from The Law of God 
by Archpriest Seraphim Slobodskoy

Monasticism appeared early in the history of the Church.

St. Cyril of Alexandria from: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Luke.

The following miracles are told by the nuns of St. Stephen's Monastery at Meteora of Thessaly, which houses the holy skull of St. Haralambos.

Fort Ross, Russian colony turned State Park, is exceptional. It is the only public park in America that has been graced by three saints.

by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

by H.R.H. Princess Ileana of Romania

Luke 19:1-10
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

The fortieth day after His birth, the All-Holy Virgin brought her Divine Son into the Temple of Jerusalem, in accordance with the Law

Brigid saw the beauty and goodness of God in all His creation. Her chief virtue lay in her gentleness, in her compassion, and in her happy and devoted nature.

A soul zealous to ascend the ladder of perfection is indeed worthy of praise. Zeal, however, must be accompanied by a profound sobriety and humility, else the soul will fall into a pit of vainglory. 

Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom

The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia were Orthodox Faithful who suffered during the Soviet period (1917 to 1991) for their faith.

God sent His people a true beacon of Faith, a courageous confessor with strong power of prayer

Thou bringest us by mystic teachings, O Father,
To the Trinity's sunlike illumination

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Having been as a wandering stranger on earth, sighing for the Heavenly homeland, thou wast known as a fool by the senseless and unbelieving, but as most wise and holy by the faithful, and wast crowned by God with glory and honor

In this Church I have experienced many spiritual joys: in Jordanville, then on Mount Athos, and, finally, in the Holy Land.

A financial crisis has hit Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, because of a series of structural, electrical, and plumbing issues.
To help Jordanville please visit www.fundforassistance.org

Abbess of Holy Ascension Convent on the Mount of Olives shares her memories on how the Lord brought her to the Holy Land.

From The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints by St. Demetrius of Rostov

From his youth, he lived a life of asceticism - his days and nights in prayer.
Euthymius was a great miracle worker; he expelled demons, and healed the gravely ill.

His teaching is the writings of a dweller of heaven, a heavenly man. To him, who had attained perfection, the spiritual world and its laws were open.