Ознака:Great Lent

Services and Sacraments

(Video) The Glory of St. Gregory Palamas in Rajchica

The Blessing of Saint Gregory Palamas, the Miracle-Worker of Thessaloniki, which abundantly pours upon us during the second week of the Honorable Fast, traditionally attracts many God-loving souls to the heavenly palace of the Victor. This year was no different.…

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The Second Akathist Hymn in Praise of the Mother of God

Tonight, like a garland of fresh roses, the words "Rejoice... Rejoice... Rejoice..." were recited, and every heart was filled with joy and contentment, because the Queen Mother covers the world with love and compassion under the mantle of her prayers.…

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The Triumph of Orthodoxy

The symphony of bells resounded triumphantly in the Holy Monastery of Bigorski, in honor of the victory and glory of Orthodoxy, which the Church of Christ has consecrated on this first Sunday of the Holy and Cleansing Forty Days. After…

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Rejoice, sweet-scented Lily, who gives fragrance to the faithful (First Akathist)

"It was inconspicuous and insignificant, but it became wider than the heavens. It was an endless endurance in sorrows, but it became joy for all. She felt and called herself a 'handmaid', but became Queen of Heaven and Earth. We…

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Clean Wednesday – the spiritual grandeur of the trimerion.

As we live through the first days of fasting, intensified prayer, and self-reflection during the Holy Forty Days, today, at the first Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ has deemed us worthy to…

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First Tuesday of Lent – Clean Tuesday

As pilgrims on earth, like all our fathers, let us guard the fleeting time of our blameless life, O our Savior, and have mercy on us, as the Lover of mankind. Here we are already taking the second step into…