Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins

We are entering into difficult days today: days when we recall the Passion of Christ

One of the most miraculous details of our Savior’s life was foreseen by the Prophet Zacharias through the dark glass of time.
- St. Nikolai Velimirovich

by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky, +1985) 
of Eastern America and New York

by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky, +1985)
of Eastern America and New York

Lazarus was a close friend of Christ, from Bethany, about three kilometers east of Jerusalem. He lived there with his sisters Mary and Martha, and they often gave hospitality to Jesus (Luke 10:38-40; John 12:1-3).

A Sermon by Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko, 1893-1978)

God’s providence leads us through life; and how good it is for those who can hear it in time, who try to understand God’s will for themselves.

An article on Novo Diveevo Convent
From Pravoslavniy palomnik

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
On 1 Corinthians 11:23-30

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

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

From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

Elder Iosif of the Monastery of Vatopedi

Many scholars agree the Akathist was composed by St. Romanos the Melodist, who reposed in the year 556.

The History of the Russian Church in Darmstadt.
(Article and Photos)

Those Who Have Passed Through Life In Afflictions...
by St. Theodore the Studite

from The Truth of Our Faith, by Elder Cleopa

An Article by Archpriest Victor Potapov on the life of St. Luke of Simferopol
Presented April 2, 2013 at Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY

From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

St. John Climacus is honored by the Church as a great ascetic and as the author of a remarkable work entitled, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, and therefore he has been named “Climacus,” or “of the Ladder.”

by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem

When the grace of God moved my heart to come to this blessed place it was February in the year of Our Lord 1910.
by Archimandrite Gavriel of Dionysiou
(† 1983)

Reasons Why Our Intentions to Lead a Better and Holy Life Do Not Produce Results
From the Conversations of Metropolitan Gregory of Novgorod

This Pascha Is a Type of the Future and Eternal Pascha
by St. Theodore the Studite

St. Anthony said, "Man's great labor consists in taking all his transgressions upon himself before the face of God, and expecting temptation to his last breath."

On “The Shepherd’s Word”, March 9, 2013, His Holiness answered questions on the Church’s assessment of the role of the Romanov Dynasty in Russian history.

A Sermon on the Occasion of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos
by St. John of Kronstadt

From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

We prayerfully remember Archimandrite Kyprian (Pyzhov) on the anniversary of his death.

by New Martyr Feodor Pozdeyev, Archbishop of Volokolamsk, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy (+1938)

On Our Sudden Departure From Here
By St. Theodore the Studite

Because of the miracles he wrought both during his life and after death, he is called the Wonderworker of Britain.