Sschmch. Vladimir (Epiphany) Vladimir (Epiphany) (1848 - 1918), Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia, spiritual writer
Akathist to the Passion of Christ: a prayer chanting the last days of the Savior’s life No comments Text of the akathist to the saints
Instructions and teachings of Seraphim of Sarov The great ascetic of the Russian land, known, perhaps, to every Christian from
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Vespers depicts the beginning of human history, the first days of the Fall - the evening (end) of the creation of the world, followed by
Prayer to Saint Stylian of Paphlagonia “O sacred head, Reverend Father Stylian! Having fought the good fight
Troparion, tone 4 The Church of the firstborn rejoices,/ and receives the rejoicing mother for her children,/ even
Sewing is a traditional activity in monasteries. According to Church tradition, the Mother of God herself was skilled
Evidence of the beating of infants is told in the so-called apocryphal “gospels of childhood”: “Proto-Gospel of Jacob” and “Gospel
In Christianity, several main types of shrines are revered among Orthodox Christians, depicting the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and