On Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon made an archpastoral visit to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. This visit marks the first of the new academic year.
On Saturday, His Beatitude met with the new and returning seminarians, answering their questions on the various aspects of seminary life and offering guidance on balancing study, prayer, family life, and personal responsibilities. ...
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On Saturday, His Beatitude met with the new and returning seminarians, answering their questions on the various aspects of seminary life and offering guidance on balancing study, prayer, family life, and personal responsibilities. ...
More photos and information: https://www.oca.org/news/headline-news/his-beatitude-metropolitan-tikhon-visits-stots-for-feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-cross
Today we commemorate Great Martyr Euphēmia the All-praised
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102626
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/16
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102626
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/16
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Great Martyr Euphemia the All-praised
The Holy Great Martyr Euphemia (Euphēmia / Ευφημία) was the daughter of Christian parents, the senator Philophronos and his wife Theodosia. She suffered for Christ in the year 304 in the city of Chalcedon, on the Bosphorus opposite Constantinople, the Queen…
May God grant His Grace Bishop Nikodhim of Boston and the Albanian Archdiocese many years on the occasion of the anniversary of his consecration to the episcopacy!
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Eis polla eti despota!!
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New Article Warns Parishes of Copyright Challenges
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New Article Warns Parishes of Copyright Challenges
The Orthodox Church in America is drawing attention to a growing problem for parishes and nonprofit institutions: so-called “copyright trolls.” Specialized law firms scour the internet…
Texts for Liturgical Services: October 1, 5, 6, 9, 12
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Today we commemorate Martyr Sophia and her three daughters at Rome
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102638
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/17
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102638
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/17
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Martyr Sophia and her three daughters at Rome
The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her Daughters Faith, Hope and Love were born in Italy. Their mother was a pious Christian widow who named her daughters for the three Christian virtues. Faith was twelve, Hope was ten, and Love was nine. Saint Sophia raised…
Today we commemorate Greatmartyr Prince Bidzini and Martyrs Princes Elizabar and Shalvi, of Georgia
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102658
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/18
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102658
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/18
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Greatmartyr Prince Bidzini and Martyrs Princes Elizabar and Shalvi, of Georgia
In the 17th century the Persian aggressors razed churches, monasteries, and fortresses and drove out thousands of Georgian families to resettle them in remote provinces of Persia. The deserted territories were settled by Turkic tribes from Central Asia. In…
Clergy Financial Wellness in Focus at Fall Synaxis
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Clergy Financial Wellness in Focus at Fall Synaxis
More than 80 clergy of the Orthodox Church in America took part in the Office of Pastoral Life’s Fall Synaxis on Tuesday, Sept. 16, which featured Archpriest Stephen Vernak as keynote…
Today we commemorate Saint Theodore, Prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav, and his sons Saints David and Constantine
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102667
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/19
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102667
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/19
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Saint Theodore, Prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav, and his sons Saints David and Constantine
The holy right-believing Prince Theodore of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, nicknamed the “Black” [i.e. “dark” or “swarthy”], was born at a terrible time for Rus: the Mongol invasion of 1237-1239. At Baptism he was named for the holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates…
Today we commemorate Holy Martyr and Confessor Michael and his councilor, Theodore, Wonderworkers of Chernigov
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102678
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/20
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102678
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/09/20
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Holy Martyr and Confessor Michael and his councilor, Theodore, Wonderworkers of Chernigov
The Holy Right-believing Prince Michael of Chernigov, the son of Vsevolod Olgovich Chermny (+ 1212), was born in 1179 (or 1195). From his childhood Prince Michael was known for his piety and meekness. His health was very poor, but in 1186, trusting in God's…