June 12, 2015
“Christ came to enlighten mankind. There are various religions outside His revelation where the followers are sincere – not just practicing demon worship – and where the soul is...
Friday, June 12
Venerable Onuphrius the Great By your achievements in the wilderness you became like the Bodiless Powers, / Godly Onuphrius, and righteous Peter adornment of Athos. / The heavenly-minded pair...
July 11, 2015
“All of this [spiritual blessings] was the fruit of our holy Geronda’s prayers, teaching, and wise discipline. It was because of his tears that he shed for us. He...
Thursday, June 11
Apostle Bartholomew of the Twelve Kontakion — Tone 4 You have appeared to the universe as a great sun, / shining with the radiance of your teachings and awesome...
June 10, 2015
“By holiness is meant following Christ to Gethsemane and Golgotha. Holiness is not transmitted, not earned by merely reading books and having lengthy discussions in living rooms. It calls...
Wednesday, June 10
Hieromartyr Timothy the Bishop of Prusa Troparion — Tone 1 By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the...
June 9, 2015
“The biblical belief in marriage and family has shaped the principle of monogamy, which became the nucleus of European society and determined the relations between the two sexes. It...
Tuesday, June 9
St Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria Troparion — Tone 1 With all reverence let us praise a light of the world, / the great orator and champion of the...
June 7, 2015
“Being filled with the Gospel teaching and trying to live by it, we should have love and compassion for the miserable humanity of our days. Probably never have people...
Monday, June 8
Orthodox Daily Devotional KontakionTruly enlisted with the King of Heaven, / you became an outstanding general for Him, passion-bearer Theodore; / you armed yourself wisely with the weapons of...