RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
St. Theophan the Recluse When Moses and Aaron began to intercede before Pharaoh to let their people go, the answer to this was increased work for oppressed Israelites, to the point that they raised an outcry against their intercessors: ye…
But patience is only gained through practicing patience. Patience shys away from those who expect it as a one-time deal. “How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” ~ William Shakespeare
CANON III OF THE THIRD AND HOLY ECUMENICAL COUNCIL IF any of the city or country clergy have been inhibited by Nestorius or his followers from the exercise of the priesthood, on account of their orthodoxy, we have declared it…
The Lord scorneth the scorners: but He giveth grace unto the lowly (Prov. 3:34). Particularly remember these words when you go to confession. Nothing like pride binds your tongue to keep it from saying, “I am a sinner.” Humble yourself…
The Gospel reading that we heard today during the Divine Liturgy begins with the words of the Lord “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss In the shadow and the letter of the Law, let us, the faithful, discern a figure: every male child that opens the womb shall be sanctified to God. Therefore do we magnify the firstborn Word and…
by Reader Timothy Wakefield In the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Saint Seraphim of Sarov, in his now-famous interview with N.A. Motovilov, revealed a ‘lost’ teaching of the Orthodox Church. In…
Quotes Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Be crucified, but do not crucify others. Be slandered, but do not slander others. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep: such is the sign of…
