Great Lent Begins 2023

General Rules of the fasting season of Great Lent
The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian

A short explanation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Efraim the Syrian.
A short note on the major hymns of the Great Compline

a short note on the major hymns of the Great Compline
Fr.Thomas Hopko on How to Pray

A lecture by fr.Thomas Hopko on How to Pray.
The Prayer of Manasseh, King of Judah

This prayer of Manasseh is read during the Great Apodeipnon service (Great Compline) beginning with the evening of the Monday after Cheesefare Sunday (Clean Monday).
The Gift, the Gifts, and Glossolalia (audio)

How does Orthodoxy view the gifts of the Holy Spirit and in particular the phenomenon of speaking in tongues? Fr. Thomas Hopko explores the New Testament teaching on the charismatic gifts.
A Guide to the Season of the Triodion

There is more to Lent than fasting, and there is more to fasting than food. This principle lies at the heart of the Lenten Triodion, the main hymnbook of Orthodox Lent.
Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology-Confession and Repentance

Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology by Fr.Vassilios Papavassiliou. The Very Revd Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou was born in London on 3rd June 1977. He graduated from Aristotle University, Thessalonica (Greece) in 2004 with a Degree in Pastoral and Social Theology. He was ordained Deacon on 26th December 2004 and Priest on 1st November 2007 […]
Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology-Marriage and Monastic Life

Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology by Fr.Vassilios Papavassiliou.
Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology-Sainthood

Lessons in Orthodox Faith and Theology by Fr.Vassilios Papavassiliou.