2 Jul 2026, 21:00 UTC311 views6 reactionsread 6 August 2026 ST JOHN OF SHANGHAI: “I AM ALIVE”
Today, 2 July (19 June Old Style), the Church remembers St John of Shanghai and San Francisco — a saint of our own time, known to us through living memory and prayer.
Born Mikhail Maximovitch in the Kharkov province, he left Russia after the Revolution and later became a monk and bishop. His ministry led him through Serbia, China, the Philippines, Western Europe and the United Stat…
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28 Jun 2026, 14:31 UTC281 views6 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
WHAT LIES BENEATH THE PSKOV-CAVES MONASTERY
June 28 marks the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Pskov-Caves Monastery. Beneath this holy place lie ancient underground passages, cemeteries where coffins rest in wall niches rather than in the earth, and the dry riverbeds of a long-vanished stream. We invite you to discover this remarkable natural monument—shaped by nature, opened and cultivated by human hands—an…
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28 Jun 2026, 13:34 UTC179 views3 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
KOSOVO'S HERO TSAR LAZAR: CHOOSING FAITH OVER THRONE
The Holy, Glorious and Right-victorious Great Martyr Lazarus, also known as Tsar Lazar, King Lazar of Serbia, or Lazar the Serb, led Serbia at a time when the expanding Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad I put Serbians under extreme pressure to convert to Islam, threatening Christianity's future in the region. Amidst Serbia's fragmentation due to power struggles am…
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26 Jun 2026, 13:33 UTC196 views3 reactionsread 6 August 2026 HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE. A NEW E-BOOK
What unites a former prisoner who found a new beginning in a monastery workshop, an elderly grandmother whose fading memory left behind only gratitude, and a sister of mercy whose earthly life ended suddenly alongside her two children?
Their circumstances were different. Their journeys could hardly have been more unlike. Yet each of them encountered Christ in t…
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23 Jun 2026, 16:44 UTC187 views4 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
HOW ONE VISIT TO A CHURCH CHANGED THE LIFE OF SCHEMA-ABBESS TAMAR
23 June is the feast day of a Georgian saint, the Holy Confessor Famari Mardzanova, depicted by the Russian painter Pavel Korin in his work "Russia Leaving".
Tamara Alexandrovna Mardzhanishvili (Mardzhanova) was born on 1 April 1868, into one of the most illustrious families in Georgia. Her father, Colonel Alexander Mardzhanishvili, and mother, Elisa…
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18 Jun 2026, 18:34 UTC246 views2 reactionsread 6 August 2026 A PLACE OF HOPE STILL TAKING SHAPE
Last year, many of you helped us begin a project close to our hearts at our women’s farmstead in the village of Vishnevka.
Thanks to your generosity, significant progress has already been made. We are deeply grateful to everyone who contributed and helped bring this vision closer to reality.
Over time, the original vision of a covered outdoor dining pavilion has expanded into a l…
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18 Jun 2026, 17:20 UTC191 views4 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
SAINT IGOR, THE MARTYR WHO BLOTTED OUT THE SIN OF INTERNECINE STRIFE
Prince Igor of Chernigov and Kiev lived in a Kievan Rus divided by a fierce struggle between two competing factions fighting for the Kiev throne in the 12th century. The conflict was not his fault, but he accepted death at the hands of a vengeful mob without protest, erasing the sin of arrogance, conceit, and ill will that had consumed his homeland…
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16 Jun 2026, 19:38 UTC191 views4 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
HOLY MARTYR DIMITRIUS OF UGLICH, A PATRON SAINT OF ALL CHILDREN
Among the Synaxis of our saints are people of all ages, including children. On 16 June, we commemorate Saint Dimitrius of Uglich, a child saint. He was a member of the Russian royal dynasty of the Rurikovichs and is venerated as a martyr for the Orthodox faith.
Dimitry was the son of the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible and Maria Nagaya. The Church had n…
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14 Jun 2026, 14:55 UTC189 views5 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
LOVE’S BEACON: A SHEPHERD FOR A CHANGING RUSSIA
On 14 June 1990, Saint John of Kronshtadt was canonised. For the very first time, an all-Church prayer was raised in his honour. Yet, long before this moment, Father John’s sanctity was felt by his contemporaries, who flocked to him in droves.
“He was slender, of average height, with enchanting blue eyes and an expression of profound love on his face. He seemed to hav…
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14 Jun 2026, 13:54 UTC213 views5 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Video
SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS OF RUSSIA | 14 JUNE 2026
On the second Sunday after Pentecost, we commemorate all saints who have shone forth in the Russian land, glorified by the Lord for their God-pleasing deeds and holy lives.
In the video, the Lay Choir of our monastery performs the Magnification — a hymn of praise — to the Russian saints.
Holy saints of Russia, pray to God for us 🙏🏻
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13 Jun 2026, 18:23 UTC219 views3 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Photo
LUHANSK'S HOLY DEFENDER: THE VIRGIN AND ELDER
Within the confines of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Luhansk, an extraordinary icon of the Mother of God, painted in 1992, beckons the faithful and curious alike. As one approaches this awe-inspiring masterpiece, the Holy Virgin’s full stature comes into view, her arms crossed in a gesture reminiscent of the “Tenderness” icon, each detail filled with profound sy…
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