RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Isaac (+ 1090), in the world Chern’, was prior to monasticism a rich merchant in the city of Toropets in the Pskov lands. Having distributed all his substance to the poor, he went to Kiev and took monastic vows…
Преподобный Исаакий († 1090), в миру Чернь, до иночества был богатым купцом в городе Торопце Псковской земли. Раздав все имение нищим, пришел в Киев и принял постриг от преподобного Антония. Проводил самую строгую жизнь в затворе, питаясь просфорой, и то…
St. Agatha of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) was an early Christian martyr. Her feast is on February 5th. An ancient life of St. Agatha exists both in Latin and in Greek St. Agatha is cited in the martyrology of St.…
The Need to Feel the Fulfilment of Your Role Our first goal is to find the True Faith, the Faith of the Apostles and Fathers as direct descendants having the words of the Word. St. Symeon the God-bearer was searching…
Saints Cyrus and John belong to the category of saints called Wonderworking Unmercenaries (thaumatourgoi anargyroi) because they healed the sick free of charge. The principal source of information regarding the life, passion and miracles of Sts. John and Cyrus is the Encomium written by St. Sophronius,…
“Go, go, Matushka, to Diveyevo, keep my orphans in your care.” With these words, St. Seraphim of Sarov sent Pelagia to the Convent of Diveyevo and said about her, “This woman will become a glorious luminary!” Upon her return from…
source: akathists.com Kontakion 1 Blessed Mother Xenia, Holy Fool for the sake of Christ, you elected to undergo the struggle of patience and the suffering of affliction. We therefore honor your sacred memory with hymns of praise. Help us against…
By Dr. Vladimir Moss The last ten years of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius’ reign, until his death in 641, were miserable and tragic: disgraced by personal scandal and his embracing of the heresy of Monothelitism, he saw all his conquests…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss St. Maximus the Greek was an Athonite monk who was sent, according to Sir Steven Runciman, “by the Patriarch Theoleptus I to Russia in response to [Great Prince] Vassily III’s request for a skilled librarian.…
