The further life of man, as we have seen above, consists in the development of that seed of eternal life which is laid in baptism. A person is gradually cleansed from sin, gradually perfected...
"I believe in one God the Father, Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible"
(Symbol of Faith)
By the word invisible in the first article of the Creed we must understand the invisible...
"God is love" (1 John 4:8)
Like being hidden. Do you see and save everything? How, we are not visible. Do you see us all? But You, my God, do not know all whom You...
When and how the temple was created
The foundation stone of the future church "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker" was laid by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (son of Emperor Alexander II), who arrived in Sofia especially...
Holy Scripture, in relating the origin of the first man, says:
God said: let us create man in Our image, (and) according to Our likeness (Gen. 1:26).
About the creative act itself, the writer of Genesis...
On August 14, 2022, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Origin (wearing) of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the celebration in honor of the Smolensk...
Serbian Orthodox Church produces its own brand of wines and brandies - Patriarcheski. Her cellars in Sremski Karlovtsi continue a centuries-old tradition. The cellars are located in the Old Palace, and the vineyards are...
The Church Fathers also understood salvation as salvation primarily from sins. "Our Christ," says St. Justin the Martyr, "redeemed us, immersed in the gravest sins committed by us, through His crucifixion on a tree...
An image in the German edition of Jacob de Teramo's book The Consolation of Sinners, or the Trial of Lucifer against Jesus Christ (Jacobi de Ancharano (alias de Teramo): Litigatio Christi cum Belial), shows...
Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kyiv (UPC) met with Russian prisoners of war at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at their request. The meeting was organized by journalist Vladimir Zolkin, known for his interviews with Russian prisoners of...
Divine Goodness was not content with contemplating Itself; it was necessary for the good to overflow, to go further and further. God invents, first, the angelic and heavenly powers. And thought became deed, which...
"The kingdom of God... peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom. 14:17)
Peace transcends all feeling and guards the hearts and minds of the saints. This is the clarity and tranquility of a peaceful...
In the course of the ages, God has revealed to the people under various names.
• In the first chapter of the Bible, the cross itself has God, which is written in the Hebrew text...
Be a peacemaker to be worthy to be called a son of God. - St. Ephraim the Syrian (25, 197).
The Savior gratified the peacemakers and announced that they would become sons of God, firstly,...
Holiness in the Bible
Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.
Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 48
Try to have peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Paul's letter to...
Author: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
Let us begin with a bit of a dark picture. Nowhere in the Holy Scriptures are we told about a celebration commemorating the birth of Christ Jesus. Nothing in...
Religious movie stars - For some celebrities, this concept is not just a word
Many religions have their own mythologies, symbols and sacred stories designed to explain the meaning of life or the origin of...
The Archbishop of Athens, Hieronymus, appealed to all the clergy in the country to be close to each and every person, because without this their ministry becomes meaningless. In his speech today after the...
Written by archimandrite assoc. prof. Pavel Stefanov, Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski" - Bulgaria
The sight of Jerusalem bathed in a dazzling spiritual light is exciting and unique. Situated among higher mountains on the banks...
From the letter of Saint Dionysius (†264), Bishop of Alexandria, about the times of persecution and the epidemic of the so-called Cyprian Plague. The disease, which struck the Roman Empire in the 3rd...
To help those wishing to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain
In recent years, there are more and more Orthodox Christians who wish to make a pilgrimage to various holy places around the world....
Author: St. Luka, archbishop of Simferopollis and Crimea
From the letters of St. Archbishop Luka Voyno-Yasenetsky to the priests of the Diocese of Simferopol and Crimea (June 6, 1952)
Be firm in your zeal for God's...
Written by Kalin Yanakiev
There is a unique paradox in the Orthodox iconography of the Mother of God - extremely difficult to articulate, though at the same time very clearly felt when we compare this...
Marriage is the union of a man and a woman established by God in Paradise (Gen. 2:18-24; Matt. 19:6). Church marriage is performed and sanctified by the sacrament of Marriage. According to the apostle...
King Herod the Great
None of the modern monarchs have any real power. In Great Britain, Elizabeth II and several other members of the royal family have formally led the state for half a century,...