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Why are Eastern Catholics typically more devout than Orthodox in the East?

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A wise note on Orthodox internettery

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Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco. Built by St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco

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Saint Budimir Sokolovic, one of the hundreds of thousands of innocent Serbians who were brutally tortured and killed by Croatians and Partisans during WW2. He was canonized in 2005.

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Please pray for this person!

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Have you ever seen and icon of Christ holding a sword? - more in comment

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Temple of St. Sava, Belgrade

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Holy Royal Martyrs Nicholas, Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei. They led me to Orthodoxy.

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Snagged this in an antique store. Any Greek speaking brothers or sisters care to translate?

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Daily reminder to focus on Christ and hold on to Him

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Does the keeping of monk's skull go against the teachings of the Bible?

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My icon corner at the moment.

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Icon painted by me, Have a Blessed Weekend

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My church! In a small Romanian village!

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Icon painted by me - Synaxis

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My Icon Corner is Complete

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Baby Isabelle was baptized yesterday!

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Orthodoxy in Haiti

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February 3rd, Saint Nicholas the Enlightener of Japan - Blessed Feast!

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Today I received my hand-carved beeswax Cross from Mt. Athos

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Have a Holy Halloween, my Orthodox friends!

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The lineage of two great American Orthodox fathers, illustrated

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My icon corner

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Axios!l to the newly elected Metropolitan Saba, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America

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Happy Easter Everyone!

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I got to venerate the Kursk-Root Icon!

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Icon painted by me, May your day be Blessed

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I saw someone post a wallpaper they made with the Jesus Prayer and loved it. Here is one which I’ve created myself which I wanted it to be a little neo-retro but still Orthodox. I hope you like it.

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Our new prayer corner!

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The largest Orthodox Church I've ever been to.

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The Jesus Prayer

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Saint Andrew Orthodox Church, Arlington, Washington

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Isn’t it unacceptable to display iconography of the Father? If so then, why is this icon of the Trinity acceptable..?

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Update on my icon corner lighting

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Are Coptic/Ethiopian icons canonical?

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Christ the High Priest — Art by Me

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Holy Motherhood — Icon by me

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Happy Feast day of Saint Augustine, the great Latin Church Father!

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My Icon corner

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Found while cleaning out an old closet of a relative. I am suspecting Gabriel, but I could use a confirmation.

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My first icon corner

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Attended my first Divine Liturgy today!!

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Church of the Transfiguration of our Lord. My local church in western Serbia.

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I missed the event but my Russian Parish got a new dome!

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The beauty of Orthodox Churches are unmatched.

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Bought at flea market for 15$. Is it just an old tourist reproduction with fake aging, or does it look legit? Plus, what does it say? It’s Jesus right?

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Just set up my first icon corner after collecting them on a trip to eastern Europe. Any recommendations/changes are appreciated.

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Our Icon Corner! Created under the direction of our parish priest.

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At a local orthodox crunch

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The choir during Christmas Liturgy, St Sava's, Belgrade, January 7th 2022

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Christ is Risen” was the greeting of St. Seraphim of Sarov to every person he met.

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Current Home Altar with current space available

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Anything Not Orthodox About This Icon?

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Bees and Holy Icons

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Icon painted by me - Holy Archangel Michael, Have a Blessed Weekend

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night vespers with Great Canon & life reading of St. Mary of Egypt 🕯️

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Similar paintings to this one? Christ in the Desert by Ivan Kramskoi (check the comment)

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Merry Christmas!

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Saint picture in restaurant

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Beautiful Orthodox nun 🖤 It's so encouraging to think there are communities of these women praying for us all across the world :)

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It’s not much, but it’s a start.

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Our son Irenarch was baptized today at St. Irenarch's chapel in Russia

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Letter regarding Metropolitan Joseph of North America

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Icon painted by me, Have a Blessed Weekend

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Prayer corner of Saint John Maximovitch. Notice the God the Father icon in the top left. I always found that interesting.

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Is this an orthodox icon?

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Icon painted by me, have a Blessed Weekend

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old Crucifix i found in my drawer. Mom said she got it when she thought of converting (she never did :(. )

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Today is the 40th anniversary of Fr. Seraphim Rose's repose, on September 2, 1982.

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The start of my icon corner

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My mother painted this beautiful icon for me :)

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Orthodox view on calling St. Joseph, the eartly husband of the Theotokos, The Terror of Demons

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A friend just gifted me this, could anyone tell me what it is? Thanks you.

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Question about Mother Mary

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Orthodox priest shot and wounded in France. Lord have mercy

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Today we commemorate Saint Lucia, saint and martyr from Syracuse. She brought prisoners food in dungeons, and thus wore a crown of lights in order to cary more food. Pray for us sankta Lucia . Here is a link to an orthodox service in swedish in her honor: https://www.facebook.com/143697515689449/vid

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Can anybody explain what these symbols mean? Not orthodox but i still have a basic understanding of Christian theology.

