RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
A reflection for the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross There is something profoundly prodigious about the Cross. The world sees an instrument of death.The Church sees the source of life. The world sees defeat.The Church…
De către Arhimandritul Adrian (Înainte de a citi cuvântul de mai jos, vă îndemn, pe cât vă este cu putință, să citiți mai întâi Viața Sfântului Sfințit Mucenic Aftonom, pe care îl prăznuim astăzi, 12/25 septembrie, sau să ascultați înregistrarea…
In the Gospel of Mark, Christ’s presence with wild beasts during His forty days in the wilderness highlights His role as the New Adam. Unlike the first Adam who fell in Paradise, Christ resists temptation in a hostile environment, signaling…
If at this very moment we were to uncover the slab of a most decent tomb, and someone within were to speak to us, the very first word he would utter would be “VANITY.” And he would say: O mortal,…
There is a great treasure in the Orthodox spiritual tradition that is always near us, yet which we so often neglect: noetic prayer—the gathering of the mind into the heart and its turning continually toward God. The Holy Fathers speak…
by Priest Marco Mannino-Giorgi On the day of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we see the priest bless the grapes and distribute them to the people of God. But where does this practice originate? The blessing of fruit…
The Seven Holy Sleepers of Ephesus: A Witness to the Resurrection There are places in the Holy Land and throughout the ancient Christian world where history and the living faith of the Church seem to meet in a particularly powerful…
“Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.” — Psalm 22 (23):4 There is something striking in these words of the Psalmist. We might expect him to say, “Thy mercy and Thy love comfort me,” or “Thy protection and Thy…
