from "Unseen Warfare," by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain

St. John of Kronstadt from My Life in Christ

by Archbishop Averky (Taushev)

Excerpt from St. John Chrysostom's Homily on the Conception of St. John the Forerunner

by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes

Luke 5:1-11
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

A Homily on St. Matt. 22:1-14
by Father James Thornton

St. Ninian is acknowledged as Scotland's first saint with the date 397 AD celebrated as the beginning of his mission to his people.

The Parable of the Wedding Feast
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

by St. Dimitri of Rostov

By Bishop Alexander and Natalia Bufius
Translated by Anatoly Shmelev

Interviewed by Dmitry Zlodorev

Saint John Maximovitch
On the Exaltation of the Cross
Shanghai 1947

The Exaltation of the Cross is one of the twelve great feasts of the Church. It commemorates two historical events: first, the finding of the Life-giving Cross in the year 326, and second, its recovery from Persia in 628.

The Dedication of the Temple of the Resurrection of Christ at Jerusalem celebrates the founding of the Church built by St Constantine and his mother, the empress Helen.

by St. Gregory Palamas

from The Protoevangelium of James

Homily 63 on Matthew
By St. John Chrysostom

Archimandrite John Krestiankin (+2006)

A Homily on the Gospel Reading for the Twelfth Week of Pentecost
by Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

He was a great faster, intercessor, and wonderworker

Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko, 1893-1978)

And, enduring torments, Mamas glorified the Savior.
The emperor and the empire collapsed to nothing,
While Mamas reigns, even now, with Christ,
And rejoices with the angels of God in heaven.

If Thou Wilt Be Perfect
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact

St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

Thou soughtest the heights, though parted not from things below;
thy pillar became a chariot of fire for thee.

According to Holy Tradition, Christ entered the synagogue on September 1 to announce His mission to mankind

A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria (Northern England).

by St. Theodore the Studite

By Protopriest Peter Perekrestov

The following teachings were taken from Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina, Holy Trinity Publications, 2005