O Mother of the Light Illumine My Darkness (canon) knotted motivated by deep respect for

motivated by deep respect for these revered saints and devotion to those martyred during the communist persecution of the 20th century

After the closure of Optina Monastery in 1923

is an astonishing unveiling of the living Orthodox faith in a language that is very accessible to people in today’s world

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA

Monasticism is the extreme tension of abiding on the narrow way that leads downwards to the deep heart

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