I don't know about you but when I have had a shower and I feel clean from all the sweat and grime of the day then I feel great. It is exactly the same with repentance. When I have confessed my ...
Along with the essential trio of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, our Lenten effort, as average people, might be summed up in the words of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, “Our life depends on the kind ...
It is important to remember that no one is saved by religion. Does that sound shocking? It is important to grasp this. We are saved by recovering the likeness of God in Christ, the process we call ...
As we approach Great Lent every year, there seems to be a rush of interest in finding good fasting recipes that are fast, easy and nutritious. More and more often, those recipes seem to include some ...
The ability to keep silent is very highly valued in human society. Not without reason is it said that silence is golden, but the word is silver. A silent person is able to control his thoughts, ...
Although Orthodox Christians follow slightly different traditions around Great Lent, the basic meaning of these forty days is the same for us. To put it simply, Lent is a journey back to our ...
An acquaintance of mine was having some very serious problems and she frequently travelled to see a spiritual person to seek advice. Once she said to him, ‘I have voluntarily undertaken the obedience ...
During the weekdays of Great Lent and on the days of lesser fasts, when office with Alleluia is served, as well as on the days when vespers is served in the afternoons, the ustav prescribes Great ...
On Monday of the First Week of Lent, during Great Compline, after Psalm 69, the Canon is sung. The Eirmosi are sung twice, at the beginning and end of each Song. Before each Troparion we make the ...
