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Abbot Mark Kerr
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Holy Fire Descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the Ukrainian channel Svidok (video below). The...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Mar 3, 202310 min read
Spending the Final Years of His Ascetic Life in a Godless Country
* This article about the Athonite Schemamonk Ilya was written by Anastasia Parkhomchik and originally posted at The Catalog of Good Deeds...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Jan 1, 20231 min read
3: Christ Came to Establish the Church
St. Hilarion Troitsky, New Martyr of Russia, using Sacred Scripture and Patristic sources, explains that Christ came to establish the...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 31, 20221 min read
2: Christ Came to Establish the Church
St. Hilarion Troitsky, New Martyr of Russia, using Sacred Scripture and Patristic sources, explains that Christ came to establish the...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 26, 20223 min read
Nativity Greeting of Bishop Longin
Peace of God! Christ is Born! Truly He is Born! “A star showed plainly to the Magi the Word that was before the sun, Who has come to make...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 25, 20221 min read
The Mystery of the Manger
The greatest Christmas gift is Christ Himself. Saint Nikodemos Publications This video is presented by Mr. Constantine Zalalas, an...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Prayer, Pain During the Nativity Fast
In a talk about the upcoming Nativity Fast, Fr. Thomas speaks of the challenge of dealing with personal pain and the need for prayer in...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Nativity of the Theotokos
On this feast of the birth of the Mother of God, we are reminded to seek Mary's help, protection, and comfort each and every day. For...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 25, 20212 min read
Bishop Longin's Nativity Greeting
Peace of God! Christ is Born! Truly He is Born! Our Savior, the dayspring from the East, has visited us from on high, and we, who were...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Patriarch: Praying is Perfection, Loving God is Life
"...there is nothing more perfect than the prayer that a person addresses to God for the good of his neighbors and the salvation of the...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 18, 20211 min read
Pentecost - Trinity Sunday
Pentecost (also called Trinity Sunday) comes 50 days after Pascha. It is one of the great feasts of the Church and commemorates the Holy...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
May 1, 20212 min read
Easter Greeting from Bishop Longin
We celebrate the death of death, the destruction of hell, the beginning of eternal life. And leaping for joy, we celebrate the Cause, the...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Feast of the Annunciation
The feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary comes nine months before Christmas on March 25. It is the celebration of the...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 19, 20211 min read
On Theophany the Trinity is Revealed!
"When John immersed Christ in the waters of the Jordan, the voice of God the Father from heaven was heard: 'This is my beloved Son, in...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Peace of God! Christ is Born!
“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 1, 20201 min read
First Snow at the Monastery
A blanket of whiteness, Reminds us of the quietness, That naturally comes with winter. Light gives way to shorter days, As souls stare...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Inaugural Public Liturgy
The monastery held its inaugural Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" on Friday,...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Hermitage Chapel and Residence
God is good and He provides! Through the intercession of the Theotokos , St. Mardarije , and all of you, the hermitage residence building...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Chapel Foundation Stone
Today, Abbot Mark blessed the chapel footers and set the foundation stone, which was blessed by Bishop Longin. Please continue to ask for...
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Abbot Mark Kerr
Mar 29, 20201 min read
A Prayer for You: When You're Sick
With all of the fear and concern about COVID-19, we encourage you to pray for your recover using this beautiful prayer below. Remember,...
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