Blessed art Thou, O Lord! Teach me Thy statutes. The assembly of angels were amazed beholding Thee among the dead! By destroying the power of death, O Savior, Thou didst raise Adam with Thyself and free all from hell!

Sts 40 Martyrs at Lake Sebaste 11th century
From the Church of the Mother of God Peribleptos (St. Clement’s), Ohrid.

On Sunday of the third week of the Great Lent, named Sunday of the Holy Cross, in the monastery of Saint Prohor Pchinski, when the memory of Sts 40 Martyrs at Lake Sebaste was also celebrated, Father Gavril served a Holy Devine Liturgy, on which the faithful received the holy and saviour Mysteries of […]

Macarios the Icon-painter Zrze – Prilep 1422
From the church of the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, Zrze - Prilep.

Last Friday evening going into Saturday, during the third week of Great Lent, an all night vigil was served at the monastery of Saint Prohor Pchinski. The faithful gathered to commemorate the memory of Saint Тheophylact, bishop of Nicomedia.

On the second Sunday of the Great Lent, which is dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas, at the monastery of St. Prohor Pchinski was served a Holy Liturgy of our father St. Basyl, on which the faithful partook in the Body and Blood of Christ.

 
 
 
 
According to Saint Simeon the New Theologian, “for those who became children of light and sons of the day to come, for those who always walk in the lightness, the Judgement Day will never come, because they are always with God and in God. Thus, the Judgement Day will never be announced to those who […]

 
 
 
 
 Според свети Симеон Нов Богослов, „за оние што станале деца на светлината и синови на денот што ќе дојде, за оние што секогаш одат во светлината, денот Господов никогаш нема да дојде, зашто тие секогаш се со Бог и во Бог. Значи, денот Господов нема да им се јави на оние што се веќе озарени […]

Наум, митрополит Струмички

Свети Јован Златоуст вели: „Кога ќе слушнете за постот не плашете се од него како од страшен војвода: тој не е страшен за нас, туку за лошите духови. Ако те обзел лошиот дух, покаѓи му го лицето на постот, а тој окован со страв и врзан како со […]

by Naum, metropolitan of Strumica

Saint John Chrysostom says: “When you hear about the fast do not be afraid of it as if it were a fearsome commander: it is not terrible for us, but for the evil spirits. Has the evil spirit possessed you, show him the face of fasting, and the one—scared […]