Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles!
Last week we marked the Ascension of our Saviour with His human body to heaven and noted that in such a way, our physical nature in the person of Jesus Christ was sanctified… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feasts of the Resurrection of the Lord, the Ascension, the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, as well as that of the enlighteners of the Slavs, the Holy Equals-of-the-Apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius!
For many weeks we… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!
During Vespers psalm 129 (130), ‘Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord’ is attached to psalms 140 and 141(‘Lord I have cried,’ and ‘I cried unto the Lord… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the continuing feast of Mid-Pentecost!
Last week we briefly discussed the 140th (141) psalm, ‘Lord I have cried,’ which is always sung at Vespers.… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!
Last Sunday we briefly discussed the 103rd (104th) psalm with which vespers begins. Today let’s consider psalm 140 (141), ‘Lord I have cried.’ Like the 103rd psalm, ‘… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the feastday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus the Pharisee!
Today, let’s briefly discuss the 103rd (104) psalm, one of… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the second Sunday of Pascha!
All of last week we celebrated in an especially joyful way the Resurrection of Christ. Church services were performed daily, all the regular prayers, both in church and at home,… more
Beloved brothers and sisters,
Congratulations on this bright and joyful feast of feasts, the Resurrection of Christ!
Christ is Risen!
In the Paschal Canon, we sing the following words:
Lift up thine eyes about thee, O Zion, and see, for behold, there cometh unto thee… more
Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
This evening at the Мatins service of Great Saturday, we will hear, along with all the other wonderful and deeply-meaningful hymns, the following words: “To earth hast Thou come down, O Master, to save Adam: and not finding him on earth, Thou hast… more
