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The Blessing
Read more: The Blessing“And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of the better.”— Hebrews 7:7 The word “blessing” (благословение) is composed of two parts: “blago” (good) and “slovo” (word)—that is, speech, teaching, and in this case also consent or permission (for a particular “good”). Thus, in modern terms, a blessing is consent and authorization for a specific, God-pleasing and salvific action. And…
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Rules of Christian Life
Read more: Rules of Christian LifeIn these present times of corruption and delusion, when the basest passions rage unchecked, man stands alone before God. There is no longer a true priesthood to guide mankind toward the Kingdom of Heaven, and it becomes ever more difficult to preserve unchanged the tradition of our Mother, the Church. The Holy, Catholic, Immaculate, and…
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Short Nomokanon of Arseny Uralsky
Read more: Short Nomokanon of Arseny UralskyLord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners! From the canons and commandments of the holy apostles and the holy fathers, a proper enactment in the form of questions of confession Canon 1 Every Orthodox Christian must have a spiritual father, to whom he should frequently confess all his sins and from…
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Sources of Church Canons in Ancient Orthodoxy
Read more: Sources of Church Canons in Ancient OrthodoxyArchpriest Vadim Korovin Our Lord Jesus Christ founded His Church, of which He Himself is both the Cornerstone and the Head, and He summoned all nations “unto the marriage feast” in this Church. The word Church means “assembly.” The Church of God, as defined by Saint Arseny of the Urals, is “the voluntary reception and retention of…
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Homily by Priest Sergiy Lisurenko on the Importance of Attending Church Services
Read more: Homily by Priest Sergiy Lisurenko on the Importance of Attending Church ServicesWhat is our attitude toward the church service? Father Deacon and I begin the service at seven o’clock in the morning. I do not expect any of you to arrive that early. But you come at nine, at half-past nine. Some even rush into the church with their little ones, snatching off their hats just…
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In What Cases One May Not Enter the Church or Partake of Holy Things
Read more: In What Cases One May Not Enter the Church or Partake of Holy ThingsEntering an Old Believer church is not permitted in the following cases: source
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Nikifor Dmitrievich Zenin
Read more: Nikifor Dmitrievich ZeninA public figure and prominent leader of the Old Believer movement at the beginning of the 20th century, Nikifor Dmitrievich Zenin was a Russian photographer, documentarian, artist, and owner of a photography studio. He also distinguished himself as a reporter, writer, journalist, publicist, and apologist for Old Belief. The multifaceted nature of N.D. Zenin’s personality…
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Bishop Kir Mikhail of Canada
Read more: Bishop Kir Mikhail of CanadaBy Nikifor Zenin On October 27 at 1:30 in the afternoon, Bishop Kir Mikhail, Old Believer Bishop of Canada, passed away in the hospital at the Rogozhskoye Cemetery. The ways of God are unsearchable. Something difficult to foresee — or even miraculous, though sorrowful — led Bishop Kir Mikhail to die in the chief center…
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Homily for the Sunday of All Saints. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)
Read more: Homily for the Sunday of All Saints. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)Reading: Matthew, Reading 38 (10:32–33, 37–38; 19:27–30) Dear brothers and sisters! Today the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of all the saints. After the feast of the Descent of the Holy Ghost, the Church now reveals to us the operation and fruits of the glory and grace of the Holy Ghost, which sanctified, enlightened, strengthened,…
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Homily for the Second Sunday after Pentecost. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)
Read more: Homily for the Second Sunday after Pentecost. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)Gospel Reading 9: Matthew 4:18–23 Dear brothers and sisters! Our Divine Teacher Jesus Christ, who came down from Heaven to teach mankind the wisdom of Heaven, began His preaching in Galilee. His first sermon began with a call to repentance, which can draw us near to the Kingdom of God: “Jesus went into Galilee and…