RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
“In older days, many Christians were receiving Holy Communion, especially before Pascha, without preparation. The Fathers, seeing the harm that was being caused by this, established the 40 days of fasting and prayer as a preparation.” -St. John Chrysostom (Against…
by Vladimir Moss Today we celebrate a rare and deeply meaningful coincidence of two great feasts: the Annunciation of Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God (Theotokos), and the Holy Cross (Stavros) of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus…
“This is evil: estrangement from God.” -St. Basil the Great, That God is Not the Cause of Evils, “ELLHNES PATERES THS EKKLHSIAS” [Greek Fathers of the Church) 7, 112 (EPE). “As many… as stand apart in their will from God, He brings…
If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt. “Sacrifice a lamb without blemish,” commanded Moses, “and sprinkle its blood on your doors.” If we were…
Ὑπὸ Μοναχοῦ ἐξ᾽ Ἁγίου Ὄρους Η ΕΓΚΥΡΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΥΠΟ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΘΗΡΗΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΝΕΟ-ΑΠΟΤΕΙΧΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ Δεκαετίες τώρα ὑπάρχει ἕνα θέμα ὅπου διχάζει τούς πιστούς οἱ ὁποῖοι ἀκολουθοῦν τό παλαιόν ἑορτολόγιον (οἱ ὁποῖοι δέν ἔχουν ἐκκλησιαστικήν ἐπικοινωνίαν μέ τούς Οἰκουμενιστάς),…
Then Raphael called them aside and said to them: ‘Praise God and thank Him before all men living for the good He hath done you, so that they may sing hymns of praise to His name. Proclaim to all the…
At the conclusion of this resolution it was decreed to do what is done during the final preparatory period prior to the glorification of saints, i.e., to add at the dismissal of panikhidas the words: “and by their holy prayers…
Born in 1903 he was the son of Priest Feodor Nikolaevich Sinkevich (+1946 and buried in the St. Mary Magdalene Convent, Jerusalem). Archbishop was born in Kiev and brought up in Serbia. After a primary and secondary school in Kiev,…
A report by Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles, compiled in fulfilment of the decree of the Synod of Bishops dated 9/22 March 1972, concerning the collection of materials pertinent to the glorification of the Assembly of New Martyrs of Russia. …
On this day, January 19 / February 1, 1918, Patriarch Tikhon anathematised the Bolsheviks and all those who cooperated with them. A few days later, the Council of the Russian Church then in session confirmed this Anathema. The Catacomb Church…
