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Church History

  • A History of the Orthodox Church
  • Orthodoxy in America
  • Orthodoxy in the World

Feasts of the Church

  • The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
  • The Twelve Great Feasts
  • Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

  • Holy Tradition
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Christian Ethic
  • The Mother of God
  • The Symbol of Faith
  • The Ten Commandments

Orthodox Icons

  • Holy Icons
  • Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
  • Icons of the Mother of God

Orthodox Monasticism

  • The Monastic Grades
  • The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

  • Communing with God in Prayer
  • The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Scripture

  • The Holy Bible
  • The New Testament
  • The Old Testament
  • The Old Testament Apocrypha
  • Used in Church
  • Where to Find

Orthodox Symbolism

  • The Cross
  • The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

  • Fasting
  • Fasting Rules
  • Fasting Seasons and Days
  • Glossary of Liturgical Terms
  • Great Lent and Pascha
  • Liturgical Books
  • Liturgical Gestures
  • Liturgical Music
  • Services of the Daily Cycle
  • The Divine Liturgy
  • The Five Cycles

Sacraments of the Church

  • Church Mysteries
  • Holy Baptism
  • Holy Chrismation
  • Holy Communion
  • Holy Matrimony
  • Holy Orders
  • Holy Repentance
  • Holy Unction

The Church Building and Its Servers

  • The Altar and Its Furnishings
  • The Bells
  • The Candles and Their Symbolism
  • The Church Building
  • The Clergy
  • The Iconostasis
  • The Sacristy and Vestry
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  • St. John, archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco

    St. John, archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco

    July 4, 2026

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  • Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

    Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

    July 5, 2026

    Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, Tone 4

    Matins Gospel 5: Luke 24:12-35 (§113)

    Epistle: Rom. 10:1-10 (§103)

    Gospel: Matt. 8:28-9:1 (§28)

    Hieromartyr Eusebius, bishop of Samosata (†380); Martyrs Zeno and his servant Zenas (†304); Martyr Alban of Verulamium, Britain (†c.305); St. Athanasius, bishop of Chytri, Cyprus (4th C); 1,480 martyrs of Samaria (†c.615); Venerable Basil, abbot of Patalaria (9th C); St. Gregory, metropolitan of Wallachia (†1834); New Hieromartyrs Theodore Smirnov and Gabriel Archangelsky, deacons (†1938); Martyrs Pompeian, Galacteon, Saturninus, and Juliana of Constantinople; ‘Korobeynikovskaya-Kazanskaya’ Icon of the Mother of God.

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  • Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John

    Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John

    July 7, 2026

    Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John

    Vespers: Gen. 17:15-17, 19; 18:11-14; 21:1-8; Judg. 13:2-8, 13-14, 17-18, 21; Isa. 40:1-3, 9; 41:17-18; 45:8; 48:20-21; 54:1

    Matins Gospel: Luke 1:24-25, 57-68, 76, 80 (§3)

    Epistle: Rom. 13:11-14:4 (§112)

    Gospel: Luke 1:1-25, 57-68, 76, 80 (§1)

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  • Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - The Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

    Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - The Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

    July 12, 2026

    The Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

    Vespers: I Pet. 1:3-9; I Pet. 1:13-19; I Pet. 2:11-24

    Matins Gospel 6: Luke 24:36-53 (§114)

    Epistle: for Sunday: Rom. 12:6-14 (§110); for the Apostles: II Cor. 11:21-12:9 (§193)

    Gospel: for Sunday: Matt. 9:1-8 (§29); for the Apostles: Matt. 16:13-19 (§67)

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  • Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia - Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and those killed with them: Martyrs Eugene, Anna, John, Clement, John, Anastasia, Ekaterina, Basil, Elijah, and Alexei

    Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia - Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and those killed with them: Martyrs Eugene, Anna, John, Clement, John, Anastasia, Ekaterina, Basil, Elijah, and Alexei

    July 17, 2026

    Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia - Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and those killed with them: Martyrs Eugene, Anna, John, Clement, John, Anastasia, Ekaterina, Basil, Elijah, and Alexei 

    Vespers: Wisd. 3:1-9; III Kings 8:22-23, 27-30; Isa. 61:10-62:5

    Matins Gospel: Matt. 10:16-22 (§36)

    Epistle: Rom. 8:28-39 (§99)

    Gospel: John 15:17-16:2 (§52)

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  • Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

    Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

    July 19, 2026

    Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Venerable Sisoes the Great, Tone 6

    Matins Gospel 7: John 20:1-10 (§63)

    Epistle: Rom. 15:1-7 (§116)

    Gospel: Matt. 9:27-35 (§33)

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  • [NSW]Presentation Sisterhood Fundraising Dinner

    [NSW]Presentation Sisterhood Fundraising Dinner

    July 19, 2026  4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Russian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, 136 John St, Cabramatta NSW 2166, Australia

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  • Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils, Tone 7

    Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils, Tone 7

    July 26, 2026

    Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils

    Vespers: Gen. 14:14-20; Deut. 1:8-10, 15-17; Deut. 10:14-21

    Matins Gospel 8: John 20:11-18 (§64)

    Epistle: for Sunday: I Cor. 1:10-18 (§124); for the Fathers: Heb. 13:7-16 (§334)

    Gospel: for Sunday: Matt. 14:14-22 (§58); for the Fathers: John 17:1-13 (§56)

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