from the Lenten Synaxarion
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From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Mark
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
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through contrition of heart a man becomes obedient to the commandments, is freed from evil, obtains virtues
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Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia (†1927)
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On Harmony and Love
by St. Theodore the Studite
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by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
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On guarding the soul from destructive passions
by Saint Theodore the Studite
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From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. John
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
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A Sermon by Protopriest Sergei Chetverikov (+1947)
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St. Dorotheos of Gaza
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He delivered the entire province from its age-old wickedness and brought it to the Christian faith and works of righteousness
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A Helper and a Protector has become salvation to me.
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On Fasting and Dispassion
by Saint Theodore the Studite
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From the introductory material in the Lenten Triodion
Mother Mary and Bishop Kallistos Ware
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From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
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from The Journey to Heaven
by Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
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Prevailing over all the passions of the flesh, the wondrous Chad scaled the heights of dispassion by his surpassing wisdom and Christian virtues.
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His Eminence Metropolitan HILARION
of Eastern America and New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
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On Being Confident and Courageous in the Present Persecution.
Delivered on Wednesday of Cheesefare
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A message from the Fund for Assistance
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From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
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Holy Scripture tells us that after St. John the Baptist was beheaded, the impious Herodias forbade the prophet’s head to be buried together with his body.
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An account written by Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical History
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The martyric contest of the Nine Righteous Children of Kola occurred in the 6th century, in the historical region of Tao in southern Georgia.
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A Sermon of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco
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The first European to set foot on the New World was an Orthodox Christian, some five hundred years before Christopher Columbus
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She lived her whole life working kindness and mercy
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From the Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke by Blessed Theophylact,
Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
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In Praise of Blessed Theodore, the Great Martyr
by Saint Gregory of Nyssa
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"If there is anything that you realize that you do not know; seek to find out. Lose no opportunity to learn."