This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving,” was composed by Protopresbyter Gregory Petrov shortly before his death in a prison camp in 1940. The title is from the words of Saint John ...

The Orthodox faithful in Russia sang this akathist even as they were going to their doom. Think about that. One of the things I am most thankful for on this day is the gift of faith, and the gift ...