Prayer Requests
O Christ, Who alone art our Defender: Visit and heal Thy suffering servants, delivering them from sickness and grievous pains. Raise us up that we may sing to Thee and Read more…
Author: Rebecca
August 7-9: Annual St Herman Pilgrimage
May the wonder-working prayers and intercessions of Saint Herman, by which Saint Innocent was saved in turbulent waters, provide peace and guidance to the path of righteousness for all in Read more…
Love endures all things
“Love . . . bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 – from today’s Epistle Reading. Image: BC Wildfire Service. After hard Read more…
The Life-Giving Cross
Today is the Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord (First of the three “Feasts of the Savior” in August). Because of the illnesses which Read more…
Five Loaves and Two Fish
Today’s Gospel reading – Mathew 14:14-22. “And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude, and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. When it Read more…
The Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God
Today we commemorate many icons of the Mother of God, one of which is the Seraphim-Diveyevo Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God belonging to Saint Seraphim of Sarov, and Read more…
Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
On July 20th, we commemorate one of the most beloved figures of the Old Testament, the prophet Elijah. The video below makes much of the mountains he climbed, and will Read more…
Mathew 11:28-29
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle Read more…
Universal Unity
The universal unity of the Orthodox Church requires unity in all things, and the Church again and again turns for reasoning and guidance to the eternal legacy of the Holy Read more…
St. Vladimir
Today we commemorate St. Vladimir, Equal of the Apostles, and Enlightener of Rus’. Both his grandmother, St. Olga, and his mother, Princess Malusha, were Christians. Eventually, Prince Vladimir was also Read more…