Greek police preparing to storm schismatic Esphigmenou Monastery on Mt. Athos—Greek media
https://orthochristian.com/161818.html

Greek police are reportedly preparing to storm Esphigmenou Monastery on Mt. Athos to evict its 118 resident monks.

Just Love God!
https://orthochristian.com/161833.html

Priest Sergei Chernyak

Indeed, this is our goal—to understand what God wants from us, where to go, how to lead our lives, how to think about God, how to change ourselves.

St. Anthony of the Caves and Ancient Russian Athos
https://orthochristian.com/161840.html

On the Athonite Roots of Russian Monasticism
Sergei Shmel

This ascetic holds a special place among ancient Russian saints and is traditionally revered as the “chief of all Russian monks” because the monastery he founded on the hills of Kiev served as a center and school of ancient Russian monasticism and enlightenment for all of Rus’, for many centuries.

VIDEO: St. Tikhon’s Monastery: A Joyful Noise
https://orthochristian.com/161849.html

Orthodox musicians and artists have the opportunity to come to the monastery to live and study music and iconography taught by professional musicians and esteemed iconographers.

The Greatest Gift of God
https://orthochristian.com/161836.html

Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok

Love is the greatest gift of God that man can receive in this temporary world.

Princess Olga: The Root of Russian Orthodoxy
https://orthochristian.com/161855.html

Stanislav Minakov

When she returned to Kiev, Olga brought with her icons, liturgical books, and the determination to convert the Russian people to Christianity.

Patriarch Daniel recalls experiences with newly canonized Sts. Cleopa and Paisie
https://orthochristian.com/161864.html

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church formally approved the canonization of 16 martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th century at its session on July 11–12.

Bulgarians see a miracle as wildfire dies out just before village church
https://orthochristian.com/161863.html

Locals are talking about how a miracle took place in their village of Voden in south-central Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Patriarch: With love we can’t be divided by philias and phobias, we need dialogue rather than bloodshed
https://orthochristian.com/161848.html

The new Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil gave his first television interview for Bulgarian National Television’s Panorama program over the weekend, speaking on a number topics on the Church and politics.

400th anniversary of glorification of Vyazniki Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
https://orthochristian.com/161843.html

On Sunday, July 21, celebrations in honor of the 400th anniversary of the glorification of the wonderworking Vyazniki Kazan Icon of the Mother of God were held in the Murom Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Suprasl 2024 gathers youth from around the world
https://orthochristian.com/161844.html

Over 90 youth from 25 countries participated in “Suprasl 2024: A World Gathering of Orthodox Youth,” held at the Suprasl Academy at the Annunciation Monastery between 30 June -8 July 2024.

Metropolitans of Chișinău and Riga celebrate 35th anniversaries as bishops
https://orthochristian.com/161866.html

Both His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chișinău and All Moldova and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexander of Riga and All Latvia celebrated the 35th anniversary of their episcopal consecrations recently.

Holy Martyrs Theodore the Varangian and His Son John
https://orthochristian.com/161874.html

Almost simultaneously, pagans rose up against Christ and the Church in Denmark, Germany, and the Baltic Slavic principalities. Everywhere the unrest was accompanied by the destruction of churches, and the killing of clergy and other Christians.

Our Wounds Are Our Strength
https://orthochristian.com/161837.html

Fr. Charalampos Papadopoulos

Unforeseen situations are contrary to God’s will and our desires, and that’s why they seem unforeseen to us. But in fact, they’re not unforeseen.

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