Today, this wonderful Holiday, deeply revered by our ancestors, is just beginning to return to the consciousness of Orthodox Rus'. Therefore, it is natural that for the majority of even church people, August 11 is in no way associated with the memory of the great...

December 19 marks the feast of the Orthodox Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. This saint is the most famous and most mentioned, and many traditions are associated with his day that change the fate of believers. The story of Nicholas the Wonderworker This saint...

This is a great event not only for the Orthodox, but for the entire city. In the Northern capital, everything will be done to ensure that everyone can venerate the ark. Even in crumbs there is strength. We took into account the experience of Moscow, where over 1.5 million came to venerate the saint...

You will need - leaves - a pen or pencil - grapes (or small tangerines) - chewing marmalade - coins of various denominations - candles - telephone And the main ingredient is enthusiasm and self-belief and the power of desire Instructions So, the very first and...

Every year on December 31, the hero of the famous film says: “We have stopped doing big good stupid things...” And indeed, with age we often become bored: we lose our recklessness, inspiration, faith in miracles, and often faith in general. But if you...

Healer St. Luke of Crimea is our contemporary, canonized. St. Luke of Crimea is our contemporary (in the world Valentin Feliksovich Voino-Yasenetsky: April 27 (May 9), 1877, Kerch - June 11, 1961, Simferopol). Russian scientist, surgeon...

The crisis of old spiritual values ​​required some kind of socio-psychological replacement. It was useless to look for a replacement within the Greco-Roman cultural circle, because its thinkers for a long time could not overcome the charm of the ideas created...

Each day of the year is unique and contains events in the past that are celebrated by the Orthodox Church. The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was established in memory of the discovery of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. On the day of the Exaltation in...

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated on September 27, 2020 (September 14 is the date according to the old style). The holiday is dedicated to the Cross of Jesus Christ, on which he was crucified. Elevation means “raising up.” This holiday symbolizes the raising of the Cross from...

The beheading is the murder of John the Baptist. A terrible crime, an innocent death. Why do Christians celebrate this day? After all, a holiday is a celebration, but what kind of celebration is there, it would seem? A man, and what a man: the greatest, by...

And all Orthodox Christians celebrate the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 28 - a sad and at the same time joyful holiday. The Lord took the Virgin Mary to Heaven so that She could protect all the offended and disadvantaged. She still listens to all the pleas...

It is customary not only among believers, but also among ordinary people to follow the folk calendar, because the wisdom collected over millennia directly points to changes in the natural order. One of the most famous holidays, Elijah’s Day, prepares us for autumn. WITH...

The Most Holy Theotokos enjoys special veneration in Orthodox Christianity. At this time, there are many versions of the icons of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which depict the Virgin Mary in infancy and the pious Anna and Joachim. Celebration...

On September 27, Orthodox Christians celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross - one of the 12 main, or twelfth, holidays of the Orthodox Church. Exaltation of the Holy Cross: history On the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, they remember how the Equal-to-the-Apostles Queen...

The veneration of Saint Panteleimon in the Russian Orthodox Church has been known since the twelfth century, when Prince Izyaslav placed an image of the martyr healer on his combat helmet. How to pray and what to ask Panteleimon the Healer for. If you want...