Mikhail Skobelev
The readiness to face the mystery, the inexplicability of suffering that befalls us and that people around us face is the main lesson that we must learn from the Book of Job.
Igor Garkavy
At the Butovo Firing Range, 940 people were executed on church-related charges. To date, 332 of them have already been glorified among the saints.
Archimandrite Zosima (Gorshunov)
The word “Znamenny” means “sign.” The Znamenny Icon, the Znamenny church—what kind of signs are these? I think they’re signs of God’s mercy, His boundless salvific love for us. Most important is to notice, recognize, and follow these signs.
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)
Among believers, miracles are continual—daily and hourly. Some see them, understand them with the mind, and perceive them with the heart; others do not.
Everyone wanted to be baptized then. There was a massive demand for the Orthodox faith. I remember, as soon as we’d arrive in some remote village, explain to the village council who we were and why we’d come, and make an announcement, all the people would come running right away.
Elena Detinina
The first Russian saints, brothers Boris and Gleb, who were deeply humble and peace-loving in an era of internecine wars, received their martyrs’ crowns together. Their Christian act had a profound and lasting influence on the entire history of Russia.
Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin)
By day, seated upon the throne, she governed the affairs of state and rendered judgment, astonishing all who came before her with wisdom and magnanimity, like Solomon himself. By night, Holy Tamar clothed herself in sackcloth and prayed to the Mother of God, calling Her the Queen of Georgia and herself Her lowest handmaid.
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)
Through the lips of an early ascetic, St. Ignatius answers this question: “Who can be saved even in these complicated circumstances? Only a humble, humble-minded person.”
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
On this day, let us partake of at least a single drop from the ocean of spiritual wisdom left to us by this saint, ascetic, and righteous man.
Fr. James Guirguis
This is always the path to salvation, conversation and engagement with Jesus Christ.
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
He was a very measured man, filled with discernment and nobility. Very noble—he never reproached anyone, nor did he shy away from dealing with us and our problems.
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)
Our attitude towards others, our behavior at home and at work, even our communication with people who we meet by chance—everything should be the service of God, because everything should be directed towards the commandments of God.
Hieromonk Seraphim (Panich)
Among a whole host of holy martyrs shine forth particularly the holy great-martyrs, who endured especially terrible sufferings for Christ and whose victory is of great importance for all Christendom.
On the day appointed for the operation, the saint appeared to him again and comforted him. And then it turned out that the operation was no longer necessary, since the cancerous tumors simply disappeared.
Schema-Archimandrite Mikhail (Krechetov)
The father of seven children and grandfather of thirty-five grandchildren, batiushka was always especially happy to communicate with children and young people who visited his church on excursions. We offer our readers some of the elder’s previously unpublished answers to young people’s questions.
Hieromonk Silouan (Mezhinsky)
Only with Christ does the human soul become the most precious gem or diamond, the greatest jewel on earth.
We were given work clothes and asked to help with work in church. After that, we were escorted to St. Matrona’s relics without waiting in line. Then we left the convent and headed for the metro.Suddenly Julia said, “Mom, I can see normally!”
The holy Church of Christ blesses the memory of all saints, and Christians especially cherish these Myrrh-bearing Women, these happy companions of Christ, who served the Master not only from their substance, but also with the work of their hands; who were devoted to Him with all their hearts.
Igumen Tikhon (Borisov)
We can find very little about the holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in the Gospel pages. But there are the most important things in this “little”: faithfulness and love.
On Pascha night, the clergy communed 300 people from five chalices. They share their joy with our readers as well in these photographs by Subdeacon Yuri Gripas.
