RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Situated on the summit of the Esquiline Hill, St. Mary Major is the only patriarchal basilica of the four in Rome to have retained its paleo-Christian structures. Tradition has it that the Virgin Mary herself inspired the choice of the…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss In his secret speech to the Communist Party in 1956, Khrushchev denounced Stalin’s “personality cult”. Unfortunately, the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (ROC-MP) heeded this warning little, although in all other respects it was subordinate…
door Protopresbyter Victor Melehov In 1984 brak bisschop Cyprian (Koutsoumbas) van Oropos en Fili (voorheen van het Callistitische Schisma) met zijn voormalige broeders en richtte hij zijn eigen synode op, de ‘synode van de verzetsmensen’, ook wel bekend als de…
door aartsbisschop Averky “Er komt een tijd dat mensen zich als gekken gaan gedragen, en tegen hem die dat niet doet, zullen ze zeggen: je gedraagt je als een gek omdat je niet bent zoals wij.”Dat zegt een van de…
In 1926, the True Orthodox of the Island of Salamina were planning to celebrate the Nativity of Christ at the Chapel of St. Paraskevi since the True Orthodox didn’t have temples of their own during those years. At 4 AM…
“Христос раждается — славите,Христос с небес — срящите,Христос на земли — возноситеся,Пойте Господеви вся земля…”Вот уже в течение более двух тысяч лет Святая Церковь призывает своих чадперенести свою мысль и сердце на крыльях веры, которая не знает ни времени, нипространства…
Christ is born: give ye glory! Christ comes from heaven; greet ye Him! Christ is on earth; lift up your hearts! Sing to the Lord, O earth! Irmos Ode 1 For more than two thousand years, the Holy Church has…
The night of the Holy Nativity of Christ. A holy and wise hermit prays, kneeling for hours in the holy cave in Bethlehem. The hermit is none other than the great Church Father, St. Jerome, who recorded what had happened.That…
„Când Augustus a devenit conducătorul suprem al pământului, multiplicitatea stăpânirii între oameni a încetat. Și când omul a devenit cel fără pată, a încetat și închinarea multor zei păgâni. Atunci cetățile au intrat sub o singură stăpânire lumească și națiunile…
“When Augustus became supreme ruler of the earth, the multiplicity of rule among men ceased. And when Thou becamest human from the spotless one, the worship of many heathen gods also ceased. Then the cities came under one worldly rule;…
