Troparion — Tone 4
O Holy Father Innocent / In obedience to the will of God / You accepted dangers and tribulations / Bringing many peoples to the knowledge of truth. / You showed us the way, / Now by your prayers help lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Lenten Triodion and Reading List: Dear Brothers and Sisters: We have begun the march toward Great Lent and then toward Holy Pascha. As I suggested last year, here are links to the Lenten Triodion in both English and Russian.
https://st-sergius.org/services6.html#week0
https://st-sergius.org/services6R.html
If you prefer reading in Slavonic: https://st-sergius.org/services6S.html
Also, click here for a suggested reading list for Great Lent. Reading during Great Lent is an important part of slowing down; it's always a good practice to substitute reading a hard copy book for screen time, whether on a huge TV or on your mobile. In Christ, Fr. Gregory
Crime and Punishment (Преступление и наказание): Our Reading Society just finished our discussion on Dostoyevsky's famous novel from an Orthodox Christian point of view. Here is a link to an interesting perspective on the importance of the city of St. Petersburg in the novel: https://www.mappingpetersburg.org/site/?page_id=36
Also, here are some suggested movie/television specials adaptations of the book:
There are two notable Russian versions. One was filmed in 1969; it is quite good overall. Here it is with English subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP_JcI2eYmQ. The other is a miniseries of 2007. https://youtu.be/kxA5wAjXRDw?si=yekf1qu9iIl0NASe. This is in Russian; we have not found a subtitled version.
Here's the wiki on the British version that's available on Prime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment_(2002_TV_series)
Attached you will find a robust, encyclopedic entry focusing on Dostoyevsky's Orthodox worldview.
Northwestern University Forum in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Thought:
Here is a link to a wonderful source of articles and papers, not just on Dostoyevsky, but on all aspects of Orthodoxy in the arts .https://sites.northwestern.edu/nurprt/
You may want to subscribe so that you will get notices of new articles as they are published.
This event was scheduled for January 31 but had to be postponed because of the continuing problems with the blizzard. More information will be provided. In the interim, here's a link Professor Scott Kenworthy's book that was to be discussed by the Professor: