Category Prayers/Services

Παρακλητικός Κανών Αγίου Σάββα του Ηγιασμένου

Ὁ Ἱερεύς: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός ἠμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καί ἀεί καί εἰς τούς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ὁ Ἀναγνώστης: Ἀμήν. Ψαλμός ρμβ΄ (142) Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τήν δέησίν μου ἐν τή ἀληθεία σου, εἰσάκουσόν μου ἐν τή δικαιοσύνη σού• καί…

Eve of Meatfare Sunday – Saturday of the Souls

Saint John Chrysostom tells us “Let us concern ourselves for the good of our dead. Let us provide them with the proper assistance- offerings and acts of charity- because this brings them great relief, profit, and benefit. Because such things…

Morning Prayer of the Elders of Optina

This morning prayer is very similar to that of St. Philaret of Moscow. O Lord, grant that I may meet all that this coming day brings to me with spiritual tranquility. Grant that I may fully surrender myself to Thy…

How Chanting Should Lead Us Into the Next Life.

Depiction of a WWI Russian Hospital

So another week went by. I was again on night duty. This time on his evening round, as he left the ward, the doctor said to me in an undertone that Ivan would not pull through till morning. As usual in such cases, the wounded men guessed it and a strained silence fell upon the ward.