Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday)

“Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!”

Categories
Christian Living Elder Prayer Saints Spirituality

Morning Prayer of the Optina Elders

“Besides the written Lives, and the many letters of spiritual instruction, a beautiful and powerful prayer was left to us by the holy elders of Optina. This prayer has become so essential to many people’s everyday lives that they often paste it into their prayer books, to be read every day along with the other morning prayers.”

-orthochristian.com

Categories
Christian Living Marriage and Family Saints Spirituality

Cheap Love vs Priceless Love

“He who has real love
does not care whether
others appreciate his love.”

– Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

The Great Feasts

The Twelve Great Feasts of the Church

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

The Elevation of the Cross

“…and by the virtue of Thy Cross
preserve Thy habitation.”

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts The Theotokos

The Nativity of the Theotokos

“Salvation is near!”

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

The Transfiguration of Christ

“And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.”

– Matthew 17:2-3

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

The Apostles’ Fast and Feast

“We commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter and Paul, the supreme Leaders of the pre-eminent company of the Apostles?”

– St. Gregory Palamas

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

Holy Pentecost

“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

– Acts of the Apostles 2:4

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts

The Ascension of Our Lord

“Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

– Acts of the Apostles 1:11

Categories
Calendar Christian Living Great Feasts The Theotokos

The Annunciation

“Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”

-Luke 1:28

Categories
Christian Living Documentary Spirituality

Athos

Mount Athos Monk’s Republic Documentary (Video)