The Birth of the Virgin, celebrated on September 8, is not narrated in the Holy Scriptures. The lack of information about the birth and life of the Virgin reveals the discretion and humility of the Virgin Mary. It is the first Red Cross holiday in the new church year, which begins on September 1. The …

Every place of Orthodox worship is named after a royal feast, a feast of the Mother of God or a saint. This means that the churches are placed under the patronage of the saints who bear their name. The saint or the feast is called a Slavonic term, the hram, and the church receives it …

Feast of the Resurrection inaugurates Pentecostarion period. With the Resurrection of Christ during the kingdom of God opens for hymns and prayers evoked by the Church. God’s kingdom is the kingdom of the Holy Trinity. The period from Easter to Pentecost, is a revelation of the Trinity upward, constantly highlighting the Trinity, the fundamental doctrine …

În Postul Mare, în zilele de rând se posteşte post aspru, însă sâmbăta şi duminica postul primeşte ceva din lumina Învierii, veşmintele nu mai sunt întunecate, ci strălucitoare. Postul alimentar continuă, dar primeşte mângâierea Liturghiei, adică a Împărtăşirii cu Trupul şi Sângele lui Hristos. Această realitate deschide o lume a luminii şi bucuriei prin care …