STAVROTHEOTOKION
by Vladimir Moss Today we celebrate a rare and deeply meaningful coincidence of two great feasts: the Annunciation of Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God (Theotokos), and the Holy Cross (Stavros) of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus…
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2023 Nativity Encyclical by the Right Reverend Bishop Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe
“And behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone upon them and they feared with a great fear.” Luke 2:9 Dear children in Christ Who was born in the flesh of the…
Sermon on the Holy Transfiguration by St. Philaret of New York
For the Light of the WorldWhen Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, Thou didst show Thy glory to Thy disciples as far as they could bear it. Let Thy everlasting light shine also upon us sinners through the…
The Holy 12 Apostles
The word “Apostle” is from the Greek verb apostello (ἀποστέλλω) “to send forth”. So “Apostle” means the one who is sent forth or dispatched somewhere. It became common to especially call the circle of Christ’s 12 closest disciples “The Apostles”.…
We Wish You All “Many Years!” on the Feast of the Patron Saints of our Diocese – Sts. Peter and Paul
Lover of mankind, You have given Your Church a reason to glorify in your honorable Apostles, for they are most brilliant lights of Your Church like logical stars, enlightening the world and through whom You brought light to the Western…
On the Holy Ascension and the Guarding of Treasure
St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 1:1–12; Luke 24:36–53] Saint Paul expresses the power of the Lord’s Ascension in this manner: When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Eph. 4:8). Having satisfied God’s…
THE LORD’S ASCENSION By Saint Philaret The New Confessor of New York
“The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool” (Matt. 22:44)The holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, in announcing how the Lord Jesus Christ foretold the descent of the…
On the Apodosis (Leavetaking) of Pascha
by Archbishop Simon of Peking and China
A Milestone on the Feast of Feasts: Paschal Liturgies in Four Countries Across the Diocese
A new milestone was met in the Western European Diocese this Holy Week and Pascha. For the first time since the inception of the Western European Diocese of the RTOC, Holy Week services were performed with priests in four diocesan…
THE SACRIFICE FOR SIN
by Dr. Vladimir Moss In the shadow and the letter of the Law, let us, the faithful, discern a figure: every male child that opens the womb shall be sanctified to God. Therefore do we magnify the firstborn Word and…