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. The prayerful call was heard in the hearts, and numerous devotees of this Divine servant…

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. What seemed like an ordinary day, now shines with a special radiance, as it is…

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 the repentant tolls, the clarifying chimes, and the touching hymns and prayers of the past…

Theodore’s Saturday

The endless expanse of the starry sky that evokes deep awe and joy in the human soul pales in comparison to the boundless expanse of the spiritual realm filled with God's martyrs, who, like stars around the Sun of Christ, delight and uplift the soul of the Christian. The memory of St. Theodore Tyron, observed…

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 leave our pains, sorrows, and struggles to her, and She revealed herself to us -…

First Friday of Lent – Clean Friday

Like a vine hanging on the cross, O Savior, You have watered the ends of the universe with the wine of immortality, Christ. Therefore, I cry out to You: Me, who am heavily darkened by the drunkenness of sins, after You have filled me with the sweetness of true humility, strengthen me to abstain from…