St. Basil the Great Orthodox Christian Church

06/10/2026

For Abraham, faith was not merely an intellectual concept, but rather trust, obedience, and a living relationship with God. Therefore, when the Orthodox Church speaks of faith, it does not separate it from obedience, love, and good works. Works are not a substitute for faith, but rather the fruit of true faith.

As St. John Chrysostom says, Abraham was not justified because he first performed great works, but because he believed in God and then demonstrated his faith through perfect obedience.

06/10/2026

The Holy Martyrs of China were native Chinese Orthodox Christians brought up in piety at the Russian Orthodox Mission in Peking, which had been founded in 1685. During the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 against the foreign powers occupying China, native Chinese Christians were commanded by the Boxers to renounce Christianity or be tortured to death. Two hundred and twenty-two members of the Peking Mission, led by their priest Metrophanes Tsi-Chung and his family, refused to deny Christ, and were deemed worthy of a martyric death. The commemoration date of the Chinese Martyrs varies between June 10th and June 11th in Orthodox practice throughout the world.

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

In the Orthodox faith, faith is not merely an intellectual conviction; rather, it is a life of union with God, manifested in repentance, obedience, love, and good works. Faith and works are not in conflict; indeed, works are the fruit of living faith.

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

Getting a pie in the face