On the Apodosis (Leavetaking) of Pascha
by Archbishop Simon of Peking and China
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“And so, if you want to be fruitful, die.”
by St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 17:19–28; John 12:19–36] Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John 12:24). And so, if you want to…
St. Seraphim of Sarov
A Sermon by First Hierarch Of the Russian True Orthodox Church Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk and Siberia
I shall sooner agree to die than to apostatize in any way from the true Faith and thereby suffer torments of conscience.
St. Maximos the Confessor “When all the people in Babylon were worshiping the golden idol, the Three Holy Children did not condemn anyone to perdition. They did not concern themselves with the doings of others, but took care only for…
This is a hard saying, who can hear it?
by Reader Timothy In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “This is a hard saying, who can hear it?” – John 6:60 “He who reads the books of a heretic immediately…
Just as the Fishermen Hide the Hook in the Bait
-St. Isidore of Pelusium (Letter to Timothy the Reader, PG, 78:252) Just as the fishermen hide the hook with bait and covertly hook the fish, similarly, the crafty allies of the heresies cover their evil teachings and corrupt understanding with…
“Let Us Flee from Those who Reject Patristic Interpretations”
-St. Gregory Palamas “Let us flee from those who reject patristic interpretations and attempt by themselves to deduce the complete opposite. While pretending to concern themselves with the literal sense of the passage, they reject its godly meaning. We should…
Reservations are now available for our 2023 Holy Land Pilgrimage!
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…
“Words without thoughts never to heaven go.”
~ William Shakespeare