

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe

RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe



Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:20).
St. Theophan the Recluse [Rom. 1:18–27; Matt. 5:20–26] Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:20). Characteristic of the scribes is knowledge of…

АНДРЕЙ ЕРАСТОВ И ЕГО ТРОЯНСКИЕ КОНИ
Протопресвитер Виктор Мелехов Несколько месяцев назад на сайте «Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии РПЦЗ» епископ Андрей Эрастов опубликовал статью «Троянские кони», в которой делает несколько сомнительных и вводящих в заблуждение утверждений. Хотя он соглашается, что допустил серьезные канонические ошибки при создании своей новой…

ANDREI ERASTOV AND HIS TROJAN HORSES
Protopresbyter Victor Melehov April, 2023 Several months ago, on the website of the “ROCA Diocese of Australia and New Zealand,” Bishop Andrei Erastov published an article titled “Trojan Horses,” where he makes some questionable and misleading statements. Although he admits…


On the Holy Ascension and the Guarding of Treasure
St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 1:1–12; Luke 24:36–53] Saint Paul expresses the power of the Lord’s Ascension in this manner: When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Eph. 4:8). Having satisfied God’s…

THE LORD’S ASCENSION By Saint Philaret The New Confessor of New York
“The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool” (Matt. 22:44)The holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, in announcing how the Lord Jesus Christ foretold the descent of the…

On the Apodosis (Leavetaking) of Pascha
by Archbishop Simon of Peking and China

“And so, if you want to be fruitful, die.”
by St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 17:19–28; John 12:19–36] Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John 12:24). And so, if you want to…