When does Great Lent begin in 2025?
In less than a month, Orthodox Christians will begin Great Lent, the most significant and strictest fasting period of the year, leading up to Holy Pascha. Sunday, February 9, marks the start of the Triodion…
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11 holy healers celebrated in December
With these 11 saints celebrated in December, we conclude a series of articles dedicated to the 2024 Commemorative Year. These articles have introduced 136 holy healers—both well-known and lesser-known—honoured by the Church annually. St. Porphyrios…
9 quotes on illness, death and enduring hardships from “The Grandfather of Bukovina”, Bishop Gherasim of Putna
Auxiliary Bishop Gherasim of Putna, known as the “Grandfather of Bukovina,” is remembered as one of the most spiritually enlightened fathers of the 20th century. The former abbot of Putna Monastery is frequently described as…
Understanding healing through the Mystery of Holy Unction: Insights from Father Nicolae Dima
In a YouTube video, Father Nicolae Dima explained the type of healing one can seek through the Mystery of Holy Unction, emphasizing its spiritual depth rather than a promise of miraculous physical cures. A Ritual…
Medicine and Monasticism: Complementary vocations for Abbess Justina Bujor of Paltin Monastery
Stavrophore Justina Bujor, the abbess of Paltin-Petru Vodă Monastery, shared in an interview with Doxologia.ro how medicine and monasticism intertwined in her life as complementary vocations. “On one hand, it’s challenging, but on the other,…
Elder Parthenios warns mobile phones and internet pose major spiritual risks to monastic focus and prayer
Elder Parthenios Agiopavlitis, the abbot of the Athonite Monastery of Saint Paul, recently raised concerns over the dangers that mobile phones and the internet pose to monastic life. Reflecting on nearly 50 years as abbot,…
Holy healers celebrated in November (I)
November brings our attention to 16 saints to whom believers can turn for physical and spiritual healing and for examples of how to navigate the challenges of modern society. This article provides a brief overview…
Bishop Ignatie of Huși expresses concerns about monks’ presence on social media
Although he is one of the few Romanian hierarchs active on social media, Bishop Ignatie of Huși expressed his scepticism regarding the use of social platforms during the diocese’s annual monastic synaxis on Tuesday. His…
The world is deceived, leading to increasing disasters and evils, Archbishop Irineu says
Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj and Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia consecrated the “Saint Michael the Archangel” Church in the Mărăști neighbourhood of Cluj-Napoca on Sunday. In his sermon to the hundreds present at the event,…
The call to follow Christ: Reflections on the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross by Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas
In his message for the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas contemplates the profoundness of the Savior’s call: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny…