“Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the earth! Sing unto the Lord, bless His name; proclaim His salvation from day to day!” The Paschal joy, like a river of grace, continues its quiet yet powerful flow, transforming and sanctifying everything it touches—every soul, all of creation. On the Second…
Illumined by the uncreated Light of Christ’s Resurrection, and warmed by the overflowing grace that pours forth on this most radiant and life-giving Feast, our souls tremble with joyful awe, and our minds are enlightened by the eternal brilliance of the Day without evening. With hearts full of gratitude and with songs too fragile to…
“Come, receive the Light from the unwaning Light, and glorify Christ, Who is risen from the dead!” In the brilliance of this night—brighter than any day—when all creation falls silent before the glory of the invincible Light, the Sacred Monastery of Bigorski was once again illumined by the uncreated beauty of Christ’s Resurrection. At the…
On this Holy and Great Saturday, when all of creation stands in mystical silence before the majesty of Christ’s rest in the Tomb following His all-saving work, the Sacred Monastery of Bigorski enters into the height of sacred expectation—the moment just before the cosmic brilliance of Life bursts forth. On the evening of Great Friday,…
Today, creation has crucified its own Creator. What more dreadful sight has the Sun beheld, that it veiled its light? What greater wound has the Earth endured, that it trembled and split asunder? What can compare with such an atrocity—worthy of eternal judgment and torment? Yet He, the All-pure, All-merciful, Sinless One, cried out: “Father,…
On this second preparatory Sunday before the Honorable and Great Fast, the Holy Church presents to us one of the most sublime and comforting parables of Christ—the story of the Prodigal Son and the Merciful Father. This divine narrative of fall and repentance, human weakness, and the boundless love of the Heavenly Father is a…
