RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Throughout the entire history of the known world, men have conquered other men. Rulers have conquered cities. Emperors have conquered entire nations. At times, Kings have strived to conquer the entire world. But there remains one uncharted territory that has…
This day, along with Palm Sunday, occupies a special position between Lent and Holy Week. Following the forty days of penitence which have just ended, and immediately before the days of darkness and mourning which are to follow in the…
The Power of the Cross In a sermon on the Sunday of the Adoration of the Cross, the late Metropolitan Philaret related the following incident: Nowadays it is often said that miracles occurred only in ancient times.. But here is…
St. Philaret explains Vespers to the Youth Group circa 1964Discussion with a Youth Group about the Vespers ServiceMetropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)When festal Vespers are served jointly with Matins, they are called the “All-Night Vigil.” Small Vespers are generally not served independently,…
Vladimir Moss: The mission of ROCOR and the Catacomb Church – a historical retrospective of the development of relationships The thesis of this Report is that since its foundation in 1920 the Russian Church Abroad has remained on the right…
ON KEEPING THE FAST Great Lent is upon us, and on its threshold it would be good for the Christian to think about how he should spend the time of Great Lent, and above all, how he should observe the…
