Holy Monday-Freedom that Alters
Holy and Great Monday is for the Church an occasion to remember the All-comely Joseph. His story is known from the Old Testament. His brothers sell him as a slave,
The Spiritual Practice of Holy Week
We are encouraged to put aside our worldly cares, to rest our weary minds, and enter into a period of spiritual contemplation that has the power to transform us notThe Synaxarion of the Days of the Holy Week
In Your ineffable compassion, O Christ our God, make us victors over the irrational passions, and make worthy to see Your manifest victory over death and Your joyous, life-giving Resurrection,
The Celebration of Palm Sunday in Hong Kong
The Orthodox Community in Hong Kong celebrated in a solemn way the Palm Sunday (28 April 2013). Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong and South East Asia presided over the Divine
The Bridegroom of the Church
Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night; and blessed is the servant He shall find awake and watching; unworthy is the other He shall find being
The Temporary Recognition of Christ
The raising of Lazarus was an event which could hardly have passed unnoticed. The resurrection of a dead person, four whole days after their death, produced an enormous impression in
The Saturday of Lazaros by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
The joy that permeates and enlightens the service of Lazarus Saturday stresses one major theme: the forthcoming victory of Christ over Hades. "Hades" is the Biblical term for Death and
The Gift, the Gifts, and Glossolalia (audio)
How does Orthodoxy view the gifts of the Holy Spirit and in particular the phenomenon of speaking in tongues? Fr. Thomas Hopko explores the New Testament teaching on the charismatic
Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum (April 11)
Antipas is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as, "Antipas, my faithful witness, who was martyred among you, where Satan lives" (Revelation 2:13), i.e., in the city of Pergamum. The
