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WISDOM FROM MOUNT ATHOS (WMA) SERIES
Why God Doesn’t Always Answer Your Prayers | St. Dionisie of...
In this rare video recording, the recently canonized Romanian Elder, Saint Dionisie Ignat of Mount Athos explains why God sometimes leaves our prayers seemingly...
SIGNS OF THE END TIMES (SET) SERIES
The Christian “Special Forces” fighting against antichrist
In this video recording, Elder Ephraim of Arizona talks about the importance of monasteries in the End Times, as beacons of Orthodox spirituality, “Special...
THE PATH OF HUMILITY (TPH) SERIES
Jesus Prayer and the danger of pride (Fr. Dionisie)
Fr. Dionisie talks about Jesus Prayer and the danger of pride: "As hard it is to acquire the prayer of the heart, as easy...
FATHER OF PEACE (FP) SERIES
”Who can fight against love?” (Elder Thaddeus)
In this video recording Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica talks about the unique power of Christian love, showing that "there is no weapon that can...
DEATH AND DYING (DD) SERIES
The moment of death | Orthodox Elders | Fr. Arsenie Papacioc
In this video recording, Fr. Arsenie Papacioc (+July 19, 2011) talks about the moment of death and invites us to cherish the value of...
DIVINE SERVICES
A peaceful Hymn to the Theotokos – nuns of the Camarzani...
A peaceful hymn brought to our ears by the nuns of the Camarzani Convent. It is a Hymn to the Theotokos chanted at the...
TODAY'S PICKS
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Met. Joseph – “It would be better to let children preach”
In this video recording, Metropolitan Joseph shows why it would be better to let children preach, instead of us, because only by looking at...
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Sunday of Orthodoxy | Why Orthodox Christians Kiss Icons
In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006) answers the question of whether venerating wooden icons is a form of idolatry. This teaching defends the...
00:11:13
How I became an Orthodox Christian
Fr. Raphael talks about his return to Orthodoxy passing through Protestantism. He refers to the Holy Communion, the true Flesh and Blood of...
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Thank You, God, for giving me diabetes! | Fr. Agapios, Greek-Orthodox...
In this video recording, Fr. Agapios Naous recalls an inspiring encounter between a physician and his patient who suffered from diabetes and was thankful...
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Are we truly servants of Christ? | A beautiful sermon |...
In this video recording, Bp. Teofil Roman of Spain and Portugal, invites us to a deeper reflection on our lives: "We can deceive ourselves...
TESTIMONIES
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The possessed woman and Holy Communion (Fr. Ioan Iovan)
Fr. Ioan Iovan, a survivor of torture in communist prisons, gives his testimony of a miracle healing that happened around 1950 when he was...
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How I met the devil (Fr. Cleopa)
In this video recording, Fr. Cleopa (Ilie) of Romania recounts his terrifying encounter with the devil in the Romanian mountains. At that time (1950s)...
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’Two broken hearts’: miracle of Mother of God (Fr. Rafail Noica)
Another heartbreaking miracle of Mother of God!"Mother of God, you see that I can't take care of him anymore… I have no strength, no...
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The Demon Tried to Stop Me: My First Time in an...
In this video, Fr. Moses Berry (✝2024) shares a personal account of his first visit to an Orthodox church in Richmond, Virginia. He describes...
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A five-hour documentary on Saint Paisios the Athonite
A five-hour documentary on Saint Paisios the Athonite produced by POKROB Film Studio and the Patriarchate of Moscow.
Bishops, monks and laymen sharing their testimonies about St. Paisios.
Part 1: Birth...
PRAYERS
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Praying with Saint Porphyrios (Video Recording)
Watch here a rare video recording with Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia († 2 December 1991).
He prays for his spiritual children, that God may protect them from evil spirits...
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Prayer for the little girls (Metropolitan Ioan)
Heart touching video of Metropolitan John of Timisoara who asks for prayer for healing for three little girls, one of them suffering from leukemia.
"You...
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Prayers before the Mystery of Confession
Fr. Sofian prays before the Holy Mystery of Confession, as an orthodox priest.
He was also a well know church painter persecuted for his faith...
Theology and Spirituality (TS) Series
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