Christ is risen!
Our joyful greeting for the 40 days of Pascha! And a St. Theophan the Recluse quote! St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 3:11–16; John 3:22–33]. We have two lives, fleshly and spiritual. Our spirit is as though buried in our flesh.…
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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…
Strictness in Confession of Faith and Obedience to the Holy Church: An Affirmation For Future Clergymen of the Western European Diocese of the RTOC
UPDATE SEP 20/OCT 3, 2022: Please note that the following affirmation is: A work of His Grace Bishop Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe, and the decision to make use of such an affirmation in the Diocese, and to publish…
Announcing our Holy Land Pilgrimage for 2023!
After the immense success of the 10 day RTOC Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2022, the dates for our 2023 Holy Land Pilgrimage are now confirmed. This year’s pilgrimage will begin on October 23 n.s. (date of arrival and…
ON THE FEAST OF THE ONE CRYING OUT “REPENT” ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST OF OUR LORD, AN ARTICLE ON REPENTANCE BY READER TIMOTHY
To the True Christian, repentance is a central mystery, perhaps the central mystery when it comes to our attempts to follow the instructions of Our Lord. The Gospel of Matthew 4:17 informs us that the initial public preaching of Our…
True Wisdom from a Kindergarten Child of our Diocese
In all truth, heretics are not friends of Christ as heresy is animosity with God. However, the delightful way a child of our diocese defended our Holy Faith is truly remarkable! His nun-teacher at a Catholic school was saying, “We…
2022 Holy Land RTOC Pilgrimage – Basilica of the Nativity, St. Symeon the God-Receiver, the Relic of St. Savva, the Cistern of St. Helena,
The Basilica of the Holy Nativity The Church and Tomb of St. Symeon the God-receiver Called Katamonas The Relic of St. Savva the Sanctified The Cistern of St. Helena for water for the building of the Church of the Holy…