RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Ὑπὸ Βλαδιμήρου Μός Ἡ Γνησία Ὀρθόδοξος Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ρωσίας (ἄλλο ὄνομά της εἶναι ἡ Κατακομβικὴ Ἐκκλησία) ἄρχισε τὴν ὀργανωμένη ὕπαρξή της ὡς συνέχεια τῆς Τοπικῆς Ρωσικῆς Ἐκκλησίας στὰ τέλη τῆς δεκαετίας τοῦ 1920 /ἀρχὲς τῆς δεκαετίας τοῦ 1930, ὡς ἀποτέλεσμα…
by Elias Khoury And a blessed New Ecclesiastical Year to All! The Basilica of Saint Symeon is one of the oldest surviving church complexes in the world, founded in the 5th century. It is located approximately 30 kilometres northwestern of Aleppo, Syria.…
Today, the Orthodox Church celebrates a unique and deeply revered feast: the veneration of the Holy Cincture (Belt) of the Mother of God.
The Divine Liturgy, often called the “mystery of mysteries,” lies at the very heart of the Orthodox Christian faith. It is much more than a ritual; it is the living, dynamic encounter between God and His people. Every element, every…
Translated from the Arabic by Elias Khoury Father Youssef (Joseph) Muhanna Al-Haddad, whose full name was Youssef, son of Gergis Mussa, son of Muhanna Al-Haddad, was a distinguished Orthodox priest from Beirut whose heart belonged to Damascus. Often introducing himself…
What Is the Branch Theory of Ecclesiology? The Branch Theory is a theological concept that seeks to explain the existence of various Christian denominations as different branches of the same universal Church. According to this theory, the Catholic Church, the…
From the Gospel account of how the blessed event of the Mother of God’s annunciation took place, we know that in response to Archangel Gabriel’s tidings that She had been chosen to become the Mother of God the Word incarnate,…
أسقف أوروبا الغربية فيلاريتوس إلى مؤمني أبرشية أوروبا الغربية أيها الأبناء الأحباء في المسيح، بينما نجتمع مرة أخرى في الخشوع والمحبة لإحياء ذكرى رقاد سيدتنا الكلية القداسة، والدة الإله الدائمة البتولية مريم، أتوجه إليكم بكلمات التشجيع والإيمان والرجاء. نحتفل اليوم…
