About the prodigal son and about the “property” of every man, how to get it and to spend it

We listened to the gospel (Luke, XV :11-32), which stated that one of the sons took some property from his father … Where did he spend that? First of all let’s become clear with the word “property”. What does every man have?...

Joint prayer for adoption by politicians the fateful and blessed by God decisions

On Sunday, February 16, 2014, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after completion of the Divine Liturgy, the joint prayer was made by the clergy and the faithful of the community for Ukrainian politicians of the highest level of authority, for the adoption of fateful and blessed by God decisions...

Про Фарисея і Митаря, про зло від фарисейства - як воно виникає і як його викорінити

I want to stop on such thing as Pharisaism. What it is? Why it makes a lot of evil for the Earth? It is true that this Pharisaism is everywhere now. It is all over the country. We still remember the Soviet times. We were told that we lived in happy and good country... We see that our authorities say we live well today, that our economics develops. They told us all the time like Pharisee: “We are doing everything for our people, that they could live happily”...

Joint prayer for the God’s enlightenment of all citizens of Ukraine

On Sunday, February 9, 2014, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after completion of the Divine Liturgy, the joint prayer was made by the clergy and the faithful of the community for the God’s enlightenment for all citizens of Ukraine, for all protestants, for the lawmen, for the politicians, for all people who care about our Motherland Ukraine...

Про мудрість Закхея і про те, як сьогодні запросити Ісуса до свого життя і до свого помешкання

We listened the Gospel about Zacchaeus and you should think whether you would like to be on Zacchaeus’ place? Would you like to climb up on the tree and look at prophet Jesus, at Messiah, to look at Him with hope that He would come to your house? Would you like to do it? Surely. But a lot of time passed. How can we do it now?

Joint prayer for the wisdom and patriotism of the people’s deputies of Ukraine

On Sunday, February 2, 2014, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after completion of the Divine Liturgy, the joint prayer was made by the clergy and the faithful of the community for the native Motherland, for its God’s people, for the good work of the next Verkhovna Rada session, for the responsibility, wisdom and patriotism of the people’s deputies...

About the approaching of the God’s Kingdom and about the way it is going to happen

Jesus Christ said to the people: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mtw., IV: 12-17) How can it happen? How can the God’s Kingdom be at hand? First of all, it was always with us. The thing is that people sometimes can’t feel it and they close the doors of their souls in order not to see and know it. It the same time they live in the darkness and ignorance. And the Lord told us: “I came to teach you, to teach how to communicate with God, how to open your heart, to open your souls, to open your life to the God’s Light, to the understanding of the Truth, to the feeling of God’s Kingdom.”...