Thou didst settle in the wilderness from thy youth eager to follow Christ's footsteps, O Alexander. The Angels were amazed when they beheld thee struggling in the flesh and conquering onslaughts of passions. Dwelling on earth thou wast equal to the Angels. Pray to Christ our God to save our souls. More »

After the Ascension of our Lord, the mother of God remained in the city of Jerusalem, comforting the infant Christian community. As the years passed and her time neared, she was in the habit of praying at the site of the Holy Sepulcher of the Lord. At one such visit, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to

The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by his apostles as “the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” he told them that “he must go up to Jerusalem and suffer many things … and be killed and on the third day

The two-week fast anticipating the Dormition of the Theotokos begins August 1 (August 14 on the civil calendar.) The Feast is on August 15/28. More »

On this day, we commemorate the martyrdom of the Chief Apostles, Peter and Paul. More »

Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And

“Sanctity is not just a virtue. It is an attainment of such spiritual height, that the abundance of God’s grace which fills the saint overflows on all who associate with him.” More »

Troparion: Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast revealed the fishermen to be most wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit; and through them Thou hast caught the whole world in Thy net. Glory to Thee, O Lover of Mankind. More »

“And while he was blessing them, he departed and started to ascend to heaven” (Luke 24:51)

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!