Europe Day, celebration of peace and unity
Europe Day held on May 9 every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman declaration. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, the then…
Diac. Iulian Dumitraşcu
Prophet Jeremiah; Martyrs Ignatius, Acacius and Euthymius
Saint Thomas Sunday Some icons depicting this event are inscribed “The Doubting Thomas.” This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, “The Touching of Thomas.” The Slavonic inscription is, “The Belief of Thomas.” When Saint…
Apostle James, the Brother of Saint John the Theologian
The Holy Apostle James, the son of Zebedee, was the brother of Saint John the Theologian, and one of the Twelve Apostles. He and his brother, Saint John, were called to be Apostles by our…
Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy; Martyrs Maximus, Quinctilian and Dada at Dorostolum
The Apostle Jason was from Tarsus (Asia Minor). He was the first Christian in the city. The Apostle Sosipater was a native of Patra, Achaia. He is thought to be the same Sosipater mentioned in…
Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord, bishop of Jerusalem
Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord, bishop of Jerusalem The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle and Hieromartyr Symeon the Kinsman of the Lord (Simeon) of the Seventy, was the second Bishop of Jerusalem, serving for…
(†) Holy Pascha; St. Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovici, metropolitans of Transylvania; St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș; Martyrs Cyril, Kindeas and Dasius of Axiopolis
The service of St. Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovici, metropolitans of Transylvania, and St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș is celebrated on the Bright Tuesday.
Holy Pascha: The Resurrection of Our Lord
Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of…
Great and Holy Saturday (The service of Great Martyr George will be celebrated on the Bright Monday)
Great and Holy Saturday On Great and Holy Saturday the Church contemplates the mystery of the Lord’s descent into Hades, the place of the dead. Death, our ultimate enemy, is defeated from within. “He (Christ)…
†) Saint Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin; St. Martin the Confessor the Pope of Rome; Martyr Thomais
Saint Pachomius of Gledin He was born in 1674, in Gledin village, Bistriţa-Năsăud region. Having been brought up by parents obedient to God, he became a true follower of Christ and because the Orthodox faith…
Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus, Maximus and Dima; 5th Sunday of Great Lent (St Mary of Egypt)
Saint Zosimas (April 4) was a monk at a certain Palestinian monastery on the outskirts of Caesarea. Having dwelt at the monastery since his childhood, he lived there in asceticism until he reached the age…