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The Season of Paschaltide in the Orthodox Church
The joyous Easter season or Paschaltide is finally here! In the Orthodox Church, this season starts on Easter Sunday (April 20th) and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 195 min read
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Lent 2025: Fasting, Faith and Reflection
What is Lenten fasting? For some, it is yet another extended period when certain foods must be avoided. However, to a Christian, it is a...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 312 min read
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The Nativity Encyclical of the Serbian Orthodox Church 2024
The Serbian Orthodox Church to her spiritual children at Christmas, 2024 PORFIRIJE by the Grace of God Orthodox Archbishop of Pec,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 69 min read
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Under Thy Shining Veil
The image of the Mother of God takes pride of place in every Christian's heart. The Mother of God is a symbol of purity, selflessness and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 14, 20245 min read
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The Healer Icon of the Mother of God
There are always people in front of the Healer icon of the Mother of God in our church. The people stand before it, make the sign of the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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Nativity of the Holy Theotokos as a Feast of Spiritual Renewal
Her whole life was sanctified by the grace of the Holy Spirit because she attended to God and fostered an awareness of Him. This post...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 21, 20243 min read
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Saint John the Baptist
On the 11th of September, the Orthodox Christians that follow the Julian calendar commemorate Saint John the Forerunner by celebrating...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 10, 20243 min read
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Closed in July
Divine Liturgies will remain unavailable to the public for the month of July. We will notify you as soon as the schedule changes. In the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Closed in June
Divine Liturgies will not be available to the public for the remainder of the month of June as Abbot Mark recovers from shoulder surgery....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Paschaltide in the Orthodox Church
The joyous Easter season or Paschaltide is finally here! In the Orthodox Church, this season starts on Easter Sunday (May 5th) and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 25, 20246 min read
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Celebrating Sunday of Orthodoxy
On Sunday March 24, Orthodox Christians from across Tennessee and Alabama joined together on the property of the Joy of All Who Sorrow...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Miraculous Encounters: The Power of Saintly Relics
Throughout history, the Church has venerated and celebrated individuals who have lived lives pleasing to God, becoming vessels of the...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Jan 31, 20248 min read
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The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God 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 journeyings...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Aug 28, 202315 min read
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How to Properly Prepare for the Apostles Fast, and Whether a Modern Person Needs to Fast
In this brief interview, which appeared on OrthoChristian.com, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry (Berezovsky) of Kiev and All Ukraine...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Homily for Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (St. Luke of Simferopol)
By St. Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol and All Crimea (Delivered on June 3, 1945) Is it possible to remain calm and indifferent while...

Abbot Mark Kerr
May 15, 20237 min read
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Ashenden: King Charles Cuts Off Monarchy from Jesus at His Peril
Gavin Ashenden, who recently released this video about the coronation liturgy of Charles III, explains how the king, at his peril, seems...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Holy Fire Descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the Ukrainian channel Svidok (video below). The...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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3: Christ Came to Establish the Church
St. Hilarion Troitsky, New Martyr of Russia, using Sacred Scripture and Patristic sources, explains that Christ came to establish the...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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2: Christ Came to Establish the Church
St. Hilarion Troitsky, New Martyr of Russia, using Sacred Scripture and Patristic sources, explains that Christ came to establish the...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 31, 20221 min read
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1: Christ Came to Establish the Church
St. Hilarion Troitsky, New Martyr of Russia, using Sacred Scripture and Patristic sources, explains that Christ came to establish the...

Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 30, 20221 min read
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