RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
We hear a bishop say when he ordains a deacon or priest, “Divine Grace which heals all things and which fulfills the missing”. Certainly, our prayer is that Christ covers the shortcomings of each clergyman. However, what can we say…
source: catacombhistory.blogspot.com Father Nicholas was descended from an ancient family of princes who became poor and went over to the religious calling. His father, Deacon Michael Theoktistovich, lived in a border region of Akhtirka. He was a man of meek…
by St. John of Kronstadt Let us faithfully praise the Virgin Mary,for she is brought into the Holy of Holies,to be raised in the Lord. Ekos from Matins On this day, my brethren, the holy Church celebrates the solemn Entry…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss The clergy exiled to Solovki usually spent some time in the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Kremlin, and then in the sixth company. Among them was Fr. Nicodemus. Stooped, approaching 80, he was nevertheless fit and healthy…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Early Years St. Edmund, one of the greatest and most famous of the British saints, lived and suffered during the ninth century, one of the most tragic and difficult moments of British history, when the pagan Danes…
by Saint Ignatius (Briantchaninov) Do you wish to see the Lord Jesus Christ? Come and see, says His Apostle (Jn. 1, 46). Our Lord Jesus Christ has promised to be with His Disciples till the end of the world (Matt.…
From the writings of Archbishop Averky We have neither the strength nor the authority to stop Apostasy, as Bishop Ignatius stresses: “Do not attempt to stop it with your weak hand…” But what then should we do? “Avoid it, protect…
AUTHOR UNKNOWN Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on because…
