RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
St. Theophan the Recluse [I Thess. 2:1-8; Luke 11:9-13] The Lord convinces us to pray with the promise of His hearing, explaining this promise as the soft-heartedness of a natural father, favourably disposed to the petitions of his children. But…
St. Theophan the Recluse [II Cor. 5:1-10; Luke 7:2-10] What a bright person the centurion is! How did he reach such faith that he surpassed with it all Israelites, raised with revelation, prophesies, and miracles? The Gospels do not indicate…
by St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 4:2-9; Luke 9:49-56] How should one relate to unbelievers who do not confess the Lord? The same way as the Lord related to the village that did not receive Him. Youthful zeal, full of…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:44-50] Whosoever shall receive Me, receiveth Him that sent Me, said the Lord, while He that sent Him is God. Consequently, whosoever confesses the Lord, confesses God; whereas whosoever does not confess Him,…
[Col. 2:13-20; Luke 9:18-22] Whom say the people that I am? the Lord asked. In answer to this, the Apostles related the current opinions among the people concerning Him, formed according to the nature of people’s views at that time.…
The Spirit of Judgmentalness. [II Cor. 3:12-18; Luke 6:1-10] The Lord’s disciples pluck the ears of grain, rub them in their hands and eat them on the Sabbath—a deed very unimportant both in appearance and in essence; meanwhile the Pharisees…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 2:1-7; Luke 9:12-18] The miraculous filling of the multitude in the desert is an image of the filling of the faithful in holy communion with the Most-Pure Body and Most-Pure Blood of the Lord. The…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 1:18-23; Luke 8:22-25] When they got in the ship to sail to the other side of the lake, did the apostles think that they would meet with a tempest and expose their lives to danger?…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 1:1-2, 7-11; Luke 8:1-3] The Lord preaches, the women serve Him from their substance and are thus as participants in his very preaching. It is not given to everyone to preach the Gospels, but everyone…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Phil. 4:10-23; Luke 7:36-50] How could it be that although Simon the Pharisee reveres the Lord and invites Him over, he is scandalized when he sees that He shows favour toward a sinful woman and permits…
