He is one of the greatest Orthodox saints in the 20th century. Having escaped as a Russian nobleman before the revolutionary terror of 1917, he studied theology in the Serbian capital and supported himself by working as a colporteur. He was ordained a monk in 1926 in the Miljko Monastery, on the Morava river, and […]
“You should hate evil, but you should not hate a man who does evil, because he is sick. If you can cure a sick person, but don’t kill him with your hatred”, the bishop thought. Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich (1881-1956) is one of the most impressive personalities of Serbian Orthodox spirituality. He was educated in Switzerland
Saint Nikolai Velimirovich’s wise thoughts: Words that ennoble life! Read More »
Very Reverend, Reverend and Venerable Fathers, Beloved Brothers and Sisters: The Eastern American Diocese is undertaking a special fundraising initiative to help the endangered Greek Nation, which is being ravaged by wildfires, effective Sunday, August 22, 2021. His Holiness, our Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, conveyed his heartfelt brotherly concern to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, noting
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Seraphim of Sarov was one of the greatest Russian Orthodox ascetics, foreseers and miracle workers, and he is celebrated as a saint in our holy Orthodox church. Having received gifts of grace from God: clairvoyance, miracles and healing, and according to the will of the Most High, he began to enter into conversation with visitors,
The teachings of Saint Seraphim of Sarov: Wisdom that softened even the stony hearts! Read More »
This video will take you on a short journey through the Old City of Jerusalem towards the Lion’s Gate, The Mount of Olives, and finally to the church of Gethsemane. Upon entering the church of the Sepulcher of the Mother of God in Gethsemane, you will hear the mystical Greek Orthodox chanting. It is a
The small village of Mutalask in the Cappadocia region became famous for this great light of the Orthodox Church. Sava was born there to father John and mother Sofia. At the age of eight, he left his parents’ home and became a monk in a nearby family called Flavian. After 10 years, he moved to
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There are almost no saints whose miraculous deeds of love are talked about as much as Saint Nectarios the Wonderworker of Aegina. The feast of his remembrance is always a good opportunity to remember some of the countless miraculous healings. We cite probably the most famous example of his miracles – the healing of also
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Metropolitan Amfilohije Radovich:I first met the great elder Paisius of Mount Athos in 1966, when I was still a layman. And I spent a certain period, almost ten months, already as a hieromonk, near his cell.The very first time I went there, I stayed for a week. I was going through a very difficult period
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For Orthodox believers, the six-week Christmas fast began on November 28, which precedes the happiest Christian holiday, the Nativity of Christ – Christmas.Preparation for Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7, is complete if the believer approaches the sacred mysteries of confession, repentance and communion at the end of the six-week fast. Fasting is the
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On August 27, 1930, the pious parents Zdravko and Milijana Gavrilović from the village of Vidova near Čačak – and with them the entire Serbian family – were blessed by the Lord with the birth of a male child who was named Miroslav at his baptism. He finished elementary school in his native village, and
