

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
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The Shocking Revelation Concerning a Mother that Prayed that Her Children Would Die
+ B.P. Three of the nuns were from the same village. Karvali (today Güzelyurt, formerly Gelveri of the district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey). Their village was comprised of “Karamanlides” Turkish Speaking Greeks who wrote using the…

A PRAYER OF DAILY CONFESSION FOR A PERSON ENTERING ON THE WAY OF SALVATION From the writing of Saint Dimitry, Metropolitan of Rostov.
Having found a silent place and being alone, sit down and meditate on your life, recall to mind all sins that you have committed from your youth on, those you have confessed, and those left unconfessed. Having brought back to…

A CONFESSION THAT LEADS THE INWARD MAN TO HUMILITY
from The Pilgrim Continues His Way Turning my eyes carefully upon myself and watching the course of my inward state, I have verified by experience that I do not love God, that I have no love for my neighbors, that…


A Point of No Return by Protopresbyter Victor Melehov
A Point of No Return Protopresbyter Victor Melehov Great Lent, 2021 Introduction Considering all that has transpired this past year (lockdowns of homes and businesses, cities, states and countries – quarantines, masks, distancing – riots, burning and seizing cities, looting,…

Two Trees
A man went into the forest to choose a tree from which to make roof beams. And he saw two trees, one beside the other. One was smooth and tall but had rotted away inside, and the other was rough…

Orthodox Christian Musings on “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningBY ROBERT FROST Our present life is certainly lovely, dark,…