RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
In the Gospel of Luke, a woman in the crowd lifts her voice and cries out in praise of the Theotokos: “Blessed is the womb that bore Thee, and the breasts that fed Thee!” (Luke 11:27) Our Lord’s response is…
By Presbyter Marco Mannino-Giorgi Some meditations on the Apostle for this Sunday, Ephesians 5:8-19.If St. Paul’s entire concept today is to be children of the Light and to fight darkness and passions (“Do not give yourselves to wine, but rather…
by Presbyter Marco Mannino-Giorgi Whoever has ever attended an Orthodox service knows that at the Divine Liturgy, as also at Vespers and Matins, in the Great Opening Litany called “of peace,” at the third petition, we hear these words: “For…
On the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, many Christians around the world were moved to see representatives of different confessions gather in that ancient city. Some expressed great enthusiasm at the sight of a “common prayer,”…
by Bishop Philaretos “Will He find the Faith…” — Why the Greek Article Matters In Luke 18:8, Christ ends the Parable of the Unjust Judge with a piercing question: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find the faith…
A Testimony for Our Times Introduction In 1924 the Romanian Orthodox Church adopted the new (Gregorian) calendar, causing widespread confusion and scandal among clergy and faithful who wished to remain faithful to the Julian calendar—the calendar of the Holy Fathers,…
The program for the 2026 RTOC Western European Diocese Holy Land Pilgrimage is now finalised, and reservations are now available. Please see the PDF pamphlet below for the full 10-day program. Some important things to note are: 1. We’re arriving…
By Priest Aleksandar “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Behold, today we speak of the one who did not die, of the one for whom death became sleep,…
Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary events in modern Church history — the third appearance of the Holy Cross in the sky above Athens. On the night of September 13-14/26-27, 1925, thousands of faithful had…
