learn love, we must also live for the sake of our neighbor. Look around! Here are your neighbors, and each one needs to be shown love, regardless of whether you feel it or not.
693
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 19:08

https://orthochristian.com/98004.html
634
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 18:14

https://orthochristian.com/163959.html
632
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 17:24

https://orthochristian.com/164016.html
642
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 15:50

https://orthochristian.com/163940.html
626
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 11:15

Moldovan Church celebrates new feast of wonderworking Theotokos icon
https://orthochristian.com/164010.html

On Sunday, October 20, the Moldovan Orthodox Church celebrated the liturgical proclamation of the veneration of the Zloți Icon of the Mother of God.
662
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 11:00

Patriarch Kirill pens letter to pregnant women to be distributed at women’s clinics
https://orthochristian.com/164011.html

The project trains doctors to distribute “help packages” and show embryo models to pregnant women, while scientists educate biology teachers and medical students about life beginning at conception.
649
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 10:45

Flooding devastates Orthodox church in Thailand, priest and parishioners struggle to recover
https://orthochristian.com/164014.html

An Orthodox church in Thailand was severely damaged by recent flooding.
652
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 10:30

Patriarch Bartholomew visits Australia for 100th anniversary of Greek Archdiocese
https://orthochristian.com/164015.html

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople paid an extended visit to Australia this month in honor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia’s 100th anniversary.
608
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 06:45

Patriarch of Antioch addresses Christian-Islamic summit amidst ongoing war
https://orthochristian.com/163982.html

His Beatitude calls for an immediate end to hostilities, highlights the plight of displaced families, and stresses the need for internal political stability in Lebanon.
635
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 06:30

Moldova: Romanian Metropolitan stresses European ties on eve of presidential election, EU referendum
https://orthochristian.com/163983.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru, head of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s Metropolis of Bessarabia (Moldova), issued a statement yesterday on the upcoming presidential election on October 20.
643
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 06:15

Violent seizure of Orthodox cathedral in Cherkasy leaves dozens injured (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/163985.html

The anti-Orthodox schismatics and nationalists of the “Orthodox Church in Ukraine” (OCU), founded by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, finally managed to violently seize the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Cherkasy after several attempts.
637
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 06:00

Ukrainian Church sends humanitarian aid to victims of war and flooding
https://orthochristian.com/163984.html

Amidst the suffering of the ongoing war and the state persecution of the Church, the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church continue to charitably help others in need, manifesting their Christian love.
671
OrthoChristian

21 Oct, 05:45

Metropolitan Theodosy diagnosed with burns and concussion after violent seizure of Cherkasy cathedral (+VIDEO)
https://orthochristian.com/164009.html

Metropolitan Theodosy of Cherkasy and Kanev was severely injured. During the attack, he was beaten, his klobuk was torn off, and his bishop’s staff was snatched away and used to strike believers.
739
OrthoChristian

20 Oct, 17:06

https://orthochristian.com/164009.html
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