Orthodox Saints of the West

St. Guinoch of Scotland

St Guinoch of Buchan (c. 838) also known as Guinochus or Guinoc, was a Scottish saint. He is believed to have been a counselor to Kenneth MacAlpin and, through prayer, aided in seven victories over the Picts in one day.

St. Thomas searches the wounds of Christ

St. John Chrysostom: Commentary on the Belief of Thomas

“But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said, Except I shall see in His hands —I will not…

Pascha

Paschal Encyclical of 1983 of St. Philaret of New York

Paschal Epistle of the President of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of RussiaWe greet the right reverend archpastors, the right honorable pastors and our beloved flock on the great and splendid feast or which the Holy…

Holy Light

Paschal Epistle of St. Philaret of New York 1982

“It is the Day of Resurrection, let us be radiant O ye people; Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha: for from death to life, and earth to heaven, Christ God hath brought us, as we sing the hymn of victory.”Thus sings the…

St. Guthlac 11 April

St. Guthlac of Crowland -Feast Day April 11

Source: Wikipedia Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; AD 674 – 715) was a saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England. Guthlac was the son of Penwalh or Penwald, a noble of the English kingdom of Mercia, and his…

Resurrection and Angels

Paschal Encyclical 1968 of St. Philaret Metropolitan of New York

PASCHAL ENCYCLICALOf the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia,CHRIST IS RISEN! “The Angels in Heaven, O Christ our Saviour, sing of Thy Resurrection; enable also us on earth with pure hearts to glorify Thee.” This hymn of the…

Fr. Fyodor Rafanovich

HIEROCONFESSOR THEODORE (RAFANOVICH) OF KHYMY by Vladimir Moss

HIEROCONFESSOR THEODORE (RAFANOVICH) OF KHYMY      Archimandrite Theodore, in the world Theodore Andreyevich Rafanovich, was born in Belorussia in the village of Khanichi in Mogilev region.      Once as a child he wandered into the rye and came across a wolf. Thinking…