The rite of the Easter service: Bright Matins Before the start of Easter Matins, the censer is lit and placed in
Introduction Maternal prayer saves from fire, flood, disease and all kinds of disasters; it can reach
Second Ecumenical Council. Fresco from the 16th century, Sucevita Monastery, Romania. The Second Ecumenical Council was convened
INTERPRETATION OF MORNING PRAYERS Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the Fatherland Save, O Lord, Thy people, and
To the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian O great apostle, loud-voiced evangelist, most graceful theologian, scholar of the mysteries
Text of prayer Psalm 86 In Church Slavonic with emphasis 1 Son of Kore, psalm song
Ecumenical councils (Greek Σύνοδοι Οικουμενικαί, lat. Oecumenica Concilia) - meetings of the predominantly episcopal Christian Church
Ep. Vasily (Preobrazhensky) Vasily (Preobrazhensky) (1876 - 1945), Bishop of Kineshma, holy confessor Memory of July 31,
Troparion, tone 4* Like the ascetic of virtues,/ like a true warrior of Christ God,/ on the great passion
The Life of the Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus Florus and Laurus (who were siblings), in
