lengthy excerpts from An Encyclopedia of the Royal and Imperial Saints of the Orthodox Church
by Protopresbyter James Thornton

by St. John of Kronstadt

John 20:19-31
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. John
by Blessed Theophylact

Fr. Artemy Vladimirov, an English-speaking Moscow priest from the Church of All Saints at Krasnoselskaya, has, for the past decade, been a mainstay for Western Orthodox converts living in Moscow

Along with audio recordings of Paschal hymns sung by the Sretensky Monastery Choir is an outline of the services of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.

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

Like the morning dew, now are our tears dried away!

by Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery (+1976)

Now all things are filled with light

The Holy Fire appeared on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

Video

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

by St. Epiphanios of Salamis

By St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

Fr. Georges Florovsky
on Ezekiel 37
"O Ye Dry Bones"

Given at the Evening Service
by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

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

On Thursday evening, the Matins service of Holy Friday is served. This service is also called the Service of the Twelve Gospels

Holy Thursday was celebrated today with much splendor, as every year, on Patmos, the island of the Apocalypse

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?

Advice from four respected clergymen in Russia – Fr. Valerian Krechetov, Fr. Vladimir Shaforostov, Fr. Maxim Pervozvansky, and Fr. Kirill Kaleda.

Let's explore the meaning of each of the solemn days of Passion Week.

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

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

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

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

Lessons of the Great Archpastor, the Ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow († November 19, 1867)

On January 8 2014, the day of the Synaxis of Holy Theotokos, Abbess Irina (Alekseeva) of Novo-Diveevo Convent, the eldest nun in the Russian Church Abroad, departed to the Lord in the ninety-second year of her life.

by St. Gregory of Neo-Caesarea

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

This Life of Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt was written in the 7th century by Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

by Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky +2002)

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

If we practice true fasting we shall trample here and now on the fire in our flesh and quench it

Notes on The Akathist Hymn by Hieromonk Job (Gumerov), Fr. Michael Carney, and Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash)

The text of the Akathist Hymn

“ROCOR’s Emphasis On Ascetic and Liturgical Tradition is Very Much Needed Today”

On Wednesday evening a very special service is celebrated in Orthodox churches—the Great Canon with the Life of St. Mary of Egypt. This is the only time in the year when the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is read in its entirety along with the Life of St. Mary of Egypt.

The text.
"He is my Helper and Protector, and hath become my Salvation."