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Icon painted by me, Have a Blessed Weekend

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Icon painted by me - The Holy Family, may your day be blessed

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My icon just came in from Mount Athos!

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I’m a bit late, but this is for the Dormition of the Theotokos feast | Icon by me

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Today the newly-elected Serbian Patriarch Porfirije served his first Divine Liturgy inside St Sava's, Belgrade

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Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, Kenai, Alaska

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St Stephen Bulgarian Church - Istanbul (It is the only complete cast-iron church on Earth.)

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Not much but it’s a start

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The Sick Husband by Vassily Maximov (1881), portrays a woman kneeling in prayer before an icon corner

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Saint Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Hunt Valley, Maryland

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Remember, O brothers and sisters in Christ, to go to Church daily, as some peoplw cant go to church no matter how much they want it.

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Last beer before Lent. Cheers everyone, may you have good strength!

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Icon painted by me, May your day be Blessed

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It Ain’t Much, But it’s Honest Work. I Present my Humble Icon Corner, Made with Available Materials.

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Icon I have from 1948

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What Bible translations are recommended for the usual orthodox Christian. Should I stick to my KJV?

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Icon painted by me - Last Supper, Have a Blessed day

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Nashville Tennessee

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On my search to building an icon corner, I found this gem.

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To all the western rite bros out there, Happy All Saints Day!

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I was received (I was baptized Catholic as a baby) into the Church this past Sunday almost three years after leaving the LDS faith.

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This will prove you why Orthodox Christianity is beautiful

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Despite the Pandemic, my son Felix was able to be baptized and chrismated today! Glory to God!

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Icon painted by me - Katafigi, May your day be Blessed

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Today is the feast of St. Valentine, who married couples in secret after marriage was banned by Emporer Claudius II. St. Valentine was believed to me martyred on Feb. 14th.

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Me 5 years ago when I was a Jehovah's Wittness: Icons are evil and a blasphamous image worship! Me now:

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My icon corner looked particularly beautiful the other night

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Which of these books do you recommend I read first?

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Need clarification, would my baptism performed by an Ordained Woman within the Episcopal Church be considers valid within the Orthodox Church?

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Orthodox cathedral from Crimea. I saw it on facebook and I like it so much

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Catholic here. Thought you might enjoy my shrine with some Russian egg icons of the Blessed Mother I found at an antique store

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The fresco of Saint Patrick at our church

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Vigil lamp arrived today from Greece, got held up in the UK for a bit but it's here now.

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Thoughts? got this yesterday

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My relics, Bible, prayer rope, prayer book, icon of Christ, holy water and can anyone tell me what’s the name of the leaf in the right?

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Map of countries with at least one Orthodox Saint from there/completing a significant portion of their Holy work there.

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St John at Kaneo, 13th century, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

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After an arduous road, I am no longer a catechumen and now illumined. Glory to God!

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My Prayer Corner

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Just Purchased My First Icon!

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I got bored while doing my Math homework, and drew it on my rough diary. I am still not baptized, and my longing for the Eucharist just grows.

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Inside St Sava's, Belgrade

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I recently got a carivng set, and this was my first project. Christos Anesti!

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My prayer/icon corner.

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Orthodox Missions work

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Did i set up the prayer corner the right way?

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A Gem Found While Thrifting

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What I do first to become Orthdox?

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St. John Hus and St. Jerome of Prague, venerated in the Czech and Slovak Orthodox church

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St. Mary of Egypt Pray For Us

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A miracle-working icon of Fr. Seraphim Rose has been reported from Moscow!

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A joyous (belated) Feast of all Russian Saints

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Beautiful Orthodox Church Just Outside Boston - Holy Epiphany, Roslindale (Boston), MA

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I'm very happy, just got these two new icons for super cheap at a thrift store, for a reason whenever I pray alot and get closer to God icons and such always comes near me. I wanted to show them off cause I'm really happy about them :)

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I received my first icons today. Lord guide us in these turbulent times, strengthen our hearts against despair. Holy Mother Mary Theotokos Pray for us, those of us grieving, depressed, or overcome with worry. 🙏🏻☦

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Which icon of the Theotokos is your favorite? How about the one with all of them

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I miss my church...

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Orthodox icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. My favorite icon, I cross-stitched myself

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Protestant here exploring Orthodoxy. I have a question. What is the significance of monasteries keeping skulls of dead monks? Why do they do this? Is this only practiced in certain places? Would a layperson do this?

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Is this tapestry, gifted by my grandmother, considered an icon? Is it right to hang it on the wall in my room?

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Happy Name Day to all who celebrate Saint Constantine & Helen. Photo from St Constantine & Helen church in Sydney last night.

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Feast of the Holy Royal Martyrs (July 4th, Julian Calendar)

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Does anyone know which prayer book this is from? Thank you

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Beginnings of a prayer corner

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Young Christ helping his earthly father

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Drew Saint Anastasia for my mother. Colored pencils. One day i’ll buy proper paints

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I like it a lot. My mom gave it to me

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I just received my icon of the inexhaustible cup! :)

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What is this icon?

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