The myrrh-bearing women at the break of dawn drew near to the tomb of the Lifegiver. There they found an angel sitting upon the stone, he greeted them with these words: Why do you…

“A pure heart create in me, O God!” (Ps. 50:10) At the celebration of every matins service, we recite Psalm 50, the great penitential prayer of King David. King David was one of…

“Pray for peace and justice for Ukraine. Be informed. Support the suffering.” “Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him” (Mt 2,13) In our Eastern Christian Christmas…

“Rejoice, O heavens, and be glad, O earth, and shout for joy, ye mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and hath had mercy on them that are oppressed” (Isaiah 49:13).…