Simferopol, March 10, 2014
The services will be celebrated before Icons of St. Luke every day from Monday to Saturday at 11.00 until further notice of the ruling bishop, reports Patriarchia.ru with the reference to the Crimea and Simferopol Diocese's website.
12 марта 2014 г.
Lugansk region praying to the Mother of God for peace in the Ukraine
Lugansk region praying to the Mother of God for peace in the Ukraine
On February 19, His Eminence Archbishop Metrophanes (Mitrofan) of Lugansk and Alchevsk led a prayer service before the Lugansk Icon of the Mother of God with the clergy of the Lugansk Archdiocese concelebrating.
Bishop Philaret of Lvov: "The voice of the church remains unheard. May the Lord guide our lives Himself"
Bishop Philaret of Lvov and Galicia
Bishop Philaret of Lvov: "The voice of the church remains unheard. May the Lord guide our lives Himself"
The following address of His Eminence Bishop Philaret of Lvov and Galicia to his flock has been issued in connection with the events in the Ukraine.
Myrrh-Streaming Icon, "Softening of Evil Hearts" arriving at the Crimea
Myrrh-Streaming Icon, "Softening of Evil Hearts" arriving at the Crimea
One of contemporary shrines of Great Rus is the "Softening of Evil Hearts", or "Seven Arrows" Wonder-Working Icon of the Holy Theotokos. This myrrh-streaming icon is kept in the village of Bachurino of the Moscow region, where with the blessing of Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin)—a well-known Optina Elder and confessor of Patriarch Kirill—a chapel was constructed for it.
A prayer service for peace in the Ukraine performed at Nakhimov Naval Academy
A prayer service for peace in the Ukraine performed at Nakhimov Naval Academy
Academy officers and students prayed together with the priest for the increase of love in the hearts and souls of the people, and for the eradication of any malice and hatred.
A Lenten plea for peace
A Lenten plea for peace
Last week, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the country's largest religious structure, responded to the country's dramatic political change by appointing a new acting leader.
