Schedule of services for March has been posted.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feasts of the Resurrection of the Lord and the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God!

In the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer we pray to the Lord that He “give us our daily bread.” This at first glance simple and understandable… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as the after-feast of the Meeting of the Lord!

In the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer, we say: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” We, of course, understand clearly… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!

In the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer, we say the following: “Thy Kingdom come.” These words can be understood in different ways. We can understand them literally: Thy Kingdom… more

Schedule of services for February has been posted.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feasts of the Resurrection of the Lord and the 20th century New-Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church!

In the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer, we say the following words: “Hallowed be thy Name,” which mean “may your… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!

Last year in my sermons I discussed the meaning of the Beatitudes and those psalms that are sung at the Divine Liturgy. These texts repeat on a weekly basis in the prayers of the Church so… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, the after-feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as the day of the priest-martyr Isidore of Yuriev and his parishioners who were martyred for the Orthodox faith. The priest-martyr… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feastdays of the Resurrection of the Lord, the Circumcision of our Saviour, and of St. Basil the Great!

In today’s Gospel reading we heard how on the eighth day after birth, the Infant Christ was circumcised and named Jesus. In… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Heartfelt congratulations with the great feast of the Nativity of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ!

The all-praised and glorious Apostle Luke proclaims in his Gospel that the Most-Pure Virgin Theotokos “wrapped [the new-born Infant] in… more