In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear fathers, brothers and sisters! Today is a special service called The Eve of Theophany. This service is very similar to the one we celebrated on Christmas Eve—it begins with the Royal Hours and continues with the Vespers and…
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, when time flies at the speed of light and life looks like an obstacle course, you sometimes are dying to simply drop everything and listen to what your heart tells you. To close your eyes, to feel the silence that envelops us from all sides, and…
Mexico City, January 16, 2025 Photo: oca.org The primate of the Orthodox Church in America paid a pastoral visit to the Diocese of Mexico over the weekend. It has become customary for His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All America and Canada to visit the diocese following the feast of the Theophany, the…
Moscow, January 17, 2025 Photo: ibt.org.ru The Institute for Bible Translation, dedicated to translating Holy Scripture into the languages of the non-Slavic peoples living in Russia, continues its blessed work with a translation of the Pentateuch in the Karachay-Balkar language. The new edition is the result of many years of work “and a careful approach…
Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, January 17, 2025 Photo: nne.ru Yesterday, a diocesan center for women suffering from chemical dependencies opened in Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Province. The opening ceremony began with the consecration of the premises by His Grace Bishop Gedeon of Vyksa and Pavlovo. The new center, under the patronage of St. Barnabas…
