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Dates are now confirmed for the next Holy Land Pilgrimage with the Western European Diocese of the Russian True Orthodox Church.
Dates & DurationThe pilgrimage will take place over 9 days and 8 nights, beginning on January 8th and concluding on January 16th.
A True Spiritual Guide ...There is a great treasure in the Orthodox spiritual tradition that is always near us, yet which we so often neglect: noetic prayer—the gathering of the mind into the heart and its turning continually toward God.
The Holy Fathers speak with remarkable boldness about the power of the Name of Jesus.
St. John Climacus writes:
“The name of Jesus ...
On the day of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we see the priest bless the grapes and
distribute them to the people of God. But where does this practice originate?
The blessing of fruit on the day of the Transfiguration (grapes, but also figs, plums, apples, and all
seasonal fruits) has very ancient origins, goin...
There are places in the Holy Land and throughout the ancient Christian world where history and the living faith of the Church seem to meet in a particularly powerful way. One such place is the cave near Ephesus where, according to the tradition of the Orthodox Church, the Seven ...