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Why Orthodox Christians Light Candles: The Mean...
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: Orthodox Christians light beeswax candles before icons because the flame is at once a prayer that burns away, an offering to God, and a...
Why Orthodox Christians Light Candles: The Mean...
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: Orthodox Christians light beeswax candles before icons because the flame is at once a prayer that burns away, an offering to God, and a...
Panagia Glykophilousa: The Icon of the Sweet-Ki...
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: The Panagia Glykophilousa (Greek: Γλυκοφιλούσα — "She Who Kisses Sweetly," the "Sweet-Kissing" Virgin) is an icon type of the Mother of God in which...
Panagia Glykophilousa: The Icon of the Sweet-Ki...
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: The Panagia Glykophilousa (Greek: Γλυκοφιλούσα — "She Who Kisses Sweetly," the "Sweet-Kissing" Virgin) is an icon type of the Mother of God in which...
Icon of Kazan: The Mystery of Our Lady of Kazan
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: The Icon of Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most venerated Marian icons in the Russian Orthodox Church, miraculously found in 1579...
Icon of Kazan: The Mystery of Our Lady of Kazan
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: The Icon of Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most venerated Marian icons in the Russian Orthodox Church, miraculously found in 1579...
Guardian Angel Prayer: Meaning in Orthodox Trad...
Reading Time: 11 Minutes In Brief: The Guardian Angel Prayer is one of the oldest and most widespread prayers in Orthodox tradition, addressed to the angel God entrusts to every...
Guardian Angel Prayer: Meaning in Orthodox Trad...
Reading Time: 11 Minutes In Brief: The Guardian Angel Prayer is one of the oldest and most widespread prayers in Orthodox tradition, addressed to the angel God entrusts to every...
Panagia Pantanassa: The Miraculous Icon of Vato...
Reading Time: 11 Minutes In Brief: The Panagia Pantanassa (Greek: Παναγία Παντάνασσα — "Queen of All" or "All-Sovereign") is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary kept at Vatopedi Monastery...
Panagia Pantanassa: The Miraculous Icon of Vato...
Reading Time: 11 Minutes In Brief: The Panagia Pantanassa (Greek: Παναγία Παντάνασσα — "Queen of All" or "All-Sovereign") is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary kept at Vatopedi Monastery...
Koliva: The Meaning Behind Orthodox Memorial Wheat
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: Koliva (also spelled kollyva or kolyvo) is a ritual dish of boiled wheat, prepared in the Orthodox Church for memorial commemorations of the dead....
Koliva: The Meaning Behind Orthodox Memorial Wheat
Reading Time: 12 Minutes In Brief: Koliva (also spelled kollyva or kolyvo) is a ritual dish of boiled wheat, prepared in the Orthodox Church for memorial commemorations of the dead....