RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
On Thursday, the 29th of August/11th of September, 2025, on the feast of the Beheading of the Holy Foreunner and Baptist John, the Protopresbyter Victor Melehov and the Presbytera Lucia were tonsured as monastics in Dmitrov, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The…
On August 16, the Church celebrates the feast of the Orthodox calendar: the Holy Image of our Lord Jesus Christ “Not Made by Hands”—often called the Holy Napkin or Mandylion. According to the ancient tradition, King Abgar of Edessa, suffering…
It is a rare and joyous occasion when a genuine treasure of our Orthodox Faith is brought out of obscurity and made available to the faithful. Today, we are thrilled to announce just such an event: the first-ever English publication…
Kutsal, Hayat Veren ve Bölünmez Teslis’in, Baba, Oğul ve Kutsal Ruh’un, tek Tanrı’nın adıyla. Âmin! Biz, görünen ve görünmeyen her şeyin Yaratıcısı olan, Baba, Oğul ve Kutsal Ruh’ta bilinen, özde bir ve bölünmez Teslis olan tek Tanrı’ya inanıyoruz. Kutsal İznik-İstanbul…
En el nombre de la Santa Trinidad dadora de vida e indivisa: Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, un solo Dios. ¡Amén! Creemos en un solo Dios, Creador del cielo y de la tierra, de todas las cosas visibles e invisibles,…
In the early Christian centuries, whoever confessed Christ was put to death by the idolatrous kings immediately, with torture. Now, however, the persecution of Christianity—meaning Orthodoxy—is more wicked and more deceitful, and it cloaks the Orthodox Christians with talk of…
“The better part of Valour is Discretion.” — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I In Shakespeare’s history play, Sir John Falstaff delivers this line partly in jest, excusing his retreat from a fight. Yet, if we look past the humor,…
27 июля Святая Православная Церковь празднует память святого великомученика и целителя Пантелеимона, одного из самых любимых и чудотворных святых во всей христианской традиции. Его имя — Пантелеимон, что значит «всемилостивый», и вся его жизнь, исполненная самоотверженного служения и страданий за…
On July 27, the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Saint Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Unmercenary, one of the most beloved and wonderworking saints in the Christian world. His name means “all-merciful,” and indeed, his life and martyrdom…
“Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more.” — Macbeth, Act V, Scene V When Macbeth utters these bleak words upon…
