Материалы 7 марта 2017 г.

Христианскую семью иногда называют малой Церковью. И миссия этой Церкви — нести людям свет, проповедовать истину, что есть крепкие, счастливые семьи, где люди верят в Бога и любят друг друга.

Проект «Свои чужие» опекает русскоязычных бабушек и дедушек, живущих в Чечне, подчас в чудовищной нищете, в разрушенных домах… Им нужна и ваша помощь!

Нужны ли в Церкви правила светского этикета? Как отвыкнуть «быть первым» и научиться уступать? И когда полезны «дежурные» улыбки?

Такое умиротворение, которое человек получает от молитвы или церковной службы, он не получит больше нигде.

Тебя ужасает нечестие и несправедливость? – Открывай Иеремию, Малахию, Амоса. Тебе нужно укрепиться в вере посреди общей размякшей атмосферы безбожия? – Бери Исайю, бери Захарию.

Вологодский священник Всеволод Потеминский, служивший в Коми крае, был расстрелян в 1937 году. По крупицам удалось восстановить трагические страницы его жизни.

Наверное, каждый из нас может вспомнить случай из своей жизни, когда после неправильного поступка тут же получал явное вразумление. Такие моменты остаются в памяти на всю жизнь, потому что благодаря им отчетливо понимаешь, что Господь всегда идет рядом с тобой и направляет, если ты шагаешь не в ту сторону.

Новая волна критики Церкви требует определенной реакции. Но христианам обычно трудно реагировать на критику. Мы приучены, что надо быть кроткими и искать недостатки в себе, а не в других. Сокрушенные мысли "чем мы огорчили и оттолкнули этих прекрасных людей" вполне естественны.

Накануне Недели Православия в интернете поднялся дружный шум по поводу сообщения Натальи Поклонской о мироточении в часовне во имя Царственных страстотерпцев. Соревновались в "остроумии" не только богоборцы типа Невзорова, но вроде бы и православные блогеры. Самый мягкий эпитет по этому поводу: "кликуши". Некоторые их выпады граничат с кощунством.

Now stories are coming out about the home of the fourteenth-fifteenth century St. Ephraim of Nea Makri and that of the nineteenth-twentieth century St. Nektarios of Aegina, one of modern Greece’s most beloved saints.

The commission has tasked the local priest with continuing to observe the icons and bust, and to report any signs of myrrh to the bishop and commission immediately.

Two antique icons, stolen from the Nilo-Stolobensky Hermitage in the town of Ostashkov in the Tver region, have been handed over to representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church in Tver.

The all-Russian movement “Women for Life” will hold a rally against abortion on March 10 in the center of Moscow.

The edicule over the Tomb of the Lord will open for pilgrims somewhere between March 22 and 25, following the completion of restoration, stated Patriarch Theophilos of Jersalem at a meeting with the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation in Jerusalem.

A project for 100% renewable energy for Georgian monasteries has been launched by the EU-funded Civil society Local Energy Efficiency Network (CLEEN) and the Climate Action Network to solve the energy supply problem for two monasteries located in remote mountainous regions.

The Albazin Icon of the Mother of God “the Word made Flesh” is of great religious significance in the Amur River region.

Saint Felix, the Apostle of East Anglia, was born in the Burgundy region of what is now France. He was a bishop who was sent to England by Saint Honorius of Canterbury (September 30) to evangelize East Anglia.

Saint Athanasius was igumen at the monastery of Saint Lazarus during the mid-fifteenth century.

Saint Lazarus of Murom was a Greek, born at Constantinople. In his native city he became a monk at the High-Mount monastery under the Elder Athanasius Diskotes, builder of many monasteries.

Heading the Church of Nicomedia, Saint Theophylactus cared for the flock entrusted to him. He built churches, hospices, homes for wanderers, he generously distributed alms, was the guardian of orphans, widows and the sick, and personally attended those afflicted with leprosy, not hesitating to wash their wounds.

In 1848, through the zeal of Lt. Col. Demetrius Boncheskul, a copy of the wonderworking “Surety of Sinners” Icon was made and placed in his home. Soon it began to exude a healing myrrh, which was given to many so they might recover their health after grievous illnesses.

Saint Paul the Simple of Egypt also lived in the fourth century and was called the Simple for his simplicity of heart and gentleness. He had been married, but when he discovered his wife’s infidelity, he left her and went into the desert to Saint Anthony the Great.

All three bishops shared the fate of their predecessor: they were stoned to death by the pagans on March 7, 311.

They endured many hardships for the salvation of human souls.

Saint Aetherius journeyed to Constantinople to thank the emperor for protecting the Christians. He fell ill and died on the return trip.

This miracle and the great faith of Saint Capiton were reported to Saint Constantine and the holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (325), and they all glorified God.

Later on, Saint Ephraim went to the peoples living along the Danube, where he underwent many tribulations and sorrows. He was beheaded at the start of the persecution.

For a long time the saint prayed, invoking the Name of the Holy Trinity. Then he blessed water, and sprinkled it on the dead one, who was restored to life. The saint returned to the city with honor, and many believed and were baptized.

A year after the martyrdom of Saint Basil, three of his companions, Bishops Eugene, Elpidius and Agathodorus, ceased their preaching in the Hellespont, and arrived at Cherson to continue his holy work.

The wonderworking Czestochowa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is to be found in a Roman Catholic monastery at Yasna Gora near the city of Czestochowa, Petrov Province.

The “Blessed Heaven” Icon of the Mother of God is on the iconostasis of the Moscow Archangel cathedral in the Kremlin.

Touched to the heart by the just words of Fr. Nazarius, the priest replied: “Help me, О Elder, and instruct me. I will try to do what you advise.” Fr. Nazarius said: “Very well; now let us go to God’s temple. Order the bell to be sounded for the Vigil and the Reader to prepare for the All- night service. And Fr. Ilarion and I will help you.”

Life today has left many of us behind. One is obliged to do someone else’s work, while another remains without work, unable to realize his talents. To the questions of how this could happen and whether it’s possible to remedy the situation, Archimandrite Melchizedek (Artyukhin), rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and the Church of the Holy Protection in Yasenevo, Moscow, answers.