RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Wishing everyone a blessed beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles which begins tomorrow! This beautiful and often-overlooked season of fasting invites us to honour the labours, sacrifices, and preaching of the Holy Apostles. This fast has a special…
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
On June 1st (Old Calendar), the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Justin the Philosopher and Martyr, one of the most remarkable figures of the early Church—a man who bridged the world of classical philosophy and Christian truth with courage, clarity,…
Those who are involved in metalworks are not deterred by the dust and ash nor by the clouting of the hammer, the toil, or the heat of the fire, but rather, after taking a lump of copper or iron diligently…
Today, according to the Church’s traditional calendar, we mark a sorrowful and deeply significant day in the history of the Orthodox world: the fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453. This moment marked not only the political collapse of the…
The Church received from the Holy Apostles to perform memorial services on the third, ninth, and fortieth day and so on for those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Since many have throughout the ages died in foreign lands,…
Question:What does the staff of Moses and the struck rock that water came forth from symbolize?Answer:The staff symbolizes the Cross, the rock the Church, the water symbolizes the Holy Baptism that comes from the Church. “orthodoxos omologia” ορθοδοξος ομολογια orthodox…
Commemorated on June 2 Today the Holy Orthodox Church honours Saint Lydia of Philippi, the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe, whose faith and hospitality mark the dawn of the Gospel’s journey across the continent. Saint Lydia was a…
by St. Isidore of Pelusium The Lord did not simply curse the fig tree ( a known symbol of the Jewish people) but to show to the ungrateful Judeans that He has the strength necessary to punish.
Epistle of a Patriarch of old to the Fathers of Sinai The grandeur and Sanctity of places, without virtue though, do not benefit a soul just as Paradise did not benefit Adam when he was disobedient Nor was Lucifer benefited…
