“When the centurion saw what happened, he glorified God. He said, “Truly this man was righteous.”

A homily by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes

According to Church tradition, Longinus was that soldier, who with a spear pierced the side of the Crucified Saviour

Luke 8:5-15
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact

Holy Hiero-Confessor Athanasius (Sakharov)

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

by Archimandrite Kyprian (Kern)

by Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

Let us bless James, praising him as the messenger of God,
for he filled the souls of the pious with wise dogmas.

A homily by Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)
Delivered October 24, 2010

Luke 7:11-16
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact

by Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+2009)

By the time of his repose, Bishop Jonah had already made a deep impression by his God-pleasing life, and his unremitting ascetic labors.

Hieromartyr Cyprian, former servant of the prince of darkness, who by faith shattered his grip. Christians often resort to the prayerful intercession of the saint in their struggle with unclean spirits.

Luke 6:31-36
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact

Today the Virgin stands in the midst of the Church
and with choirs of saints she invisibly prays to God for us.

The saint had no wish during his life for renown, neither in death, but by God's Almighty Power he was glorified.

by Metropolitan Innocent of Moscow

St. Sergius was born to an aristocratic family, during a very violent period of Russian history.

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

St Innocent (Veniaminov; 1797-1879), a great missionary, the Apostle of America and Siberia, Metropolitan of Moscow

by Father Seraphim Rose of Platina

St. Herman’s Letters to Abbot Nazarius

The All-merciful Lord aroused a strong desire in the valiant prince Bidzina Choloqashvili of Kakheti and, together with Shalva and his uncle Elizbar, princes of Aragvi and Ksani provinces, he led a struggle to liberate Kakheti from the Tatars

the Teachings of St. Silouan