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Third Sunday of Great Lent: Veneration of Holy Cross

Before us is the Cross. This is the Cross of Christ. But on Golgotha there were two more crosses: Christ in the middle and on either side of Him were crucified two thieves. Christ on the Cross performed the sacrifice of redemption for the whole world. But what brought those crucified with Him to these More…


4:15, Monday, 24 March, 2014 | Continuarea


The Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Tiganesti

The Monastery of Tiganesti Monastery of monks Monk Superior: Archimandrite Irinarh (Costru) Location: Tiganesti village, Straseni district, about 35 km NV off Chisinau The monastery of Tiganesti was founded in 1725 by boyar Lupu Dencu and by free peasants from the village of Cobalca (now Codreanca), who built a wooden church in order to offer More…


5:00, Wednesday, 19 March, 2014 | Continuarea


Difficult Father Nathaniel

Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov. A chapter from the book “Everyday Saints and other stories” If, during the time that I was living there, someone had asked for the name of the most difficult person in the Monastery of the Pskov Caves, the answer without doubt would have been only one name: the Treasurer of the Pskov More…


1:43, Friday, 14 March, 2014 | Continuarea


The Holy Ascension Monastery of Japca, Floresti raion

Monastery of nuns Patron Feast: The Ascension of the Lord Mother Superior: Taisia (Străinu) Addressa: MD 6645, Japca village, Floreşti raion phone 0250-66-259 Location:  la 160 km North off Chişinău. The Japca Monastery is located on one bank of the Nistru River, 10 km from Camenca. It is the only monastery from Bessarabia which was never closed More…


3:21, Thursday, 13 March, 2014 | Continuarea


The Holy Trinity Monastery of Rudi, Soroca raion

Monastery of nuns Mother Superior: Hegumeness Maria (Pascariuc) Location: North of Moldova, Soroca raion MD-5133, Rudi village, Soroca raion Phone: (+373) 251 93 777 Mobile: 067193555 Rudi Monastery, also known as Rughi Monastery, is located on the bank of the Nistru River, 15 km from the town of Otaci. In 1777, with the blessing of More…


2:45, Thursday, 13 March, 2014 | Continuarea


The Monastery of Holy Great-Martyr George in Suruceni, Ialoveni raion

Abbess: Hegumeness Epistimia Goncearenco Location: about 12 km South-West from Chisinau, 7 km from Ialoveni Contact data: MD-6827, Suruceni village, Ialoveni raion Phone: 0268 33 262 Mobile: 069189146 At about 12 km away from Chisinau, near the village of Suruceni, on the slope of a forested hill, surrounded by vineyards and orchards, near the bank of More…


4:00, Friday, 7 March, 2014 | Continuarea


The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

The Great Canon of St Andrew, Bishop of Crete, is the longest canon in all of our services, and is associated with Great Lent, since the only times it is appointed to be read in church are the first four nights of Great Lent (Clean Monday through Clean Thursday, at Great Compline, when it is More…


12:27, Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 | Continuarea


An Introduction to Lent

Bishop Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh This talk was given by Metropolitan Anthony to the London Group of the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius and their friends on Saturday, 17 February 1968. It was taken down in shorthand, transcribed, corrected by Metropolitan Anthony and published at the time in booklet form by the Fellowship, More…


1:50, Friday, 28 February, 2014 | Continuarea


Message of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir at the beginning of the Great Lent

Beloved in Christ brothers and sisters, With the Lord’s help we have approached the Great Lent, preparing for the bright Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Now that there are only several days left before the beginning of this important period of ascetic labour, let us prepare morally and spiritually More…


11:29, Thursday, 27 February, 2014 | Continuarea


The Monastery of Holy Ascension of the Lord in New Neamt, near Bendery, Moldova

The monastery of the Holy Ascension in New-Neamts is situated in Bessarabia, on the right shore of Dniester, at a distance of 14 km from the town of Tighina (Bender) and 6 km from the town of Tiraspol. The monastic complex rises grandly to the sky, being seen from the distance by the people coming More…


4:09, Monday, 24 February, 2014 | Continuarea


The Third Sunday of the Triodion Period: Sunday of The Last Judgement (Meatfare Sunday)

Introduction The Sunday of the Last Judgment is the third Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement of Great Lent. During this time, the services of the Church have begun to include hymns from the Triodion, a liturgical book that contains the services from the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, the More…


3:34, Friday, 21 February, 2014 | Continuarea


Saturday of Souls – the Saturday before the Last Judgement Sunday

Through the Apostolic Constitutions (Book VIII, ch. 42), the Church of Christ has received the custom to make commemorations for the departed on the third, ninth, and fortieth days after their repose. Since many throughout the ages, because of an untimely death in a faraway place, or other adverse circumstances, have died without being deemed More…


3:28, Friday, 21 February, 2014 | Continuarea


12 Reasons Why I Became and/or Remain an Orthodox Christian

by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick Lists like this are usually so much clickbait, I know, but I thought it was nevertheless worthwhile to compile a list of most of the reasons why I became and/or remain an Orthodox Christian. Some of these things were not really on my radar when I became Orthodox in 1998, but More…


1:10, Friday, 21 February, 2014 | Continuarea


Strange Yet Familiar: My Journey to the Orthodox Church-Bishop Kallistos (Ware)

Heaven and earth are united today. — Hymn from the Vigil on Christmas Eve O strange Orthodox Church! — Father Lev Gillet An absence and a presence I can remember exactly when my personal journey to Orthodoxy began. It happened quite unexpectedly one Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1952, when I was seventeen. I More…


11:23, Friday, 21 February, 2014 | Continuarea


Prayer dissolves anger

A woman who worked as schoolteacher came home full of anger. She has had a quarrel with the headmistress. When she came home, she started to pour her fury on her husband. He kept calm and didn’t contradict her. At a given moment the woman started scolding him for not having bought fruits for the More…


10:58, Friday, 21 February, 2014 | Continuarea


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