“Rejoice Evermore”, or a Word on Fighting Despondency
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Priest Alexei Taakh

Don’t let sadness overcome your soul. Remember that sadness does not belong to you, but is an external force that can lead you to despondency.

Ye Are the Light of the World
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Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)

To avoid being a stumbling block to anyone, we need to learn meekness and humility.

Michigan: Romanian monastery undergoes extensive renovation
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The Romanian Orthodox monastery in Allegan, Michigan, has undergone extensive renovation work throughout the year.

Metropolitan of Moldova calls on faithful to prayerfully participate in upcoming election
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The hierarch emphasizes the election’s importance for the country’s future, urges civic duty regardless of political views, and encourages voters to seek spiritual guidance before making their decision.

15th anniversary of Georgian Diocese of North America
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The Georgian Diocese of North America celebrated its 15th anniversary over the weekend.

Greek Archdiocese receives sizable grant to make Liturgy accessible for children with disabilities
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The initiative plans to bring together individuals with disabilities, caregivers, clergy, pastoral leaders, and disability ministry experts to develop best practices and create replicable models for inclusive worship.

Lyon Church of Holy Protection celebrates 100th anniversary
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On October 13, one of the oldest parishes in the Moscow Patriarchate’s Western European Exarchate celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Polish monastery church consecrated in honor of local New Martyr
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The church is dedicated to St. Paraskeva the Confessor, a little-known 20th-century saint who briefly lived in Turkowice. The new church and monastery buildings were made possible through the Common Work 2020 campaign, which involved all dioceses of the Polish Orthodox Church.

Builder of Moscow, Native of Volyn
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The life of Holy Hierarch Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow
Bogdan Semeniuk

The saint to the great prince, “If you comfort my old age and erect here the temple to the Mother of God, then you will be more glorious than all other princes and your kin will increase, and I will rest with my bones in this city, and the hierarchs will strive to reside here, and its enemies will be defeated.”

St. Charitina, Princess of Lithuania
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St. Philaret (Gumilevsky)

Rejected by the world, she sought nothing more from it and dedicated her entire life to serving the Lord.

Bishop of Corinth undergoes successful surgery in the U.S.
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Having undergone a successful surgery in the U.S. more than two weeks, the Bishop of Corinth of the Orthodox Church of Greece was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, October 15.