RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Akathist to theHoly Apostle and EvangelistJOHN the Theologian Kontakion 1 Chosen from fisher nets for the preaching of the Gospel, and from catching fish to catching men into the light of the true knowledge of God, O great Apostle, disciple,…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Our holy Father John was born of noble parents at Harpham, Yorkshire in 640. As a youth he studied the Holy Scriptures, Church music, Greek and Latin in the famous school of Saint Adrian at Canterbury,…
By Dr. Vladimir Moss Our holy Father Edbert became bishop of Lindisfarne in 688. A very learned and generous man, he gave a tenth of his livestock, grain, fruit, and clothing to the poor every year. Every year, like his…
Commemorated on May 7 The holy New Martyr Pachomius was from Little Russia, and was captured by Moslem Tatars who made him a slave. He was taken to Usaki, near the ancient city of Philadelphia in Asia Minor, where he was…
by Bishop Philaretos I must have been about 3 years old, so that would make the year 1967. My father, a captain of the Merchant Marines, was away at sea. My mother, as always, took me to visit my grandmother,…
Thank you to Brother Michael for the text! “Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,…
HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY The Lord provides us with a perfect example in all things, including how to convert unbelievers to the faith. This is what we see in his conversation with the Samaritan woman in the…
translated by Felix Culpa a sermon for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman by Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern America and New York (+1985) The Church calls tomorrow’s Sunday the Sunday of the Samaritan, that is, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman because at the Divine Liturgy the…
A “Metropolitan” in Lebanon of the Patriarchate of Antioch airs his heretical views of Ramadan The highlighting is my own. Most of his statements don’t really need interpretation as the are so heretical on their very own. My comments are…
We all know that now ecology is the big matter for “church” leaders. It’s as if they are no real church matters that need to be brought to the attention of the people of God and “so let’s talk about…
