It is difficult to follow me. It is difficult for me to follow myself. That is how it should be. It is difficult to follow the One who said ‘come unto Me’ and ‘My yoke is easy’. It is difficult and sweet. But not only my closest disciples shall follow — all of humanity shall follow. My staff shall touch many more — even after I leave this...
The origins of the Theotokos Orthodoxy and the origin of the Church of the Mother of God Sovereign
In Russia, over the past thirty years, both the socio-political situation and the religious situation have changed dramatically. Legislation not only declares religious freedoms, but also guarantees them. When religious associations comply with civil laws, the government provides them with the opportunity to act in accordance with their internal...
The Icons
Icons of our church. Painters: father Artemy, sister Leonida.
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Trans-Volga elders-non-covetous
World history is complex. Periods of prosperity, kindness and light are replaced by darkness and evil. Universal spirituality, its blooming oases are replaced by bloody calvary, torture and groans of millions of innocent victims. Nil Sorsky is a white elder of the 15th century. His comrades-in-arms and followers are opponents of the acquisition...
Hypostatic Psalter
Mother of God, rejoice, Sophia Pronoia! Bring us the grace of unearthly peace. Whether we are alone, in the ecumenical cathedral, in a rented apartment, in a prayer house, whether in revelation, in conversation, Whether in prison or on the loose. You save and bring closer to God. Them, abandoned and useless, like ghosts. Those who can no...
The Psalter of the Queen of Heaven
I trust in You, my Lady, deliver my soul from enemies. I will please You in humility. May the grace of your face embrace my heart. May your merciful eye sanctify my conscience, and I will bring You prayers and petitions to the Good Father. You are the glory of the whole earth. Hail Mary! Holy Virgin, the King of Glory has come into the world...
The Keys of Acquiring the Holy Spirit
Virginity is only for falling in love. The beloved was hot. Before her spiritual gaze stood her Beloved, worthy of all earthly suitors. St Evfrosinya was in love with Christ and the Mother of God. She taught: ‘One must personally experience the gospel, become a contemporary of Christ and the Mother of God,’ – enter into the gospel experience. ...
God-fighting – fighting in love
Jacob became a God-fighter, which translates to ‘Israel’. But ‘God–fighter’ is a negative concept, a God-fighting one… How is it that the church is called a bogoboritsa? Truly so! Her struggle, like Gethsemane, is a struggle in love: when the Most High, diminishing, wants us to get the better of Him, just as Jacob got the better of ‘Someone...
Evfrosiniya of Pochaev: Holiness transforming the world
It is impossible to understand the work of Blessed John and his messianic sacrificial activity without understanding the life of St. Evfrosiniya. However, the word ‘life’ in relation to this great ascetic seems incomplete, truncated and even inappropriate. It suggests a more weighty, capacious, biblical-tinged and loaded word – ‘life of Saint'. ...
The Revelation of the Virgin to young mothers
From the early books of Revelation 1993-1994. My dear children, young mothers! I urge you to open your ears and listen to the height of the heavenly Verb. You can find out how beautiful Christ is. Enter Our Tabernacle — how beautiful are the Wedding Halls in the mountains! I want the Holy Spirit to dwell in you, and the Lord to live in the...