The Life and Blessing of Elder IliyHis entire life was marked by the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, and everything he did was in fulfillment of the will of the Sovereign Lady for the strengthening of his homeland. “>Part 1 Then came ten years of ascetic life on Mount Athos. Whenever people tried…
St. Gregory of Shlisselburg It’s natural for a living Christian soul to aspire to God. The aspiration for God finds its expression first of all in prayer to God. On PrayerWhat should someone do who doesn’t know any prayers, but desires to pray, to save his soul? “>Prayer is an appeal to God, a conversation…
Cherkasy, Cherkasy Province, Ukraine, March 19, 2025 Photo: news.church.ua The persecuted Metropolitan Theodosy of Cherkasy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has finally been released from nighttime house arrest after two years of such restrictions on his movements. At first, His Eminence was under around-the-clock house arrest Persecuted Ukrainian hierarch returns to ministry after 8…
Russia, March 18, 2025 Photo: obsheedelo.ru Volunteers from the project Common Cause: Revival of Wooden Churches of the North and specialists from the Kizhi Museum-Preserve managed to save 37 wooden churches of the Russian North in 2024. These results were summarized at a meeting with the Kizhi Museum director Elena Bogdanova and the founder…
Cooperstown, New York, March 18, 2025 Photo: damascenepress.org Damascene Press is republishing the best-selling collection of St. Ephraim the Syrian’s prayers compiled by St. Theophan the Recluse. It is now available for free download as an eBook and for purchase in printed editions from damascenepress.org. Damascene Press is operated by the Lambertsen Foundation, which was…
