One cannot prove with certainty what is the share of history and what is the share of myth in the traditions related to Saint Mary of Egypt […]

Today the Church calls our attention to Saint John of Climacus (19) because this father, who lived in the seventh century, achieved in his life

In the middle of Lent, the Church sets up before us the Cross of Christ. It does this twice more a year, on September 14 and August 1, marking the

This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of preparation for fasting, and it concludes this period of preparation. It is the last day of it, as we enter

Saturday, the eve of this Sunday, is specially dedicated to the memory of the faithful who have departed. There is a clear connection between this memory and the remembrance of the Last Judgment.

This Sunday continues the expansion on the topic of repentance and repentance that we touched on during the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican. But the letter (1 Cor.

(Open for me the doors of repentance, O Giver of Life…). This is how the Church chants in the Matins prayer of the first of the four Sundays that prepare us for the coming of the Lord.

Easter, meaning the remembrance of the Lord’s Passion and Resurrection together, is the climax of the Orthodox liturgical year. But the Church has long prepared us for this painful period