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[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

Pascha in Our Lives

Peter Davydov

Which Paschal festivities or services have particularly remained in your memory, and what does Pascha mean to you? We posed these questions to Orthodox clergymen and other believers.

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On the Importance of Faith in the Afterlife

A Homily on Radonitsa

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, one of the main questions, having great importance for each and every one of us, is the question of the afterlife.

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“Give me a word” and the Problem of Procrastination

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

The verbalization of desired outcomes as well as the steps necessary to make them happen are a necessary part of fighting the negative thoughts that tempt one to procrastinate.

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Belief and Unbelief

Homily on Thomas Sunday

St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea

It was very, very, extremely hard for the apostles to believe that the Lord Jesus Christ had risen.

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How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John (20:19-31)

Fr. James Guirguis

Why do we celebrate this for 40 days? Because the Church is showing us that this is our reality. The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ changed the whole world and it was an answer to the tragedy and suffering of the innocent One who went to the cross for our sakes.

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Easter is when life vanquishes death

Fr. Barnabas Powell

As we leave, the sun's first rays and singing of the birds will proclaim it, too -- that Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.

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Monologue: Not to Feel the Paschal Joy?

Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok

Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent, speaks about the Paschal joy and the reasons why we often are not able to feel this joy.

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God is closer than we think

Priest Roman Savchuk

This story of a woman stricken by family problems shook me to the core.

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Turning “No” into “Yes”

Fr. James Guirguis

There are times in the life of a Christian when he or she must either say “yes” or “no”. They are two simple words but they hold within them many possibilities.

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Holy Saturday: Baptism and the Great Commission

Archpriest Chad Hatfield

This year, as you celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on the morning of Holy Saturday, be aware this is the traditional time to baptize those whom we have been praying for throughout the Great Fast.

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Taking Out the Holy Burial Shroud

Elizaveta Kiktenko

The Taking Out and Burial Service of the Holy Shroud are the two most important services on Great Friday of Holy Week.

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Homily on Great Friday

St. Philaret of Moscow

We offer our readers our English translation of one of the most acclaimed patristic works dedicated to the significance of our Lord Jesus Christ’s Sacrifice on the Cross. This homily was given by Archimandrite Philaret (Drozdov), the future Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow, in the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg on Holy Friday, 1816.

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Grant, O Lord, That All Would Commune

A Homily before the Divine Liturgy on Holy Thursday

Schema-Archimandrite Zosima (Sokur)

It is the most fearful thing when we do not realize that people suffer through our shortcomings. Foolish parents interfere with their children’s lives. But if you can’t manage to fix something, why terrorize your children, why torture them?

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Some Doubted

Fr. Lawrence Farley

A number of questions rush to the fore: who are these “they” who saw and worshiped Him? And why did “some doubt”? And moreover, what does all this mean?

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The Cleansed Feet, the Cup of Death, and a Traitor’s Kiss

Particularities of Holy Thursday Services

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

In Christ’s farewell conversation with the disciples after the institution of the Sacrament of Communion, He reveals before them the mystery of His ministry and the essence of His teaching.

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Flee the Noose of Despair

A Homily at Holy Thursday Matins

Schema-Archimandrite Zosima (Sokur)

You will realize the severity of your sins—make haste to the Lord, weep, repent, eat dirt for your sins! The Lord is merciful! But despair leads to Hell. Remember this always.

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A Good Deed Shining Like Light in the Darkness

Commentary on the Gospel reading at Presanctified Liturgy on Holy Wednesday

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

The Church calls upon us this day to pour out upon Him the myrrh of our love.

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Repentance is All-Powerful

From a Conversation on Repentance

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

It is a gift given to fallen human nature; it is what is left of our primordial immaculate state as the awareness of this immaculate state and our grief over its loss; it is the call of Baptism; it is the connection between earth and heaven, the ladder to heaven.

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Immortal Words from Righteous Job

A Homily at Holy Tuesday Matins

Schema-Archimandrite Zosima (Sokur)

We recognize our unworthiness, we recognize our wretchedness, our pride, our distrust and our impure thoughts we recognize, O Lord! Our spiritual apparel is dark. But a sigh is heard today: “Make the robe of my soul to shine, O Giver of light, and save me.”

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What Will the Lord Find When He Comes: On the Barren Fig Tree

A Homily on Holy Monday

Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky)

Any tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. God does not need just the leaves of the virtues—external, empty piety. God needs the real fruit of repentance —hearing the word of God and fulfilling it.

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