God’s Vineyard
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Sermon on the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Matthew 21:33–42
St. John of Kronstadt

So then, brethren, we all are the vineyard of God. And a vineyard is meant to bring forth abundant fruit.

Visiting My Heavenly Intercessor, St. Natalia
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Natalia Yacheistova

“Is there a Natalia here?” I raised my hand in surprise and, looking around, realized that I was the only Natalia on the coach. “Well, then, this is for you.”

Orthodox shooting victim fights for life as GoFundMe raises more than $1 million
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A 12-year-old Greek Orthodox girl remains in critical condition after being shot in the head during the August 27 Minneapolis school shooting, with her family’s GoFundMe raising over $1 million and receiving prayer support from Orthodox communities worldwide.

Romania: 5,000+ pilgrims join procession with relics of St. Filofteia
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Over 5,000 pilgrims participated in a procession carrying the relics of St. Filofteia through Moinești, Romania, where Church leaders blessed the new school year and honored students with perfect grades.

40,000 join Moscow procession reviving centuries-old tradition (+VIDEO)
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Approximately 40,000 people participated in a cross procession in Moscow yesterday, marking the revival of a tradition that had been discontinued for many years.

New book: St. Peter the Athonite, by St. Gregory Palamas
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Patristic Nectar Publications has released an English translation of St. Gregory Palamas’ hagiography of St. Peter the Athonite, the first hermit of Mount Athos, available in hardcover and paperback.

Fr. Roman (Braga) of Michigan proposed for canonization (+VIDEO)
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The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate has requested canonization for Fr. Roman (Braga), a communist persecution survivor who served American Orthodox communities for 40 years until his 2015 death.

Chosen by the Mother of God to Reveal Her Vladimir Icon
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Seraphima Muravyova

The transfer of the capital of the ancient Russian State from Kiev to Vladimir is presented as a passing and insignificant episode. This is a big mistake, because this event is no less important than the establishment of a tsardom, or the rise or fall of an empire.

Kiev Theological Academy launches pilgrimage service honoring Saint Raphael of Brooklyn
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Kiev Theological Academy has launched a pilgrimage service named after St. Raphael of Brooklyn, an alumnus who became the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in North America, to organize tours to holy sites around Kiev.

Jerusalem Synod accepts Archbishop Damianos’ resignation from Mt. Sinai
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The Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s Holy Synod has accepted Abp. Damianos’ resignation from St. Catherine’s Monastery, following months of internal conflict and a legal crisis threatening the monastery’s religious status.

Moldova: 300th anniversary and 35th reopening anniversary of Țigănești Monastery
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Țigănești Monastery in Moldova celebrated its 300th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of its reopening after its Soviet-era closure with a festive Divine Liturgy on Sunday.

England: 34 members of former Evangelical parish join Orthodox Church
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Nearly three dozen members of a former Evangelical congregation were received into the Antiochian Orthodox Church on Saturday.

Russian Orthodox Church glorifies 19th-20th century priest as local saint in Don region
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The glorification ceremony followed a decision by the Holy Synod on July 24.

Serbian Patriarch consecrates restored cathedral in Croatia with hierarchs from four Local Churches
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Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, joined by hierarchs from four Local Churches, consecrated the restored Holy Trinity Cathedral in Pakrac, Croatia, which had been severely damaged during the 1991-1995 war.

The Vials of the Wrath of God
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Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 16A
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

The Evangelist says: “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”

The New “Apartment Stories” of St. Spyridon
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Dmitry Kokoulin

On learning about it, the Greeks unanimously began to assert that it had been a real miracle, and that there could only be one explanation for this—St. Spyridon had himself decided to visit Siberia!

Orthodox Christians join record-breaking March for Life in London
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Orthodox Christians joined over 10,000 participants in the record-breaking March for Life UK 2025 in London, where they prayed and chanted for the sanctity of human life while processing to Parliament Square.

England: New Romanian parish opens in Greater London
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The Romanian Orthodox Church has been experiencing significant expansion in the British Isles in recent years.

Toronto: Macedonian primate leads 60th anniversary celebration of St. Clement of Ohrid Cathedral
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Abp. Stefan of Ohrid led the 60th anniversary celebration of Toronto’s St. Clement of Ohrid Cathedral, the first Macedonian Orthodox church in Canada.