RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
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…
I. THE BATTLE TO PRESERVE THE ORTHODOX WAY OF LIFE I GREW UP in a pious family… I was surrounded by that Orthodox way of life which for generations had been created by Holy Russia. In our family, life proceeded…
Today we have heard the sacred words: “Today the grace of The Holy Spirit has brought us together”. They are said not only with our lips, but with our hearts. Every good deed is the gift of God’s grace, and…
Looking back over my life’s long road, I kneel reverently before the inscrutable, blessed and wise paths of Divine Providence, which summoned me onto this earth eighty-four years ago on the glorious day of the Lord’s Transfiguration and which preserved…
The following pastoral letter was addressed by Metropolitan Anastassy to the Russian Orthodox people, in reply to the 1945 encyclical of Patriarch Alexei, written to the bishops and clergy of the Russian Church Abroad, advising the latter to “express their…
Not every generation is destined to meet along its path such a blessed gift from heaven as was the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna for her time, for she was a rare combination of exalted Christian spirit, moral nobility, enlightened mind,…
In this solemn hour, when the Lord is calling me to the apostolic ministry, I hear His imperious voice: “Follow Me.” And I mentally follow in the steps of the Chief Shepherd, that I may learn His rights and laws…
Discussion with Bishop Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe on Abp. Averky’s Commentaries on the Holy Gospels. These podcasts are produced by the RTOC Monastery of St. John of the Ladder in central Greece. If you would like to support…
