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Priestly office (1a)
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov) On the commandments of God V. How many commandments of God were given to Moses on Sinai? A. Ten, they are as follows (Exodus…
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On the Priesthood (1)
By Saint Simeon of Thessalonica To a certain pious monk, honored with the priesthood (deaconry); also about the bishop who ordains a priest. My beloved and good brother in Christ!…
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Priestly office (1)
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov) On the seven holy Sacraments A brief message that every priest should know and understand by heart throughout his life Question. What is a…
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Interpretation of the Prayer “Our Father”
By St. Ambrose of Milan The holy apostles asked Christ: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1). Then the Lord gave them the Lord’s Prayer…
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Instructions for a Priest Appointed to Convert the Infidels and Guide Those Converted to the Christian Faith (3)
By Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow Part 3. Rules Concerning Church Affairs, Communication, and Reporting, Concerning All Colonial Priests in General Order of Church Affairs 51) All colonial churches…
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Instructions for a Priest Appointed to Convert Non-Believers and Guide Those Converted to the Christian Faith (2)
By Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow Part 2. Special Instructions Concerning Teaching, Worship, and Interaction with Non-Russians 17) The dogmas of faith and the essence of active teaching must…
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Instructions for a Priest Appointed to Convert Non-Believers and Guide Those Converted to the Christian Faith (1)
By Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow To leave one's homeland and go to remote, wild places, deprived of many of the comforts of life, in order to convert people…
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In Rome, at the site of the martyrs.
By Martin Hoegger* Rome, 27 March 2025. The second day of the Focolare Ecumenical Congress consisted of a pilgrimage in the footsteps of the first Christians who gave their lives…
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Sectarianism in Orthodoxy and Orthodoxy in Sectarianism
Author: John (Shakhovsky), archbishop of San Francisco It is wrong to think that all Orthodox are not in reality sectarians, just as it is wrong to think that all sectarians…
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Companions on the Road to Damascus
Author: John (Shakhovsky), archbishop of San Francisco Humanity knows its great figures and remembers the great criminals in its history. The lives of both are equally instructive and instructive. The…