This excerpt from "The Way of A Pilgrim" offers some deep and profound awareness of the grace and love behind an Orthodox sacramental Confession. Turning my eyes carefully upon myself and watching the course of my inward state, I have verified by experience that I do not love God, that … [Read more...]
A Preparation For Confession
by Saint Nicolas Varzhansky During Great Lent, and the other fasts of the Church Year, it is customary for all Orthodox Christians to go to confession to their priest. Properly, this should be done several times a year, the exact frequency depending upon how often one is blessed to … [Read more...]
What Is Necessary For A Saving Confession
by St. Innocent of Alaska Our father among the saints Innocent of Alaska, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlightener of North America (1797-1879), was a Russian Orthodox priest, bishop, archbishop, and Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. He is known for his missionary work, scholarship, and … [Read more...]
