RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
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…
The day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is the culminating feasts of the Gospel. Although the last event in the life of Christ which is related in the Gospel as His Ascension into heaven (Mark 16:19 ; Luke…
door Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky Het is moeilijk om het gevoel van verdriet te vermijden nu de apodose van Pascha is aangebroken en we niet langer “Christus is verrezen” zingen. Ondertussen, op de feestdag de Hemelvaart van de Heer, roept de…
by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky It is difficult to avoid the feeling of sadness now that the apodosis of Pascha has arrived, and we no longer sing “Christ is Risen”. Meanwhile, on the feast day of the Ascension of the Lord,…
by Vladimir Moss Today is the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-bearers, Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus. The least famous among these holy men and women is Nicodemus. But his story is no less instructive than the others’. Nicodemus was “a…
From the hymnology of the feast of the 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Our times are wicked and difficult! However, the forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste that we celebrate call us to carry the present times like true soldiers of…
Situated on the summit of the Esquiline Hill, St. Mary Major is the only patriarchal basilica of the four in Rome to have retained its paleo-Christian structures. Tradition has it that the Virgin Mary herself inspired the choice of the…
In 1926, the True Orthodox of the Island of Salamina were planning to celebrate the Nativity of Christ at the Chapel of St. Paraskevi since the True Orthodox didn’t have temples of their own during those years. At 4 AM…
“Христос раждается — славите,Христос с небес — срящите,Христос на земли — возноситеся,Пойте Господеви вся земля…”Вот уже в течение более двух тысяч лет Святая Церковь призывает своих чадперенести свою мысль и сердце на крыльях веры, которая не знает ни времени, нипространства…
Christ is born: give ye glory! Christ comes from heaven; greet ye Him! Christ is on earth; lift up your hearts! Sing to the Lord, O earth! Irmos Ode 1 For more than two thousand years, the Holy Church has…
