RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
by Elias Khoury And a blessed New Ecclesiastical Year to All! The Basilica of Saint Symeon is one of the oldest surviving church complexes in the world, founded in the 5th century. It is located approximately 30 kilometres northwestern of Aleppo, Syria.…
Translated from the Arabic by Elias Khoury Father Youssef (Joseph) Muhanna Al-Haddad, whose full name was Youssef, son of Gergis Mussa, son of Muhanna Al-Haddad, was a distinguished Orthodox priest from Beirut whose heart belonged to Damascus. Often introducing himself…
On August 2nd, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of the First Martyr Stephen, a day that calls to mind both the courage of this holy martyr and the profound significance of his relics…
Today, as the Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs—the Seven Maccabees (their names are usually cited by Orthodox sources as Abim, Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus and Marcellus, or variations of these) their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar—we are reminded…
اليوم، بينما نحتفل بعيد القديس سمعان المتباله من أجل المسيح، نتأمل في التقليد الغامض و العميق لـ “الجّهال من أجل المسيح” داخل الكنيسة الأرثوذكسية. هؤلاء القديسون غير العاديين، الذين كثيراً ما يُساء فهمهم و يُستهزأ بهم أحيانًا، تبنوا طريقاً فريداً…
The Orthodox Church venerates many saints whose lives of piety, devotion, and miraculous intercession continue to inspire the faithful. Among these holy men and women stands our Holy Mother Irene, the revered Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou. Her life,…
The Life of Saint Panteleimon Saint Panteleimon was born in Nicomedia (modern-day Izmit, Turkey) in the late 3rd century to a pagan father and a Christian mother. His birth name was Pantaleon, meaning “in all things like a lion.” Raised…
As we honor the saints on their feast days, it is a time of reflection and inspiration for the faithful. July 22nd marks the celebration of both St. Mary Magdalene and St. Marcella of Chios, two remarkable women whose lives…
Today, as we celebrate the feast of St. Simeon the Fool for Christ, we reflect upon the enigmatic and profound tradition of the “Fools for Christ” within the Orthodox Church. These extraordinary saints, often misunderstood and sometimes ridiculed, embraced a…
