Orthodox Christians also sing of the triumph of the cross each September as they celebrate the Sunday of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross ... sensibility is found in most ...

On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy ...

If you've ever been in an Orthodox ... to those used in icons painted thousands of years ago. To stick to surfaces, paint used to be made with egg and things from the earth, giving a muted and ...

The Church is revealed as a second Paradise, having a tree of life ... on the Cross, the image does not lose its peace and pondered sadness, because our Lord willingly took the Cross for us, knowing ...

On the third Sunday in Great Lent, at the All Night Vigil (on Saturday evening), the Life-Giving Cross is carried out from the altar ... leafy tree, so do Orthodox Christians making their spiritual ...

Blessings like this are common among Orthodox Christians in Russia ... she made the sign of the cross. “The Edwards Aquifer is a blessing from God,” Vair, an Austin native and a 2001 Alamo ...

The Orthodox Church differs substantially in the way of life and worship ... Both priest and penitent stand and a cross and book of the Gospels or an icon is placed in front of the penitent ...

Icons — paintings that represent saints, Jesus, the Virgin Mary and biblical events — are a staple of Greek Orthodox churches, said Father Seraphim Ramos, the second priest of St. John the ...

Good Friday was celebrated in Tallinn yesterday with the traditional Way of the Cross. For the first time, this year, the Way of the Cross in the Estonian Capital led to an Orthodox church ... of ...

She talks to SBS Greek about Mona's new exhibition 'Heavenly Beings: Icons of the Christian Orthodox World' 'Heavenly ... in subjects vibrating with life against shimmering gold leaf surrounds.