ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV: ON THE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Conversation with Motovilov An example of the grace of the Holy Spirit at work within the life and words of St. Seraphim of Sarov has been preserved for us. In November of 1831, a pious Christian named...
ST. SERAPHIM’S TRANSFIGURATION IN THE HOLY SPIRIT Conversation with Motovilov “But how,” I asked Father Seraphim, “can I know that I am in the grace of the Holy Spirit?” “It is very simple, your Godliness,” he replied....
Have you ever heard that only men are canonized in the Church? Well that is NOT true. There are more than 686 female saints, and feasts dedicated to the Mother of God or her wonder working icons, who are officially recognized on the Church calendar. The Antiochian...
St. John Chrysostom answers this question briefly when he writes: They say: ‘We can pray at home.’ You are deceiving yourself, O man! Of course, one can pray at home. But it is impossible to pray there as in church, where such a multitude of hearts are...
Source: Eparchy of Newton One feature of the Paschal season in Byzantine Churches is the reading of the Acts of the Apostles. Every day, beginning with Pascha itself, this story of the early Church is read at the Divine Liturgy. While the text of Acts itself begins...
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