RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Ε.Φ. At the heart of Orthodox Christian life stands not self-acceptance, but transfiguration. We are not called merely to recognize who we are, but to become what God created us to be. The Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord…
In the Gospel of Luke, a woman in the crowd lifts her voice and cries out in praise of the Theotokos: “Blessed is the womb that bore Thee, and the breasts that fed Thee!” (Luke 11:27) Our Lord’s response is…
By Presbyter Marco Mannino-Giorgi Some meditations on the Apostle for this Sunday, Ephesians 5:8-19.If St. Paul’s entire concept today is to be children of the Light and to fight darkness and passions (“Do not give yourselves to wine, but rather…
by Presbyter Marco Mannino-Giorgi Whoever has ever attended an Orthodox service knows that at the Divine Liturgy, as also at Vespers and Matins, in the Great Opening Litany called “of peace,” at the third petition, we hear these words: “For…
On the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, many Christians around the world were moved to see representatives of different confessions gather in that ancient city. Some expressed great enthusiasm at the sight of a “common prayer,”…
by Bishop Philaretos “Will He find the Faith…” — Why the Greek Article Matters In Luke 18:8, Christ ends the Parable of the Unjust Judge with a piercing question: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find the faith…
A Testimony for Our Times Introduction In 1924 the Romanian Orthodox Church adopted the new (Gregorian) calendar, causing widespread confusion and scandal among clergy and faithful who wished to remain faithful to the Julian calendar—the calendar of the Holy Fathers,…
On Sunday, November 3/16, 2025, the Priest Daniel Candrescu was consecrated to the rank of Archpriest in England by Bishop Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe at the Sacred Parish of St. Michael in Guildford, Surrey, England. AXIOS!
On Sunday, November 10/23, 2025, the Hierodeacon Nicholas was ordained to the holy priesthood by the hand of Bishop Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe during the celebration of the Resurrectional hierarchical divine liturgy at the Sacred Monastery of Saint…
Iubiți Părinți, frați și surori întru Hristos, Suntem acum la doar 6 săptămâni distanță de plecarea noastră spre Țara Sfântă! Pe măsură ce ne apropiem de Nașterea Mântuitorului, inimile noastre se îndreaptă în mod firesc către Betleem, Iordan și Ierusalim. Scriem această…
