First, because faith is our light. Christ said: I am the light of the world. The light of the lamp reminds us of the light with which Christ illuminates our souls.Second, to remind us of the light of the character of the saint before whom we light the candle. Because the saints are called: sons […]
Saint Basil the Great: Sermon on the Psalms Every letter is divinely inspired and beneficial (2 Tim. 3, 16), and the Holy Spirit wrote it so that we humans would choose healing for our own passion. The book of Psalms contains what is most useful in all the other books. It is a common treasury
The Monastery of Visoki Dečani is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Kosovo. It is known for its beautiful and harmonious chanting, which is an important part of the monastery’s spiritual life. The monks at Visoki Dečani come from a variety of different backgrounds and are dedicated to living a life of prayer, contemplation, and
Christian Orthodox countries are countries where the majority of the population belongs to the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world. The Eastern Orthodox Church is characterized by its liturgical tradition and its adherence to the Nicene Creed. Examples of Christian Orthodox countries include: Serbia Greece Cyprus Russia
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I am Orthodox because I was baptized and spiritually raised in the arms of the Orthodox Eastern Church. In the Orthodox Church, I first got to know God, One in essence and Triune in Dispensations, as revealed to people by the incarnate Son and Logos of God. In it I got to know the Holy
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One of the most intriguing and increasingly popular places in Serbia, which almost hypnotically attracts visitors every day, is the Tumane monastery. Until recently, few people knew about this Orthodox monastery of the Eparchy of Braničevo Serbian Orthodox Church, but today everyone knows that it is a place where completely incredible and miraculous things happen.
Let us love Christ! Then the name of Christ will resound from us – accompanied by our longing, warm feeling, love. In fact, we will shout His name secretly, without words. May Christ free us from every presence of the old man in us! Let us turn to him in prayer to give us tears
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Someone will ask: how do you say that the risen Lord overcame death, but people are still dying? Whoever enters this life through the mother’s womb, they come out of this life through death and the grave. Only that death for us, who die in Christ, is no longer a dark abyss, but a birth
Good Friday for Orthodox Christians is the saddest and most tragic day of the whole year. There is no greater tragedy and shame in the entire human history than the event of the crucifixion of the Son of God. It is a day of our grief and spiritual sorrow, because of the great injustice that
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The entry of Christ into Jerusalem – Palm Sunday (Greek: Η Είσοδος του Χριστού στα Ιεροσόλυμα), a moving holiday that is celebrated the day after the resurrection of Lazarus, i.e. Lazarus’ Saturday, the sixth week of Lent and the week before Easter. This holiday was established in Jerusalem at the end of the 4th century
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