

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Year 2020

HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY SERMON by St. Philaret of New York
HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY Saint Philaret of New York Last night, in the reading of the Ninth Gospel concerning the suffering of our Saviour, and this morning, when the Gospel of St. John was read during the Ninth Hour, we…

They Fear their Cup of Life has Death in it!
Great and Holy Thursday: Today is the day when Christ gave us the LIFE-GIVING MYSTERIES. I am amazed at just how fast people who lived their whole life as Orthodox Christians can suddenly forget tradition, canons, and the Faith and…


A Deeper Understanding of the Parable of the Ten Virgins from St. Seraphim of Sarov
Great and Holy Tuesday A thank you to Brother Michael for the text! “In the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, when the foolish ones lacked oil, it was said: ‘Go and buy in the market.’ But when they…


Is it really Your Decision or as You Say Usually the Ecumenical Patriarch’s Decision?
source: ABP. ELPIDOPHOROS PUBLICLY REITERATES HIS STANCE ON OPEN COMMUNION FOR NON-ORTHODOX SPOUSES New York, April 12, 2020 livemedia.com In a virtual town hall meeting held yesterday, Saturday, April 11, Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the…

Joseph the All-Comely and Purity
Genesis 39:12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he (Joseph) left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. Kontakion Tone 8: Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, / but his…

Sermon on Lazarus Saturday by Saint Philaret (Voznesensky, +1985) of Eastern America and New York
Sermon on Lazarus Saturday by Saint Philaret (Voznesensky, +1985)of Eastern America and New York It often happens that a child does a bad thing, and his father properly punishes him. But when he sees the child crying in sorrow, parental…

Here is what They Aren’t Telling You about Picking Grapes!
“A good grape-picker, who eats the ripe grapes, will not start gathering unripe ones. A charitable and sensible mind takes careful note of whatever virtues it sees in anyone. But a fool looks for faults and defects. And of such…