SAINT ALFRED, MARTYR-PRINCE OF ENGLAND by Dr. Vladimir Moss

The ancient town of Guildford is dominated by two hills, between which flows the River Wey. On top of one hill there stands the church of St. Martha. It is likely that the word “Martha” was originally “Martyr”, for the…

Слово на Сретение Господне

Автор: Митрополит Филарет (Вознесенский) Вчера за всенощным бдением мы с вами слышали евангельское чтение о том, как Праведный Симеон сподобился принять на свои старческие руки воплотившегося Сына Божия, Господа Иисуса Христа. Сегодня за литургией читалось это же Евангелие, но дополненное и…

Never Return a Vessel Empty

My mother belonged to a generation of very different people. Agewise, she could have easily been my grandmother. Even though she gave birth to me at an older age, she never was lazy in teaching me how to be a…

St. Ninnidh of Inismacsaint, Ireland

St. Ninnidh of Inismacsaint, Ireland leave a comment » Commemorated January 18 So it would seem that some confusion exists around both the exact identity of Saint Ninnidh and his feastday, due to the association of Saint Ninnidh of Inismacsaint with…

Saint Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria

Saint Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria, was a great Father of the Church and a pillar of Orthodoxy. He was born around the year 297 in the city of Alexandria into a…

ORTHODOX AND COPTS ARE ONE CHURCH, SAYS “PATRIARCH” OF ALEXANDRIA

ORTHODOX AND COPTS ARE ONE CHURCH, SAYS PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA Alexandria, January 21, 2020 The site Rome’s.gr reports: Despite the long-standing division, the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Coptic Church of Alexandria are the same Church, Patriarch Theodoros…