RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
by Priest Aleksandar Radunovic Now is the time to look deep within ourselves. Fasting is not merely abstaining from food, but from everything that distances us from God. Fasting is cleansing—not only of the body, but above all, of the…
We are overjoyed to announce that five new Byzantine Design Antimensia are now available for purchase directly from the Brotherhood of the Sacred Monastery of St. John of the Ladder! These exquisitely crafted antimensia are not only beautiful and reverent…
by Priest Aleksandar RTOC Last night, the heavens were heavy and silent. The soul, awakened by fasting, listens to the voice that descends in a whisper from on high. This is not the voice of the world, nor the voice…
by Priest Aleksandar Radunovic “And the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.” (Exodus 20:21) Who can comprehend the depth of fasting, except the one who has stepped in spirit into the…
by the Monastery of St. John the Sinaite During the strict fasts of the Church, when even oil is set aside, we are reminded that true nourishment comes from God. But this does not mean our meals must be without…
“Metropolitan” Justin (State Church of Greece) of Nea Krini and Kalamaria explains what Metropolitan Chrysostomos of GOC/Kallinikos said when Chrysostomos gave a part of the Holy Relic of St. Argyrios that belonged to a monastery under GOC/Kallinikos and specifically in…
Dear True Orthodox Faithful, We are pleased to announce a new handiwork from the Brotherhood of the Sacred Monastery of St. John of the Ladder: Byzantine Embroidered Ripidia. These beautiful 6-inch chalice covers are meticulously handcrafted by our monks, following…
Yesterday, February 3/16, 2025 at 13:00, Schema-Archimandrite Kyrill of Odessa who was hospitalized in Germany and received the Great and Angelic Schema on January 11/24, left this fleeting world for the Kingdom of the Heavens. Memory Eternal!
Priest Aleksandar RTOC There is a rain that does not come from the clouds. There is a stream that does not spring from the earth. There is a lake whose depth has not been measured, and a sea whose shores…
There comes a moment in every man’s life when the veil of time and space is torn apart, when the soul stands before the abyss, before the chasm of its sins, before the silence of its own fall. It is…
