On Saturday of the second week of Lent, a teaching of St. John Chrysostom on Holy Communion. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people. He could not bear to see mankind enslaved to sin, but in His mercy, He sent His Son to earth. The Son, being…
“The cell of the monk is a ceaseless intercessor in prayer…” — with these words opens the book Order of Canons (Canon Rule). According to pious custom, in addition to the prescribed services of the Ustav, monks in their private cell rule daily read four canons: one to the Sweetest Jesus, the Akathist to the God-bearer, the Lesser…
Partaking of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is the most important sacrament in the life of a Christian. Before His crucifixion, the Lord Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to His disciples. He also blessed a cup of wine, gave it to them to drink, and declared…