The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

, In the Holy Mystery of Crowning, contrary to what the Roman Catholic Church teaches, it is God who unites the bride and groom in this Holy Mystery. Maria, What is the “Holy Mystery of Crowning”? In the Holy Mystery of Crowning, the couple is crowned either with a gold crown (Slavonic tradition) o...

Sacraments - Mysteries The other day, my wife and I were discussing sacraments. I said: I wonder how the Orthodox Church defines the sacraments. Then concerning matrimony, who is the minister that makes the sacrament of matrimony a sacrament, the priest or the spouses themselves…? Finally, in the O...

Nadir, During these times, it is extremely important to keep our focus on God, for only those who persevere in prayer, in good deeds, in faith, and in love will be saved. Even though our godless enemies surround us, we must not lose hope, but must still pray and love our enemies, and hope for their ...

Prayers are a personal issue. There's no right or wrong way, if that's what you are asking about. As long as we pray, it's all good. But, I will share a prayer with you that I say every morning (along with some other prayers). I think it covers everything. The Prayer of the Optina Elders Grant unto...

I do agree with Maria about the deprecating term Papist. It smacks of English Puritans and Cromwell and that whole terrible era. Such a bad era I can not bring myself to even study it. I know if I were browsing around and saw a preponderance of use of that term on a particular site, I would tend to...