23 января 2015 г.
A Theophany Within
Fr. George Morelli
A Theophany Within
The self-manifestation of God is not apprehended through sensory experience but in the stillness of the soul. Encountering God is by necessity quiet and peaceful. God comes to us when we prepare ourselves to receive Him by bringing our senses under control, by elimination the noise and clamor in the world, and by refusing the intoxication the world offers through our senses.
Theophany in Serbia
Photo Report
Theophany in Serbia
Photo Report
In Serbia the Theophany is also beloved feast day. As in other Orthodox countries, Southern Slavs have their own traditions that may seem extraordinary to those in northern climes..
Xenophontos Monastery—immersions of the cross and Theophany bathing (+Video)
Xenophontos Monastery—immersions of the cross and Theophany bathing (+Video)
On January 19, 2015, when the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of Theophany according to the old calendar, the triple immersion of the holy cross was performed at the Xenophontos St. George’s Monastery on Mt. Athos in front of a great number of pilgrims who had arrived to the abode of the Most Holy Theotokos on the “Saint Anne” morning shipю