RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
On August 2nd, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of the First Martyr Stephen, a day that calls to mind both the courage of this holy martyr and the profound significance of his relics…
Today, as the Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs—the Seven Maccabees (their names are usually cited by Orthodox sources as Abim, Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus and Marcellus, or variations of these) their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar—we are reminded…
I am a pauper and vagabond for you
I have been placed on the Cross for you,
The Righteous Noah had paid workers who helped build his ark. Simply put, they worked to be paid. They didn’t believe in the coming flood or the revelation of Noah. Were they saved? No, they drowned! Working morally and justly…
اليوم، بينما نحتفل بعيد القديس سمعان المتباله من أجل المسيح، نتأمل في التقليد الغامض و العميق لـ “الجّهال من أجل المسيح” داخل الكنيسة الأرثوذكسية. هؤلاء القديسون غير العاديين، الذين كثيراً ما يُساء فهمهم و يُستهزأ بهم أحيانًا، تبنوا طريقاً فريداً…
by Vladimir Moss That we through the patience and comfort of the Scripures might have hope. Romans 15.4. From Adam and Eve in Genesis to the Wedding of the Lamb in Revelation the whole of the Holy Scriptures is a story – a very…
By Vladimir Moss Life is a race for the prize of salvation; and few there be who win it. We are reminded of this in today’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which is supremely unimportant, irrelevant and even harmful for those…
The Orthodox Church venerates many saints whose lives of piety, devotion, and miraculous intercession continue to inspire the faithful. Among these holy men and women stands our Holy Mother Irene, the revered Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou. Her life,…
The Life of Saint Panteleimon Saint Panteleimon was born in Nicomedia (modern-day Izmit, Turkey) in the late 3rd century to a pagan father and a Christian mother. His birth name was Pantaleon, meaning “in all things like a lion.” Raised…
+ Ep. P În viața Bisericii Ortodoxe, conceptele de „Akrivia” (Ἀκρίβεια) și „Oikonomia” (Οἰκονομία) joacă un rol crucial în administrarea chestiunilor ecleziastice și în îngrijirea pastorală a credincioșilor. Acești termeni, adesea traduși ca „Exactitate” și, respectiv, „Dispensare”, întruchipează abordarea Bisericii…
