OCA - Orthodox Christianity

Orthodox Christianity

Introducing the Orthodox Christian Church
- The Orthodox Faith
  Basic, comprehensive information about the Orthodox Church
- More on the Orthodox Faith
  An in-depth look at various aspects of Orthodoxy
- The Orthodox Churches worldwide
  Orthodoxy consists of 15 autocephalous and 4 autonomous Churches
- The Orthodox Church in America
  A brief history of the Church since its founding in North America in 1794
- SCOBA
  An introduction to the "Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in the America" and how the Churches work together through various organizations to serve those around them

Lives of the Saints
Read about those who lived the faith
Saints by Month
Search for a Saint on any day of the year
Orthodox Saints of North America
Learn about those who labored in this land
Icons of the Church Year
Includes Icons for the Great Feasts, Great Lent, & Paschaltide
Icons of the Mother of God
Learn about those Icons with historical significance and those with miracles attributed to them
Sermons on the Feasts
Writings of the Church Fathers about the 12 Great Feasts
Calendar of Feasts

Lectionary of Readings
Includes downloadable .pdf files of the readings for every day
Fasting & Fast-Free Seasons of the Church Year
Includes the dates and information for fasting and non-fasting periods during the year and general rules for fasting
Paschal Calendar
Includes the dates for Lent and Pascha (Easter) and an explanation about how Pascha is calculated
Publications of the Orthodox Church
Questions and Answers
Read Questions & Answers about Orthodoxy, and send your question in to be answered!