With this text, Another City inaugurates a new feature of our journal, in which we offer the reader substantial portions (typically chapters) of books (many of them recently published) that we believe hold a particular importance for Orthodox Christians. Here, thanks to St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, we encounter one of the most important but strangely neglected saints and … [Read more...] about A Godly Contemplative Meditation on the Most Holy Sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Articles
Words to Warm the Heart. A Review of “Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov”
By Bruce Seraphim Foltz Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov, (Treasures of Orthodox Spirituality), edited and translated by John Mikitish, St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, Yonkers, New York: 2017, pp. 170. Click to order from Amazon “Open, O doors and bolts of my heart that Christ the King of Gory may enter! Enter, O my … [Read more...] about Words to Warm the Heart. A Review of “Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov”
Homily on the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem
The people spread out their clothing upon the road before Jesus, waving palm branches, and proclaiming in their exaltation, Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest! Our Lord Jesus Christ was met not as a king of earthly glory, but as a spiritual King. They shouted to Him, … [Read more...] about Homily on the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem
The Rising of Lazarus: A Sermon by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom)
By Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh Source: Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Archive. Sermon delivered April 5, 1969 In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We are at the threshold of Holy Week, but on this threshold, we are filled with a great and joyful hope by the raising of Lazarus. The Lord is stronger than death, the Lord has overcome it; … [Read more...] about The Rising of Lazarus: A Sermon by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom)
Listen to “Suprasl” — Orthodox Chant Discovered from a Lost 16th Century Illuminated Manuscript [VIDEO]
As Holy Week approaches and we prepare ourselves both spiritually and physically for a demanding time of salvific drama and cosmic triumph, we offer a truly heavenly rendition of the “Cherubic Hymn” by Anatoly Grindenko and the Russian Patriarchate Choir, taken from their sublimely beautiful album “Suprasl.” The music was painstakingly deciphered … [Read more...] about Listen to “Suprasl” — Orthodox Chant Discovered from a Lost 16th Century Illuminated Manuscript [VIDEO]