About healing of ten lepers and modern peculiarities of healing

Leprosy is our sins corroding us. They are corroding our soul and our whole body, and spirit. The Lord heals us, heals our souls, our bodies. But we may not understand this, and not everyone can give thanks to the Lord...

Participation in the general assembly in blessed Maidan

Sunday, 22 December 2013, after the accomplishment of the Divine Liturgy and common prayer for God to strengthen the power of the people of Ukraine , the clergy and parishioners of the church of the Transfiguration joined the general assembly in Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in Kyiv, which brought together nearly 500 thousand Ukrainians.

Meeting with St. Nicholas

With great joy adults and children met the St Nicholas Day in the church of the Transfiguration, which came to them on December 22, accompanied by the angels of God after the fulfillment of the Divine Liturgy. To obtain desirable gifts, children had to make many good deeds: gather toys scattered by blizzard, show generosity to others, decorate apple tree with fruit and, of course, to recite a poem or sing a song.

Joint prayer for God's power to strengthen the people of Ukraine

On Sunday, December 22, 2013, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after the fulfillment of the Divine Liturgy, the clergy and the faithful held a joint prayer for protecting of future generations from tyranny and treason of Ukraine's interests, for unity and wisdom for defenders of justice, strengthening of God's protection for people of Ukraine.

St Nicholas of Myra

Feast of Saint Nicholas usually on 6/19 December (or Kiak 10th in Coptic Calendar). The Departure of St. Nicholas, the Confessor, Bishop of Myra (Mora). On this day also the righteous St. Nicholas, Bishop of Mora (Myra), departed. He was from the city of Mora, his father's name was Epiphanius and the name of his mother was Tona. They were rich, as well as God-fearing, people. They had no children to bring joy to their hearts and to inherit their wealth after their deaths. They remained without a son until they grew old and they were enveloped with despair. God had pity on them and gave them this saint. He was filled with the Divine grace since his young age. When he reached school age, he demonstrated, through intelligence and knowledge, that he learned far more from the Holy Spirit than he did from his teachers. He learned all the doctrine and the teachings of the church since his young age and was ordained deacon.

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

St. Nicholas the WonderworkerSaint Nicholas is the most revered saint in the Rus'-Ukraine since ancient times - he was born in Asia Minor in the second half of the III century (in about 270) in the Greek colony of Patara in Lycia in the Roman province in a family of wealthy Christian parents, in his youth he was given to the service of God under the guidance of his uncle, the bishop of Patara. His uncle brought him to the priesthood. The whole life of the saint really was a model of Christian service to God and others. When his parents died, St. Nicholas inherited their fortune, which he gave to charity. Saint Nicholas was a bishop of Myra, a city of Lycia, in Asia Minor (modern Demre), his ascetic life and miracles won fame during his lifetime.

Participating in General Assembly in Kyiv’s Independence Square

On Sunday, December 15, 2013, after the accomplishment of the Divine Liturgy and common prayer for unity, firmness and wisdom of the Ukrainian people, the clergy and parishioners of the Transfiguration temple joined the General Assembly meeting in Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in Kyiv,, where again gathered almost a million of Ukrainian conscious people. People stood against arbitrary power, against criminal and violent actions of law enforcement officers, against selective justice and impunity for the real criminals.