Nativity Icon - Night (Large)Beautiful icon of the Nativity of Christ in Byzantine style. Features hook for hanging on wall and stand for standing. 7. 5" (H) x 5. 75" (W) thickness of wood . 5"

out of a desire to know the truth empirically

and musk give this fragrance warmth and depth

ROCOR added ancient Helvetia to its official calendar

The Philokalia is an important collection of writings by Fathers of the Eastern Church dating from the fourth to the fourteenth century

Frankincense has also traditionally been used for its anti-inflammatory qualities in treating rashes

sweet wine

When man believes in God and in the future life

and drop anchor at Mount Athos

seeing our good will

the beginning and the ending" of all things (cf

is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century Holy Elders of Optina Monastery

Part two comprises the writings of Silouan