There is no sight more beautiful than when all souls flow toward a noble goal, like rivers merging into one sea of love and mercy. There is no stronger blessing than the one born of communal prayer—a prayer that brings heaven down to earth and echoes deeply in our hearts. For this is the foundation…
The celebrations in honor of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross of the Lord reached their culmination in the sacred Monastery of the Holy Great Martyr and Trophy-bearer George in Rajcica, during the divine liturgical assembly, presided over by our beloved Elder, His Grace Bishop Parthenius of Antania. Accompanying him in this supreme…
The Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos marks the beginning of the New Testament, a moment in human history that announces the nearness of our deliverance. This day is filled with joy, not merely because of the birth of a child, but because of the birth of the One who will bear…
"Monasticism," as our monastic father in Christ, Elder Bishop of Antania, His Grace Parthenius, once said, "is the heart of the spiritual life of the Church, the spring from which the saints and teachers of divine knowledge flow. In the depths of sacred tradition, monasticism is not merely a choice or a way of life,…
According to the established practice of Orthodox liturgical tradition, following each major feast of the Lord or the Theotokos, a commemoration is made for the saints who directly or indirectly participated in the salvific events connected with the feast. Similarly, following ancient monastic tradition, after the main feast day of a monastery, a remembrance is…
Our Holy Church has always, with the deepest reverence, celebrated the virtues and spiritual gifts that adorned Saint John the Baptist, the Forerunner of our Lord, as well as all the Prophets, Apostles, Angels, Martyrs, and Confessors. The Forerunner himself was chosen by God to be the first to proclaim Christ, the first to announce…
