Two sermons by Metropolitan Philaret of New York and Eastern America on the Sunday of the Blind Man

By St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

On the Sunday of the Blind Man by Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov)

by St. John Chrysostom

by Hieroschemamonk Valentin (Gurevich)

by Deacon Andrei Psarev

"For Us on Earth – a Loss, for the Heavens – a Gain"
by Archpriest Victor Potapov

by Metropolitan Laurus (Škurla) (+2008)

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

“Give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.” (John 4:15).

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov (+1867) stands out as one of the greatest patristic writers of the nineteenth century.

by Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery

Alas! How few people there are in our times...who understand correctly what Orthodoxy is and wherein its essence lies.

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee (Jn. 5:14)

By Fr. George Calciu

A sermon by Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

There is an oral tradition that he may have converted Opta, the founder of Optina Monastery.

A chapter from Archpriest Nicholas Deputatov's book, The Awareness of God, contains a brief life of Bishop Ignatius, together with short selections from his writings.

Selected sayings of St. Nektary of Optina

by St. Kosmas Aitolos

Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) OF Bogucharsk (+1950)
From the Notes of Archbishop Seraphim’s Spiritual Children

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

A sermon by Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern America and New York (+1985)

Homily of Saint Gregory Palamas

How should Christians behave after Communion?

At the Head of the Russian Community in Ireland in the 20th century

At its March 9, 2017 session, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church officially adopted St. Patrick and more than fifteen other pre-schism Western saints into its calendar

The Holy Orthodox Church, like a concerned mother, offers up prayers for all her children who have departed this life.

On this day, the Tuesday of St. Thomas week, we call to remembrance all those who have died from the beginning of the ages in faith and in the hope of resurrection and life eternal.

by St. John of Kronstadt

by Bishop Benjamin of Saratov and Balashov (+1955)

Excerpt from a Homily by St. John Chrysostom