SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH ARCHIMANDRITE GABRIEL (VUCKOVIC)
ADVISES AND ANSWERS ON EVERYDAY UNCERTAINTIES OF SPIRITUAL PEOPLE
discussions conducted over the Skype program
FATHER GABRIEL FROM HILANDAR TO HIS SPIRITUAL CHILDREN
“Mercy and righteousness I sing. To Thee, Lord, I glorify.”
(Psalm 100)
PERSONAL TESTIMONIES OF MIRACULOUS HEALINGS
FROM THE MIRACLE-WORKING HOLY ICON OF THEOTOKOS OF LEPAVINA
In the journal “The Way, The Truth and The Life”, in the column of monastic chronicle, we have published records of many miraculous healings and spiritual consolations that pilgrims felt after the prayer in front of the Icon of Theotokos of Lepavina. The journal is not published any more, however with God’s mercy miracles still occur.
PRAYERS BY THE LAKE
A view of Lake Ochrid (Ohrid), where St. Nikolai composed these prayers.
The 13th century monastery is dedicated to St. John the Theologian
NATIVITY
Since He is always present, always near at hand, to come to Him means to direct our hearts and minds to Him, to attend to Him, to pay attention to Him. We don’t have to make a long journey as the wise men did. Our coming to Christ is as simple as getting in the car and driving a few miles to church. Our coming to Christ is as simple as getting up in the morning to stand before our icons to pray.
MEDITATIONS ON THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST
Our faith is not ‘neat’. It does not accommodate itself to human categories of thought. It cannot be explained or contained by philosophical arguments. But neither can love. Love cannot be explained or contained in mathematical equations. It must be experienced. It must be given and received.
ST.JOHN CHRYSOSTOM'S CHRISTMAS HOMILY
BEHOLD a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a heavenly hymn. The Angels sing. The Archangels blend their voice in harmony. The Cherubim hymn their joyful praise.
OPENING A DOOR FOR THE LORD IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS
Father Alexy Aedo, Chilean native and archpriest with the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, is the pastor in Chile of two Orthodox communities—that of St Silouan of Mount Athos in the city of Conception[1], and that of St Nectarios of Aegina in the city of Santiago[2].
IF YOU ARE HIT ON THE RIGHT CHEEK...
I want to be a real man, I want to be able to stand up for myself. Father, please, bless me to start doing martial arts. Is it a sin? – This is a common question usually asked by young people.
LORD HAVE MERCY
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TEXT IN ENGLISH
Dear visitors of our web-site of the monastery Lepavina! Due to a high number of visits of our website, I am honoured to take the responsibility to describe you in English different events from Serbian Orthodox Church and monastery Lepavina. We would like to inform you that we will be also putting on our web-site some texts in English on different subjects from other Orthodox websites. I deeply hope and believe that our Lord will help me in that!
With God’s blessing, from monastery Lepavina Archimandrite Gavrilo.
Biografia Archimandrite Gabriel (Vuckovic)
LET'S HELP THE RENOVATION OF LEPAVINA MONASTERY