May God grant His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin, retired Archbishop of San Francisco and the Diocese of the West, many years on the occasion of his Name Day!
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Today we commemorate the 7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs
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7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs
The seven holy Maccabee martyrs Abim, Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus and Marcellus, their mother Solomonia and their teacher Eleazar suffered in the year 166 before Christ under the impious Syrian king Antiochus IV Epiphanes. This foolish ruler…
Reflection from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on the Procession of the Life-Giving Wood of the Cross
According to tradition, this feast was established in Constantinople in the Middle Ages. Late summer was a time of sickness, and the Cross was carried through the city, accompanied by prayers for health and deliverance from plague. In modern living conditions, at least for many of us, late summer is no longer associated with dangerous miasma and threat of mortal illness. However, as we celebrate the Cross during the torpor of these dog days, we should bear in mind that, just as the summer fades into fall, so will our life in this world eventually wither like a blossom or blade of grass. May this late-summer celebration remind us of the need to escape from the spiritual plagues of laziness and indifference, taking refuge, not in our own efforts, but in the saving power of the Cross of Christ.
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According to tradition, this feast was established in Constantinople in the Middle Ages. Late summer was a time of sickness, and the Cross was carried through the city, accompanied by prayers for health and deliverance from plague. In modern living conditions, at least for many of us, late summer is no longer associated with dangerous miasma and threat of mortal illness. However, as we celebrate the Cross during the torpor of these dog days, we should bear in mind that, just as the summer fades into fall, so will our life in this world eventually wither like a blossom or blade of grass. May this late-summer celebration remind us of the need to escape from the spiritual plagues of laziness and indifference, taking refuge, not in our own efforts, but in the saving power of the Cross of Christ.
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Today we commemorate Blessed Basil of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102185
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/02
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Blessed Basil of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ
Saint Basil the Blessed, Wonderworker of Moscow, was born in December 1468 on the portico of the Elokhov church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos outside Moscow. His parents were commoners and sent their son to be trained as a cobbler.…
New Music Downloads: August 3
- Troparion (Byzantine)
- Kontakion (Byzantine)
- Stichera at Lord, I call
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- Troparion (Byzantine)
- Kontakion (Byzantine)
- Stichera at Lord, I call
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Music Downloads - August
Index of various liturgical music for daily worship in the month of August
Today we commemorate Venerable Isaac the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102189
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/03
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102189
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/03
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Venerable Isaac the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
Saint Isaac (May 30) was a soldier before he became a monk. After he was tonsured, he attained such a degree of spiritual perfection that he was accounted worthy of beholding divine visions. When Saint Isaac heard about how the Emperor Valens had fallen into…
Orthodox Church in America Represented at Meeting of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
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Orthodox Church in America Represented at Meeting of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
Between June 18 and 24, Matushka Rebecca Luft, Ph.D., of the Diocese of the Midwest, represented the Orthodox Church in America at the meeting of the Central Committee of the World Council of…
Today we commemorate the 7 Holy Youths “Seven Sleepers” of Ephesus
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102195
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/04
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7 Holy Youths “Seven Sleepers” of Ephesus
The Seven Youths of Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus (Constantine) and Antoninus, lived in the third century. Saint Maximilian was the son of the Ephesus city administrator, and the other six youths were sons of illustrious…
New Music Downloads: Psalms 1, 103 (Serbian)
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Liturgical music written for psalms.
New Music Downloads: Vespers
"Blessed is the Man" (Serbian)
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"Blessed is the Man" (Serbian)
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Music Downloads - Vespers
The unchanging (ordinary) hymns of Vespers.
Sunday, August 24, 2025, has been designated by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops as College Student Sunday
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BROOKLINE, MA — As summer ends, Orthodox families across the country prepare to send their young adults to college. This season is filled with anticipation and opportunity, but…
BROOKLINE, MA — As summer ends, Orthodox families across the country prepare to send their young adults to college. This season is filled with anticipation and opportunity, but…
New Music Downloads: August 16-31
Hymns in Serbian Chant
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Hymns in Serbian Chant
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Music Downloads - August
Index of various liturgical music for daily worship in the month of August
Today we commemorate Righteous Nonna, mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102214
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/05
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Righteous Nonna, mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian
Saint Nonna, the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian (January 25, 389), was the daughter of Christians named Philotatos and Gorgonia, who raised her in Christian piety. Saint Nonna was also an aunt of Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (November 23).…
Today we commemorate the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102215
Saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/06
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102215
Saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/06
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The Holy Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (the Second “Feast of the Savior” in August)
Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to the very start of…
Reflection from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on the Transfiguration of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ
In the Russian tradition, the Transfiguration is regarded as the second of three major feasts of the Savior during the month of August. Each of these feasts is associated with the blessing of a late-summer agricultural product: the Cross, on August 1, with honey; today, August 6, with apples; and August 16, the feast of the Holy Mandylion, with bread. Consequently, a folk name for today’s feast is “Apple Savior.” May the sweetness of the fruits that we bless this day – whether grapes, apples, or otherwise – remind of the true Sweetness, our Lord himself, the sweetest Jesus Christ. In the heavenly Jerusalem, where the Lamb himself is the light (Rev. 21:23), the saints always delight in the brightness of that most glorious countenance...
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In the Russian tradition, the Transfiguration is regarded as the second of three major feasts of the Savior during the month of August. Each of these feasts is associated with the blessing of a late-summer agricultural product: the Cross, on August 1, with honey; today, August 6, with apples; and August 16, the feast of the Holy Mandylion, with bread. Consequently, a folk name for today’s feast is “Apple Savior.” May the sweetness of the fruits that we bless this day – whether grapes, apples, or otherwise – remind of the true Sweetness, our Lord himself, the sweetest Jesus Christ. In the heavenly Jerusalem, where the Lamb himself is the light (Rev. 21:23), the saints always delight in the brightness of that most glorious countenance...
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Audio Recording of Presentation on St. Tikhon of Moscow Now Available
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Audio Recording of Presentation on St. Tikhon of Moscow Now Available
The audio recording of the presentation on Saint Tikhon of Moscow, delivered at the 21st All-American Council in Phoenix, AZ, is now available.
The presentation, entitled “St. Tikhon of…
The presentation, entitled “St. Tikhon of…
Today we commemorate Venerable Pimen the Much-Ailing of the Kiev Near Caves
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102220
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/07
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/102220
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/07
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Venerable Pimen the Much-Ailing of the Kiev Near Caves
Saint Pimen the Much-ailing attained the Kingdom of Heaven by enduring grievous illness. This Russian ascetic was both born and grew up sickly, but his illness preserved him from illness of the soul. For a long time he besought his parents to send him to…
Today we commemorate New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora
Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/108019
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/08
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Read the account: https://www.oca.org/saints/id/lives/108019
More saints commemorated today: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/08
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New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora
The New Martyr Triandaphyllus, a native of Zagora, Magnesia (in Thessaly), was beheaded by the Turks at Constantinople in the year 1680 for his refusal to reject Christ and accept Islam. He was only fifteen years old when he received the crown of victory…
In Memoriam: Matushka Elizabeth Petorak
May Matushka Elizabeth's memory be eternal!
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May Matushka Elizabeth's memory be eternal!
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In Memoriam: Matushka Elizabeth Petorak
Matushka Elizabeth Petorak, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on August 1, 2025, at…
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon to Concelebrate With His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Macedonian Orthodox Church
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His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon to Concelebrate With His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Macedonian Orthodox Church
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon will concelebrate the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of the Macedonian Orthodox Church –…