Orthodox Gladness

    A paraman is a part of a monastic vestment in the form of a square piece of fabric with four ribbons on the corners. It is given to a mo...

Mother Tamar Marjanishvili, who has the greatest spirituality, gave four instructions to her spiritual sisters: - Do not offend anyone, - ...

The most beautiful church I have visited in my entire life, the Holy Trinity Church of Karoulia on Mount Athos, 20 years ago. The church suf...

It is known from the history of monasticism that often ascetics, with the blessing of the clergy, went into seclusion. The Venerable Seraphi...

The candles lit during monastic tonsure are the most unusual - with their large size they have a curved shape in the form of a step, which s...

St. Seraphim commanded the sisters to be zealous in fulfilling their obediences: “You should never, mother, refuse any obedience, and always...

    “Do you mind if I talk to you on the go? I'm on my little scooter, wearing wireless headphones, of course. I am returning from Jerus...

"The essence of monasticism is the renunciation of one's will, of one's self, and the striving, desire and courage to follow Ch...

  One day a monk of the Dionysiou monastery named Anphimus came to the hospital of the monastery to visit a newly tonsured monk who had fall...

I was a bad child.  But everyone called me a good boy because they saw me cry in church when others didn't cry. In October I left for th...

From nun Seraphima, faithful people left refreshed, forgetting their experiences and illnesses. Through her prayers unsolved daily problems...

Monasticism is by design an imitation of the way of life of Christ. The Gospel Christ is revealed to us as the ideal of a perfect monk: He i...

This is the essence of hesychasm - when a person finds maximum silence. Not external silence, but internal. He removes himself as much as po...

Before joining a monastery every monk takes vows which he will keep in God's and the brethren's presence. "A life of fasting...

Oh, monk! Look with clever eyes: death is behind you, why are you wandering in the world? Are you leading everyone into temptation? Oh, monk...

An Orthodox person who has never in his life thought about escape from the world and about monasticism is sick or simply never really though...

Abbess Arsenia (Sebryakova), whose memory day is celebrated on August 3. Mother Arsenia (Anna Sebryakova) was born into a wealthy large fami...