orthodoxchurches:

stavropoleos (by fusion-of-horizons)

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historyofromanovs:

romanovconfessions:

holy crap

And Anastasia died at the age of 17. It’s not a date, but…:’(

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Akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in church slavonic language.

IC XC NIKA (Jesus Christ Conquers)

Most Holy Theotokos Pray for us!

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mchakraverty:

“You know, if you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything, wouldn’t you, at any time? And you would achieve nothing!”

It is disgusting that people are celebrating Margaret Thatcher’s death.  Jokes about her death are distasteful, but to celebrate it is simply disrespectful.  Regardless of political affiliation, we should remember that she was a person; a mother and grandmother.

Margaret Thatcher changed our country.  Whether it was for the better or for the worst is irrelevant.  Respect her work for our country.  Respect her as a person.  Allow her to rest in peace.

varangoi:

Архиепископ by medvedevfil on Flickr.

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fromthefathers:

The Theotokos is our Advocate and the Terror of Demons

“Despite the fact that Satan seduced Eve and lured Adam into the same sin, God not only gave us a Redeemer who by dying defeated death, but in the person of the Woman, the Mother of God, Mary ever-Virgin, who crushed in herself and the whole human race the head of the serpent, he lent us an indefatigable advocate before his Son, Our God, an invincible litigant for the most obdurate sinners. It is because of this that she is called “the Terror of demons,” for it is impossible for the devil to cause a man to perish as long as the latter has recourse to the help of the Theotokos.” - St. Seraphim of Sarov

The icon of the Mother of God “The Joy of Those who Sorrow”.

orthodoxwayoflife:

This photo is so cute! May God bless this little girl and her family, and may Theotokos protect her!

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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us!

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