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
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
Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feasts of the Resurrection of the Lord and of the Holy Fathers (this Sunday we once again remember all the Old Testament saints), as well as with the final Sunday of the Nativity Fast!
Today, as is the case every year on… more
Last week Alexander Maiorov, a parishioner of our church, unexpectedly passed away.
Alexander returned to Russia for a visit and immediately after leaving the airport collapsed and died.
May the Lord God grant rest to his soul!
