In the Church’s annual liturgical cycle, Pentecost is “the last and great day.” It is the celebration by the Church…
The Paschal sermon of St John Chrysostom is read aloud in every Orthodox parish on the morning of the Great…
The transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized…
Apolytikion (First Tone) Hail Virgin Theotokos full of Grace, for Christ our God, the Sun of Righteousness, has dawned from…
The celebration of the feast of the Nativity of Christ in the Orthodox Church is patterned after the celebration of…
After the Lord’s Ascension, the Mother of God remained under the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and when…
The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from…
Troparion of the Feast (Tone 1) By raising Lazarus from the dead before Thy Passion, Thou didst confirm the universal…
On this day, the Thursday of the sixth week of Pascha,…
The Feast of the Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on March 25…