The great sacrifice has been offered. Since God the Father does not regard the world as being material or spiritual but sees all creation through His Son, and since mankind fell into the slavery of nature, of that which was corruptible – of death, the Son of God was incarnated and lived an earthly life [ ]

Monk (deriving from monos – the solitary in Greek; also kalos-geros – good old man;) is a person who renounces all that is temporal for the sake of Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven, striving to be faithful to Christ until death. Growing in his love towards God he accomplishes a special service witnessing the [ ]

First bells were cast in the West during the middle of the IX century in the Italian province of Campania. As soon as the technology of bell casting was mastered a Venetian nobleman dispatched a gift to the Byzantine Emperor Michael consisting of 12 bells for the church of Hagia Sophia (the Holy Wisdom of [ ]

It was due to the census of population of Palestine that the Most Holy Virgin Mary and the Righteous Joseph had found themselves in Bethlehem nine months after Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Since many others came to the town for that same reason it became very difficult to find lodgings for the [ ]

Complex Orthodox services are unthinkable without service books. Some of these books are known as sacred, these being fragments of the Bible read during services: Gospel Book (four gospels divided into segments for reading purposes), Psalter (150 psalms). Others are just known as church books: Typikon – Church constitution (service rules); Euchologion, containing sacred rites [ ]

Icon is a holy image that is primarily in use in conjunction with Church services. It is a product of art but its principal role is to connect that which is otherworldly with our own world. Icons and fresco paintings are called by some windows used by inhabitants of the Kingdom of Heaven to watch [ ]

Priestly service is the continuation of the apostolic service of the Church. The essence of priesthood or the Holy Orders is, by using the words of Saint Paul, ‘being all to all’ – being Christ to all. The priest, ordained as such by the laying of hands during Eucharist, is the one who makes Christ [ ]

The word Church with a capital C is used to name the Communion of Christians, while the same word with a small c serves to name the edifice were Church services are being held. This speaks clearly that the Communion of the faithful realizes itself as the Church of God, as a spiritual temple, in [ ]

The Orthodox Church approach to life is fully sacramental. Sacrament is an act of transfiguration. Our transfiguration is the true goal of Lord God in his acts of salvation. It is in Christ that God not only redeems and saves, and forgives our transgressions, but He also transfigures our lives. Sacraments are such consecrating acts [ ]

The theme of light stretches throughout the entire Bible. History of the world started when God separated light from darkness: And God said, ‘Let there be light’ (Gen. 1.3). The conclusion of history will cancel darkness completely. There will not be any need for the Sun or the Moon to shine, for God shall be [ ]