The shrine of St. Menas used to be for the Ancient Eastern Orthodox world what Lourdes is for Roman Catholics, a place where thousands of pilgrims would bring their prayers in distress and receive the grace of God in return, through the intercessions of the Holy Martyr.
Though the Shrine of Saint Menas was one of the [...]
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The Akathyst of the Holy Martyr Menas the Wonderworker
March 11th, 2010 No Comments
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An answer to a Priest about the World Crisis – by St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)
August 27th, 2009 1 Comment
You ask me, O man of God, where did today’s crisis come from and what does it mean? Who am I to be asked about such a great thing? “You should only speak when what you have to say is better than silence,” says St. Gregory the Theologian. And even though I believe that silence would be better…
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