RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Christ is risen! The program for the 2023 RTOC Western European Diocese Holy Land Pilgrimage is now finalised, and reservations are now available. Please see the PDF pamphlet below for the full 11 day program. This year’s pilgrimage will be…
~ William Shakespeare
A brother asked the Abba Barsanuphius, “Elder if I learn that someone says evil about me, what should I do?” The Elder answered, “Get up immediately and say a prayer firstly for him and then for yourself saying, “Lord Jesus…
“Lord, where are you going?” “I am going to Rome to be crucified again.” -Thoughts +BP In the apocryphal “Acts of St. Peter”, it is reported that Peter started to flee Rome at the time of Emperor Nero’s persecution. Saint Peter realizes…
[Acts 4:13–22; John 5:17–24]. Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard (Acts 4:19–20). Thus spoke…
“Such a schism, ( a long-lasting one)” says Saint Basil, is “already in all things like unto heresy, and one must treat such schismatics as one would heretics, not permitting any communion with them.” St. John Chrysostom says, “Thou sayest,…
Our joyful greeting for the 40 days of Pascha! And a St. Theophan the Recluse quote! St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 3:11–16; John 3:22–33]. We have two lives, fleshly and spiritual. Our spirit is as though buried in our flesh.…
“Do not fear sorrows, but fear the stubbornness of heretics who try to separate a man from Christ, which is why Christ commanded us to consider them as pagans and Pharisees.”
A new milestone was met in the Western European Diocese this Holy Week and Pascha. For the first time since the inception of the Western European Diocese of the RTOC, Holy Week services were performed with priests in four diocesan…
