St. John of Kronstadt

Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Paschal Epistle of Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades.

by St. Epiphanios of Salamis

On this day, Holy and Great Friday, we celebrate the awesome, holy, and saving Passion of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ

Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco

When the glorious disciples at the supper were illumined by the washing of the feet,
then was the impious Judas darkened by the disease of avarice.

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?

by St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea
(April 18, 1954)

Excerpt from St. Andrew of Crete's Homily on Palm Sunday

John 12:1-18
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. John
by Blessed Theophylact

From "The One Thing Needful” Sermons of Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko, 1893-1978)

On April 17-18, the Sunday of Venerable Mary of Egypt, St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GA celebrated its patronal feast.

This Life of Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt was written down in the seventh century by Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

A Homily by St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow

Mark 10:32-45
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact

St. Ambrose Elder of Optina

Selected Sayings of St. Barsanuphius of Optina

By St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Of the first elders of the Pskovo-Pechersk monastery only Mark alone is known by name.

By Metropolitan Philaret
From "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," (Boston: Holy Transfiguration Monastery, 1978)

Mark 9:17-31
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact

Selected sayings of St. Anthony of Optina

Jordanville Readings - Deacon Peter Markevich