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Confession in the Athonite tradition
Many asked me to tell about the Sacrament of Holy Confession and a little about what the Church is, what Orthodoxy is. Before talking about confession, we must first talk…
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Metropolitan Isaac: What do we, the Orthodox, show with the divisions?
The Metropolitan of the Patriarchate of Antioch for Germany and Central Europe, Isaac, has published his views on the issue of inter-church strife and tensions in recent times. It can…
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The Romanian Church canonized the Bulgarian Queen Teodora Tarnovska
St. pious Theophana Basarab is the new saint who will be inscribed in the calendar of the Romanian Patriarchate, decided Holy Synod of the Romanian Church at its meeting on…
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About miracles and signs Part Three
Before the Second Coming of Christ there will be omens in the sun and the moon and in the stars, and on the earth there will be sorrow in the…
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About miracles and signs (2)
There was no vanity, no showiness in the miracles of the Lord, none of them was made for display to the people, all of them were covered with the veil…
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Two Russian clergymen to a church court in Alexandria
The St. Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria summoned two Russian clergy to a church court. These are the priests Georgi Maximov and Andrei Novikov, who were sent by the…
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About miracles and signs (1)
Preface The Holy Gospel tells us that the Pharisees, dissatisfied with the miracles the Lord performed, asked Him for a special miracle: a sign from heaven (Mark 8:11). The request…
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The participation of Muslims in the Russian army during the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1877-1878
The national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria on March 3 (national holiday since 1990). On March 3 [February 19, old style], 1878 was signed the San Stefano Peace Treaty…
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The Patriarchate of Alexandria continues to ordain new bishops
After the aggravation of the ecclesiastical situation in Africa, which as a continent is under the jurisdiction of the ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria, on the Sunday of the Publican and…
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“On the rivers of Babylon”: a commentary on Psalm 136
February 15/28, 2021 - Week of the Prodigal Son, the second preparatory to Great Lent. On the eve of this day, at the all-night vigil, the 136th psalm "On the…