Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. (2Pe.1:2)
The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross.
O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians over their adversaries. And by virtue of Your Cross, preserve Your habitation.
Troparion
Orthodox News
New Martyr Priest Sergei MechevIt sometimes happens that we ourselves do not carry our cross, and by our rudeness we enable those around us to cast off their own crosses.
Placidas became one of the earliest Great Martyrs of Christianity. On September 20/October 3, the Church commemorates not only St. Placidas, but also his wife and children.
Gerontissa Makaria (Desipri): Mother of All Who Suffer, Part 2Nun Alexandra (Markova)There were many orphans around you. You stroked their hair and smiled at them, because you’re their “mama,” the one who raised them. You taught them to love Christ, the Theotokos, and St. Ephraim, and to help the less fortunate.
Discovery of the Relics of St. Ephraim of Nea MakriNun Alexandra (Markova)For her many years of great ascetic labors, God and the Theotokos prepared her for the highest honor and mercy, to the joy of the entire Orthodox world—the discovery of the fragrant relics of the Great Martyr Ephraim the Wonderworker amidst the ruins of the ancient monastery, after 500 years of being hidden in the ground.
Alexandra KalinovskayaOn September 18/October 1, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Land of Vladimir.
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Question №6
Добрый день! Подскажите, пожалуйста, что такое "мшелоимство", "многостяжание", "скверноприбытчество"?
Катя
04.07.2010 г.
