Sermon on the Epiphany
St. Philaret of New York On the day of the feast of the Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord, it is not superfluous for every Orthodox Christian to remember yet another baptism, that baptism which was performed over each…
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St. Philaret of New York on the Calendar Question: An Introduction to the Book “The Calendar Question”
St. Philaret’s Introduction to the Book THE CALENDAR QUESTION by Reverend Basile Sakkas Translated from the French by Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Boston INTRODUCTION by Blessed Philaret The Holy apostle commands us saying, “Hold fast the traditions which ye have…
Adorned with their Blood Excerpt from the Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret
Adorned with their Blood Excerpt from the Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret Unwavering faithfulness to Christ shines forth especially clearly and victoriously in the struggle of those whom Christian antiquity called “witnesses” (in Greek, martys). This struggle of martyrdom…
PRAYER, FEASTS, AND FASTS By Saint PHILARET Metropolitan of New York
PRAYER, FEASTS, AND FASTS By Saint PHILARET Metropolitan of New York We all understand how important prayer is for the spiritual life of an Orthodox Christian. But how are we to pray? Two forms of prayer are evident…
“The Thyateira Confession” by Metropolitan Philaret Chief Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
“The Thyateira Confession” by Metropolitan Philaret Chief Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia It is frightful that there might be referred to us the words of the Lord to the Church of Laodicea: I know thy work, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert…
Observations and Comments on St. Philaret’s Second Sorrowful Epistle
Observations and Comments on St. Philaret’s Second Sorrowful Epistle St. Philaret Metropolitan of New York’s Second Sorrowful Epistle is a neat outline of how the ecumenical movement should be seen from an Orthodox perspective. I would like to comment on…
ST. PHILARET OF NEW YORK WARNS US AGAINST THE BROAD WAY – LENTEN EPISTLE TO PATRIARCH ATHENAGORAS (1968)
SAINT PHILARET OF NEW YORK, THE NEW CONFESSOR SPEAKING ABOUT THE “BROAD WAY”– LENTEN EPISTLE TO PATRIARCH ATHENAGORAS (1968). We must note the following messages that St. Philaret sent out to the world in this epistle of 1968. “To that…
St. Philaret of New York’s 1969 Letter to Archbishop Iakovos, “You are uniting with the heterodox not in truth but in indifference to it.”
“You are uniting with the heterodox not in truth but in indifference to it.” Open letter of St. Philaret to Archbishop Iakovos. The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes begins its third chapter saying, “To every thing there is a season,…
St. Philaret Prepares the Way with His First Sorrowful Epistle
St. Philaret Prepares the Way with His First Sorrowful Epistle St. Philaret Metropolitan of New York had to lead very wisely the clergy and faithful of His Church (ROCOR – Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) who had already the…