Today we commemorate the Dormition of our Most Holy Theotokos

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Saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/08/15

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The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and during his journeys She lived at the home of his parents, near the Mount of…

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Archpastoral Visit and Grand Reopening in Kansas City - Diocese of the Midwest

KANSAS CITY, MO [DOM] - Reconciliation Services in Kansas City, MO, recently celebrated a significant milestone filled with joy and gratitude. On the feast day of Saint Maria of Paris, Saturday, July 20th, 2024 we held the first Divine Liturgy in the newly…

Today we commemorate Prophet Micah

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More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/08/14

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Prophet Micah

The Prophet Micah, the sixth of the Twelve Minor Prophets, was descended from the Tribe of Judah and was a native of the city of Moresheth, to the south of Jerusalem. His prophetic service began around the year 778 before Christ and continued for almost 50…

Today we commemorate Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople

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Venerable Isaac, Founder of Dalmátos Monastery at Constantinople

Saint Isaac lived during the IV century, received the monastic tonsure and pursued ascetic labors in the desert. During the reign of Emperor Valens (364-378), a zealous adherent of the Arian heresy, there was a persecution of the Orthodox, and churches were…

Historic Cleveland Cathedral Suffers Damage after Fire
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Historic Cleveland Cathedral Suffers Damage after Fire

On Tuesday, May 28, the historic St. Theodosius Cathedral, Cleveland, OH suffered significant damage when the roof caught fire. The fire broke out in the afternoon around 3:30 PM EST. Local…

Today we commemorate the Midfeast of Pentecost

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Saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/05/29

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Midfeast of Pentecost

Today’s celebration is the midpoint of the fifty days between the Feasts of Pascha and Pentecost. Saint John tells us (John 7:14) that “in the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the Temple, and taught.” The Feast in question is the Feast of Tabernacles…

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Rubrics for Liturgical Services: June 30
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Today we commemorate Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada

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More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/05/23

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Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada

Saint Michael the Confessor From his youth he longed for the monastic life and was sent by Patriarch Tarasius (784-806) to a monastery on the coast of the Black Sea. Saint Theophylactus (March 8), the future Bishop of Nicomedia also entered the monastery…

Reflection from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on the Sunday of Orthodoxy

Today, as we celebrate the triumph of Orthodoxy, we remember the countless confessors who suffered on account of their veneration for the holy icons. Now these confessors are themselves depicted on icons. This is the victory and triumph of Christianity: suffering transformed into beauty, death and mortality swallowed up by the light of eternal life. Henceforth, instead of grumbling and wishing for better, let us set aside our egocentrism and misguided sense of rights, take up our cross, and use our own suffering as a path to holiness. This is the triumph of Orthodoxy in us, a restoration of the image – the icon – of the Crucified God-man, the image in which we were made.