Материалы 17 января 2017 г.

Голос владыки Иоанна звучал в трудные девяностые годы ХХ века, как набатный колокол, пробуждая совесть, и вел к храму, к молитве, к Богу.

“История Европы: дохристианской и христианской” призвана обозначить главную тему и центральный нерв европейской истории.

Нам нужно не бояться родов и трудностей в воспитании детей, не унывать, не впадать в отчаяние и депрессию, а верить, молиться и благодарить Бога за все.

Если в СССР Церковь была помехой на пути осуществления великого проекта Светлого Будущего, то у нынешних противников Церкви никакого общего проекта нет. Вернее, они могут быть приверженцами самых разных проектов.

Для нас важно, что новый год начался под знаком семьи и детства: руководством страны был принят ряд значимых решений в области семейной политики и защиты прав ребенка.

Among the professions suggested as incompatible are military and civil service, medical professions that involve spilling blood, professional sports, and theatrical professions.

The practice of copying works, especially of the Renaissance, developed in Russia in the eighteenth century, when Russian artists were traveling to Italy and seeing these masterpieces firsthand.

In 2006, a photographic copy of a manuscript was published containing spiritual counsels written by the hand of St. Seraphim of Sarov to the then young Hieromonk Anthony, who regularly visited and sought advice from the Saint.

The St. Petersburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling upon all faithful to sensibly approach Theophany “bathing” in fonts, pools, creeks, and ponds, neither for sport nor for forgiveness of sins.

“Of course we will take part in the restoration of churches, but first of all we must restore peace in the country,” Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) said on Tuesday in a meeting with students of the Moscow State Linguistic University.

New centers for humanitarian aid have already been opened in various regions thanks to these funds.

At twenty years of age he secretly left his parents’ home and settled in the Abgar monastery.

The Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia) lived under King Solomon and his son Rehoboam.

Saint Polyeuctus was the first martyr in the Armenian city of Meletine.

A new emir was appointed to rule in Tbilisi, and when the Christians heard that he was plotting to capture Abo, they begged him to conceal his identity. But Abo simply rejoiced and told them, “I am prepared not only to be tortured for Christ, but to die for His sake as well.”

Saint Carterius lived during the reign of Diocletian, and was a teacher in Caesarea of Cappadocia.

Saint Paisius of Uglich was igumen of the Protection monastery, near Uglich.

The priest Isidore bravely stood forth in defense of Orthodoxy, preferring to accept a martyr’s crown rather than submit to the Catholics.

Saint Gregory, Hermit of the Caves, lived during the fourteenth century.

Saint Gregory was tonsured at the Kiev Caves monastery in the time of Saint Theodosius.

Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but to learn how to do something with the muscles that still had some potential for movement. This desire proved to be enough to find his calling in life. His sole chance to maintain contact with the world was via the computer, and his old friend Igor Sitnikov, now living in Canada, encouraged him to paint icons. His friend’s idea found a place in his heart, and besides, he had always drawn well, although, admittedly, it is hard to imagine with what difficulty Sergei could do this!

How can ordinary people like us feel what this Kingdom of Heaven is?

Да се налази у фонду Народне библиотеке, била би међу двадесет најзначајнијих рукописних књига које ова институција поседује. Овако Владан Тријић, заменик управника Народне библиотеке, језгровито објашњава значај рукописа који је недавно купио манастир Хиландар.

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